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March 2007 Top Stories
»» How Long Does It Take to Rebuild Bone Lost During Space Flight?
[Saturday, March 3, 2007] Bone loss during the course of a long transit to Mars and back could result in an increased risk of a bone fracture during activities on the Martian surface, or in the long term, back on Earth during the course of aging years after mission completion.
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»» NASA Mars Rover Churns Up Questions With Sulfur-Rich Soil
[Wednesday, March 14, 2007] Some bright Martian soil containing lots of sulfur and a trace of water intrigues researchers who are studying information provided by NASA's Spirit rover.
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»» NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Status: Onward to the 'Valley Without Peril'
[Wednesday, March 14, 2007] Some bright Martian soil containing lots of sulfur and a trace of water intrigues researchers who are studying information provided by NASA's Spirit rover.
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»» NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Movie: Flying Over Opportunity's Work Site
[Wednesday, March 14, 2007] Images of "Victoria Crater" in Mars' Meridiani Planum region, taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, provided detailed, three-dimensional information that was used to create this animation of a hypothetical flyover.
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»» NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Movie: Flying Over Spirit's Work Site
[Wednesday, March 14, 2007] Images of the "Columbia Hills" region inside Mars' Gusev Crater, taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, provided detailed, three-dimensional information that was used to create this animation of a hypothetical flyover.
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»» Ice on Mars' South Pole Is Deep and Wide
[Thursday, March 15, 2007] New measurements of Mars' south polar region indicate extensive frozen water. The polar region contains enough frozen water to cover the whole planet in a liquid layer approximately 36 feet deep.
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»» Mars Express radar gauges water quantity around Mars' south pole
[Thursday, March 15, 2007] The amount of water trapped in frozen layers over Mars' south polar region is equivalent to a liquid layer about 11 metres deep covering the planet. This new estimate comes from mapping the thickness of the dusty ice by the Mars Express radar instrument.
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»» Spirit Loses, Re-Establishes Contact with Orbiter
[Thursday, March 22, 2007] Spirit is healthy but had to sit out a Martian day waiting to send data to Earth while the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was in safe mode.
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»» Opportunity Conducts Imaging and Diagnostics
[Thursday, March 22, 2007] Opportunity is healthy and is positioning itself for long baseline stereo imaging of "Cape St. Vincent," across the "Valley Without Peril."
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»» NASA Spaceward Bound Scientists and Teachers Study the Mojave
[Friday, March 23, 2007] NASA scientists and teachers will step back in time as they investigate the Mojave Desert to study the unique geologic formations and the supremely adapted microbes that call it home.
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»» NASA Studies Life's Limits in China's Extreme Deserts
[Friday, March 23, 2007] Searching for clues to the potential for life on Mars, NASA scientists recently explored microbial communities in China's northwest region, and found evidence suggesting that conditions there may be similar to those in certain regions of Mars.
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»» Haughton Mars Project Research Station Photo Report - Aerial Views
[Monday, March 26, 2007] Aerial views have been released of the HMP Research Station in the high arctic on Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada located next to Haughton Crater.
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»» NASA JSC Solicitation: Mark III Spacesuit Hardware
[Thursday, March 29, 2007] NASA/JSC has a requirement for Mark III spacesuit hardware components. The required components include a lightweight, aluminum waist joint ring, adapter rings, and a pivot elliptical waist shaft.
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»» New Phobos Maps
[Friday, March 30, 2007] Two new maps of Phobos showing named features have been added to the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
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»» Spirit Studies Rocks in Vicinity of "Home Plate"
[Friday, March 30, 2007] Spirit remains healthy and spent much of the week studying a new rock target on "Mitcheltree Ridge" called "Torquas." Scientists are trying to understand what relationship Mitcheltree Ridge has to "Home Plate".
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»» Opportunity Begins Imaging of Cape of Good Hope
[Friday, March 30, 2007] On Sol 1116, Opportunity experienced a fault due to a known but rare race condition in the flight software. This race condition fault has now occurred three times in 1,122 sols for Opportunity and three times in 1,143 sols for Spirit.
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