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A spacecraft is using the Martian atmosphere to get closer to the planet
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A roughly to-scale diagram showing the progress made by the ExoMars TGO. The thick grey lines mark decreases in one ...

Mary Beth Griggs at 15:19 PM Feb 5 2018
Oxygen Detected In Martian Atmosphere
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Back in the 1970s, the Viking and Mariner missions detected oxygen in the Martian atmosphere. Now, a joint mission ...

Mary Beth Griggs at 12:01 PM May 11 2016
Why the Mars Rover Curiosity's Crazy, Complicated Landing Isn't So Crazy After All
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PASADENA - Later tonight, a white-and-orange spacecraft, shaped roughly like a chicken pot pie, will come screaming ...

Rebecca Boyle at 06:21 AM Aug 6 2012
The Mars Experiment
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On August 5, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will reach the outer edge of the Martian atmosphere. The 3,900-kilogram ...

Jennifer Abbasi at 11:08 AM Mar 13 2012
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