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A Tale of Two Missions: Phoenix Lander

This is part two in our feature, A Tale of Two Missions, looking at the 2001 Mars Odyssey satellite and the Phoenix lander.  As we saw in part one, these missions were planned to complement each other, with Odyssey spotting … Continue reading

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Mars Express Has Given Us Some of Our Best Science on the Red Planet

The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter has been observing the red planet since 2004, and continues to function today, more than four years after the scheduled end of its lifetime. During that time, it has sent back some of … Continue reading

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