In the infrared spectrograph trace from the Spirit rover, what do the sharp dips at about 5.5 and 12.5 micrometers mean? Chris W

I can't find any hint that the Mars Express spacecraft can serve as a radio link between the rovers and Earth. Anyone know?

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/16jan_stardust.htm Stardust Surprise NASA Science News January 16, 2004 When NASA's Stardust spacecraft flew by Comet...

According to BBC Online:- President George W Bush will announce proposals next week to send Americans to Mars but . . . unless and until we have robotically...

As the discovery of so-called SLiMEs (Science, 20 October 1995) on Earth have shown, non-photosynthetic-based ecosystems exist on Earth. The idea is that hot...

MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES January 8-14, 2004 The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now...

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/spirit/a5_20040110.html Scientists Don't Judge a Book by its Cover Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 10,...

Pathfinder was located on large-scale images fairly quickly, but the pages at MSSS detailing the clever new methods that would be used to find the landers (...

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Recent photos from the rover have shown a shallow crater nicknamed 'sleepy hollow' not far from Spirit's landing site. In fact there appear to be several such...

Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Swindon, U.K. Contacts: Gill Ormrod PPARC Press Office Tel: +44 (0)1793-442012 Email:...

o Dark Gray Dunes, Bright Orange Dust (Released 26 December 2003) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20031226a.html o Polar Dust Storm (Released 30 December...

This year will be very exciting for space enthusiasts with Spirit successfully on Mars, Beagle still has hope, Smart1 going to the moon, Cassini to Saturn,...

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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Press Release Release No.: 03-26 For Immediate Release: Monday, December 29, 2003 Planetary Survivor Strategy:...

Hello! I would like to find out what are the current estimates of ice on the moon - both mass and form i.e. mixed with regolith or near pure "chunks" or...

Prof Colin Pillinger announced in a press conference this morning that the Beagle 2 team are hoping to receive offers of assistance from any radio telescope...

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I have a few questions about the greenhouse effect 1. What is the percentage of the atmosphere is water vapor? 2. How potent a greenhouse gas is water...