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Astrobiological Implications of Lava Flows Superposed on Martian Glaciers

Volcanic eruptions and glacial ice have occurred at virtually all latitudes and altitudes throughout Mars history.

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Drone Radar Reveals Buried Glaciers On Earth, Guiding The Search For Water On Mars

Understanding how to explore hidden glaciers on Mars begins not in a laboratory, but in remote field camps across Alaska and Wyoming.

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Offworld Science Droids: A Review Maps Key Technologies For Small-body Sampling Robots

Unlike planetary rovers operating on the Moon or Mars, robots working on asteroids and comets must interact with surfaces where gravity is extremely weak, terrain is highly irregular, and material […]

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NASA’s Perseverance, Curiosity Panoramas Capture Two Sides of Mars

NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have captured two 360-degree landscapes that highlight how the missions are revealing details of the Red Planet’s formation, watery past, and potential for life (astrobiology).

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As Above, Not So Below: Ion Fractionation In Planetary Analog Ices

The geophysical evolution and astrobiological potential of ocean worlds are indelibly linked to the chemical compositions of their oceans and ice shells.

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Astrobiology Exploration: Dragonfly Rotorcraft Hardware Integration and Parachute Test

NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft is beginning to take shape – literally – with the delivery of the panels that make up the rotorcraft lander’s body. Built from ultra‑lightweight honeycomb panels designed […]

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Prebiotic Chemistry Insights for Dragonfly II: Thermodynamic Favorability of Nucleobases, Ribose, and Fatty Acids in Selk Crater on Titan

Saturn’s moon Titan is a prime destination for investigating prebiotic chemistry beyond Earth, particularly at impact crater sites where transient liquid water may have enabled aqueous reactions between organic molecules.

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Community Survey: Field-Based Studies And Sample Processing Facility

Scientists at Northern Arizona University are conducting a research study gathering views from members of the planetary science community on field-based studies and the interest in a potential centralized facility […]

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New Evidence For An Ancient Ocean On Mars

Caltech researchers have identified geological features on Mars that could point to the existence of a long-dried ocean that once covered a third of the Red Planet’s surface.

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