In constructing the mobile robots to explore Mars' surface, the program involves a curriculum unit and a contest. |
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Most of Mars' surface was shaped later by meteorite impacts, volcanic eruptions and erosion by dust and wind. |
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The engineers will be working for the next few months to analyze the performance of the heat shield that protected the spacecraft as it slammed into Mars' atmosphere. |
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Topographical features and computer models indicate the existence of more glaciers in Mars' past. |
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In 20 months of study, Curiosity generally recorded just trace amounts of methane in Mars' air. |
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An international team of researchers identified dozens of these geological bumps, some hundreds of meters wide, in satellite images of craters on Mars' Utopia Planitia. |
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