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'The Martian' predicts human colonies on Mars by 2035. How close are we?Opinion NASA hasn't landed humans on Mars yet. But thanks to robotic missions, scientists now know more about the planet's surface than they did when the movie was released.
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Perseverance rover rolls onto 'Crocodile' plateau on Mars to hunt for super-old rocksNASA's Perseverance rover is exploring a new Mars region called Krokodillen, which is thought to harbor some of the oldest and most intriguing rocks on the Red Planet.
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Mysterious, out-of-place 'Skull' rock on Mars leaves scientists baffledNASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has discovered unusual "float" rocks on the rim of Jezero Crater while searching for signs of ancient microbial life. Scientists are investigating their origin.
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Gigantic 'spiderwebs' on Mars are the next big target for NASA's Curiosity rover, agency revealsCuriosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like surface features left behind by ancient water on the Red Planet. The zig-zagging rocks could also provide clues about whether Mars once harbored extraterrestrial life.
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Perseverance rover watches a solar eclipse on MarsOn Sept. 30, NASA's Perseverance rover turned its eyes toward the sky and photographed a solar eclipse from Mars, capturing the tiny moon Phobos crossing the sun's face.
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Weird 'zebra rock' on Mars is unlike anything seen before on Red Planet, NASA saysNASA's Perseverance rover has sent home pictures of a mysterious black-and-white striped rock, the likes of which scientists have never seen before on Mars.
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'1st of its kind': NASA spots unusually light-colored boulder on Mars that may reveal clues of the planet's pastNASA's Perseverance rover spotted a bizarrely light-toned boulder on Mars, the likes of which have never been seen before.
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Perseverance rover spots a shark fin and crab claw on MarsIs something fishy happening on the Red Planet, or is it all in our minds again?
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'Building blocks of life' discovered on Mars in 10 different rock samplesNASA's Perseverance rover has found an intriguing menagerie of organic molecules in a Martian crater, but their source remains unclear.
