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When NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander descends to the surface of the Red Planet on May 25, few will be watching as closely as those who have spent years planning, analyzing and conducting tests to prepare for the dramatic and nerve-wracking event.

 
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NASA's Spirit rover is spending its fourth anniversary on Mars at the northern edge of a low plateau. It landed on Mars Jan. 4, 2004, Universal Time (Jan. 3, 2004, Pacific Time).

 
Mars 12/18/07 - Mars: Closest Approach 2007
Now playing online -- a new Martian movie showing the planet rotating. The movie was made from four images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2, built and designed by JPL.

 
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The team operating NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter is returning the healthy spacecraft to usual activities this week after a precautionary status of reduced activity that the orbiter entered on Sept. 14.

 
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Opportunity's path on Mars 7/3/07 - Dust Delays Mars Crater Entry
A giant dust storm brewing for more than a week on Mars has become worse and is affecting surface operations of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity.

 
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Like Sun Belt retirees who complain about cold weather, NASA's Mars rovers are becoming less tolerant of temperature changes with age.

 
In this image, a large, six-wheeled rover sits on a concrete floor in a laboratory against a light-blue background. 5/29/07 - Future Mission to Mars
The 2009 Mars Science Laboratory, the mammoth grandchild of the 1997 Sojourner rover, is less than one year from the assembly, test and launch operations phase.

 
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The Mars Exploration Rover team has received the Best Corporate/Team Achievement Award at the 2007 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards in England. The team's principal investigator, Steve Squyres, accepted the Best Individual Achievement Award.

 
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