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A New Generation of Spacecraft on Mars is Opening a World of Exploration and Discovery

Mars is home to an exciting new breed of spacecraft designed to facilitate scientific study and discovery, and one day send humans there. These spacecraft offer unprecedented access for scientific analysis. The Lander is designed in the shape of a tetrahedron with sides that open like petals, housing cameras, weather stations and a six-wheeled rover […]

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How Many Moons Does the Planet Mars Have?

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In the Solar System, natural satellites often get the name moon. This is because they orbit a planet in a similar way as the Earth’s Moon does. The planet Mars has two oddly shaped moons named Phobos and Deimos. They are among the smallest in our solar system. Phobos Phobos is the larger of the

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