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  2. Testing Mars Missions in Morocco


    Morocco desert. Credit: Leslie Mullen
    A group of scientists recently gathered in a remote region of Morocco to test instruments being developed for a mission to Mars. The arid and varied Morocco landscape provides plenty of opportunities for scientists to test the limits of the many instruments that will be included in the ExoMars effort.

    ExoMars is a joint venture of NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), and will study the martian atmosphere, geology, and water cycle, and also search for signs of past and present life. The mission will include an orbiter, a lander and two rovers.

    Source: [astrobio.net]

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  3. Astrobio Comics Presents


    The Amazing Adventures of AstrobioBot
    The Astrobiology Magazine (www.astrobio.net) has introduced a new feature section for astrobiology-related cartoons and comics called “Astrobio Comics Presents”. This modern, digital version of the ‘Sunday Comic Strip’ will present an entertaining twist on news and events in the science of Astrobiology. The first feature, The Amazing Adventures of AstrobioBot, follows the story of a small small robotic instrument who is determined to follow his destiny and search for signs of life in the Solar System. The weekly comic will provide readers with a light-hearted way to learn about current developments in Mars exploration.

    Source: [www.astrobio.net]

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  4. Living on Mars Time


    When NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover-A, more affectionately known as “Spirit,” touches down in Gusev Crater, it will be approximately 8:30 PM, January 3rd, 2004, at mission control. That’s Pacific Standard Time (PST), because mission control is located on the grounds of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California.

    When time is the topic, however, Pacific Standard tells only part of Spirit’s story. Scientists and engineers will also be keeping track of UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), more commonly known as Greenwich Mean Time. UTC is the basis of official timekeeping all over...

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  5. Digging in the Dirt on Mars


    The following report is based on a short paper “The Enigma of the Martian Soil” by Amos Banin of the NAI SETI Institute Team, published in Science.

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  6. Robot Astrobiology Rover


    NAI astrobiologists are involved in developing a prototype robotic astrobiologist to explore the driest desert on Earth, in preparation for later flights to Mars. This Astrobiology Magazine story is based on a news release from Carnegie Mellon University.

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