items tagged with MER
Troy War on Mars: NASA versus Nature
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-13 08:39:20
Trapped in sand for about seven months, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is trying to free itself of its predicament with the help of NASA ground support on Earth. This man & machine-versus-nature scenario is being played out on Mars at a site called “Troy,” named after the Greek city at the center of the mythological Trojan War.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-13 08:39:20
Trapped in sand for about seven months, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is trying to free itself of its predicament with the help of NASA ground support on Earth. This man & machine-versus-nature scenario is being played out on Mars at a site called “Troy,” named after the Greek city at the center of the mythological Trojan War.
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On Mars: Opportunity ok, Spirit stuck in Martian quicksand
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-24 09:46:14
The news from planet Mars is that the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity is doing just fine, having found water signs in sand dunes. Halfway around the Martian world, MER Spirit is stuck up to its hubs in soft sand, and it isn’t looking too promising for the five-year old robotic explorer.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-24 09:46:14
The news from planet Mars is that the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity is doing just fine, having found water signs in sand dunes. Halfway around the Martian world, MER Spirit is stuck up to its hubs in soft sand, and it isn’t looking too promising for the five-year old robotic explorer.
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Five-year anniversary of Opportunity knocking on Martian door
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-21 07:58:48
On January 25, 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover B, popularly known as Opportunity, landed successfully on the planet Mars. It continues to provide us valuable data on the Red Planet, now five years later.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-21 07:58:48
On January 25, 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover B, popularly known as Opportunity, landed successfully on the planet Mars. It continues to provide us valuable data on the Red Planet, now five years later.
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NASA rover Opportunity moving to new digs on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-22 22:01:31
NASA announced on September 22, 2008, that its Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is moving to a larger home on the planet Mars—a crater that is over twenty times larger than its previous home inside Victoria Crater.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-22 22:01:31
NASA announced on September 22, 2008, that its Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is moving to a larger home on the planet Mars—a crater that is over twenty times larger than its previous home inside Victoria Crater.
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NASA’s Opportunity takes to the open road on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-28 11:01:59
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover (MER) “Opportunity” is rolling out of Victoria Crater after a successful year-long investigation of the Martian hole. It will now target the cobbles found on the Martian plain Meridiani Planum.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-28 11:01:59
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover (MER) “Opportunity” is rolling out of Victoria Crater after a successful year-long investigation of the Martian hole. It will now target the cobbles found on the Martian plain Meridiani Planum.
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Women’s ingenuity makes 2/23/08 special on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-12 16:23:27
The Mars Exploration Rovers have been controlled, driven, and communicated with for over four years by both men and women on a daily basis. However to celebrate National Women’s History Month (March 2008) an all-woman’s team was in charge of the rover Spirit on February 23, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-12 16:23:27
The Mars Exploration Rovers have been controlled, driven, and communicated with for over four years by both men and women on a daily basis. However to celebrate National Women’s History Month (March 2008) an all-woman’s team was in charge of the rover Spirit on February 23, 2008.
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