Ss:Mars

The fourth planet orbiting the Sun. A red planet that is easily found in the night sky. It is considered to be composed of a single planetoid that did not grow due to further collisions with other planetoids due to disruptions by Jupiter. Most likely planet outside of the Earth to have once had liquid water and life and the most likely next destination for mankind. Had active volcanic and hydrological past. Has significant but thin atmosphere. Has two tiny moons which were probably captured. Has highest mountains and deepest valleys in Solar System due to its low gravity. Visited by more space probes, orbiters, landers, and rovers than any other planet. Currently being orbited by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Express and explored by Opportunity rover.

Mars Places in the News
(See List of Quadrangles) http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/3307776.html?page=3&c=y

Unsorted

 * Eberswalde Crater -
 * Holden Crater -
 * Mawrth Vallis -
 * Ulyxis Rupes -
 * Nili Fossae -
 * Isidis Planitia -
 * Firsoff Crater -
 * Ceraunius Tholus -
 * Uranius Tholus -
 * Rahe Crater -
 * North Polar Sand Dunes -

Mare Boreum Quadrangle

 * Planum Boreum -
 * Rupes Tenuis -
 * Chasma Boreale -
 * Vastitas Borealis -
 * North Polar Basin -

Mare Acidalium Quadrangle

 * Mare Acidalium Quadrangle -
 * Acidalia Planitia (Apr) -

Ismenius Lacus Quadrangle

 * Lyot Crater (May) -

Amazonis Quadrangle

 * Marte Valles (Feb) -

Tharsis Quadrangle

 * Tharsis Plateau -

Oxia Palus Quadrangle

 * Shalbatana Vallis -
 * Aram Chaos (Mar) -
 * Vernal Crater (Feb) -

Arabia Quadrangle

 * Arabia Terra (Feb) -

Syrtis Major Quadrangle

 * Syrtis Major -

Elysium Quadrangle

 * Athabasca Valles -

Memnonia Quadrangle

 * Gale Crater -

Coprates Quadrangle

 * Hebes Chasma -

Margaritifer Sinus Quadrangle

 * Meridiani Planum -
 * Endurance Crater -
 * Purgatory Dune -
 * Victoria Crater -
 * Duck Bay -
 * Block Island -
 * Endeavour Crater -

Aeolus Quadrangle

 * Ma'adim Valley -
 * Troy -
 * Home Plate -

Argyre Quadrangle

 * Hale Crater -

Noachis Quadrangle

 * Proctor Crater -

Hellas Quadrangle

 * Hellas Basin -
 * Promethei Terra (Mar) -

Eridania Quadrangle

 * Ariadnes Colles (Apr) -

Dawn Finishes Mars Phase

 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-034

Phobos-Grunt Mission News

 * See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobos-Grunt

Year of the Solar System (Feb 2011)

 * See also SS Comet 103P/Hartley 2, SS Sun, SS Comet 9P/Tempel 1, SS Mercury, SS Vesta, SS Ceres, SS Jupiter, SS Moon


 * http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/115728399.html

Mars Odyssey News

 * Entered Orbit Oct 2001
 * See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Odyssey

Mud Volcanoes in Acidalia Planitia Could be Methane Source (Apr 09)

 * http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7966437.stm

THEMIS Used to Track Dust Storms (Apr 09)

 * http://asunews.asu.edu/20090416_marsdust

THEMIS Mars Odyssey Features on Google Earth (May 09)

 * http://asunews.asu.edu/20090528_marsphoto

Migration (Jun 09)

 * http://asunews.asu.edu/20090622_marsminerals

Mars Odyssey Reaches New Orbit to See Warmer Areas (Jul 09)

 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090703-mars-odyssey-orbit-shift.html

Mars Express News

 * Entered orbit Dec 2003
 * See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Express

Light Toned Deposits May be Formed By Upsurging Groundwater (Dec 09)
LTD found in Hebes Chasma, Chaotic Terrains, and Arabia Terra
 * http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMJDBSTGOF_0.html

Mars Express Mission Extended a Third Time (Feb 09)

 * http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMACI05VQF_index_0.html

Depositions Uncovered by Erosion at Aram Chaos (Mar 09)

 * http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM8MQJTYRF_index_0.html
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090319-mars-express-rust.html

Chaotic Terrain in Ariadnes Colles (Apr 09)

 * http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM8JKANJTF_index_0.html

Mars Express Finds Ancient Lava and Tectonic at Ma'adim Vallis (Jul 09)

 * http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMQU2E3GXF_index_0.html

Rocky Mounds and Windblown Plateau Discovered (Jul 10)

 * http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1006/30mars/
 * http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMZ1FOZVAG_index_0.html

Clays Found in Mars Craters - Ancient Lakes - Global Water (Jul 10)

 * http://news.discovery.com/space/mars-was-wet-globally.html
 * http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMU70MZLAG_index_0.html
 * http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/space/06/25/mars.water/
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10408113
 * http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1006/24marswater/
 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-209

Pedestal Craters in Arabia Terra (Feb 11)

 * See Arabia Terra


 * http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMM9RY1LJG_index_0.html

Slug Shaped Multiple Impact Crater (Apr 11)

 * http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/scienceshot-mars-crater-gouged-b.html?ref=hp
 * http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMTK5VTLKG_index_0.html
 * http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/mars-double-craters/
 * http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/04/6191527-explore-the-3-d-depths-of-mars?chromedomain=cosmiclog - Viewed in 3D

Neighboring Volcanoes on Mars (Apr 11)

 * See Ceraunius Tholus, Uranius Tholus, and Rahe Crater


 * http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM6057UPLG_index_0.html

Dark Fractures at Nili Fossae (Apr 11)

 *  See Nili Fossae, Syrtis Major, Isidis Planitia


 * http://www.esa.int/export/esaSC/SEMT4TZ57NG_index_0.html
 * http://www.scientificamerican.com/gallery_directory.cfm?photo_id=C76F2A79-C736-2836-996C52ACF41AFE6D

Celebrates 8 Years in Space With Springtime Pics at South Pole (May 11)

 * See Ulyxis Rupes


 * http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMZBQJ4LOG_index_0.html

Northern Polar Regions in Transition (Aug 11)

 * http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMA4VITPQG_index_0.html

MAVEN in the News

 * Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution - Launch 2013

Magnetic Stripes a Mystery (Jun 2010)

 * http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100625/full/news.2010.312.html

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter News

 * Entered Mars Orbit Mar 2006
 * See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter

Carbonates Found at Nili Fossae (Dec 08)

 * http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/18/MN4U14QQBB.DTL
 * http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/supercomputers/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212501435&subSection=News
 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/3836365/Minerals-suggest-life-could-have-survived-on-Mars.html
 * http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE4BH7IV20081218
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16305-longsought-carbonate-minerals-found-on-mars.html
 * http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/dec/HQ_08-331_Mars_minerals.html
 * http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7791060.stm

Stone Circles at Elysium Planitia Could Point to Water (Jan 09)

 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126883.600-mystery-stone-circles-may-point-to-water-on-mars.html

MRO in Extended Mission (Jan 09)

 * http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/science/space/06mars.html?ref=science

Ancient Hot Springs at Arabia Terra? (Feb 09)

 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090212-mars-hot-springs.html
 * http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/02-12-2009/0004971345&EDATE=

Fractured Lavas at Marte Valles Suggest Floods on Mars (Feb 09)

 * http://uanews.org/node/24258
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090225-mars-fractures-floods.html
 * http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2146

1.25 MYO Gullies at Promethei Terra Found (Mar 09)

 * http://www.browndailyherald.com/2.12235/study-mars-gully-was-wet-just-one-million-years-ago-1.1667648
 * http://features.csmonitor.com/discoveries/2009/03/03/did-water-leave-calling-cards-in-a-martian-crater/
 * http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/03/03/tech-mars-water.html
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090302-mm-mars-gullies.html
 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/4927467/Mars-discovery-suggests-water-on-planet-1m-years-ago.html

Ice Excavated in Recent Meteorite Impacts (Apr 09)

 * http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/41995902.html

Southern Spring at Ice Caps Observed (Apr 09)

 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5081185/Nasa-orbiter-images-capture-spring-on-Mars.html
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090331-mars-spring.html

Rivers May Have Run More Recently (1 BYA) (May 09)

 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090514-mars-rivers.html

First Ancient Martian Shoreline Found at Shalbatana Vallis (Jun 09)

 * http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/18/mars-lake-life.html
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090617-mars-lake.html
 * http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE55G74R20090618

Another Batch of MRO HiRISE Images (Jun 09)
Includes huge sand dune at Proctor Crater, melting ice caps, and gullies running from the southern highlands
 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/5611284/Diversity-of-Mars-captured-by-worlds-most-powerful-camera-on-Nasa-probe.html

Thousands of "Airplane View" HiRISE Images Released (Sep 2009)

 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-136
 * http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/03/mars.images/?imw=Y

Unravels Mysteries of Spirals of North Polar Caps (May 10)

 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery-spirals-mars-explained-100526.html
 * http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/may/HQ_10-122_MRO_On_Ice_Cap.html
 * http://www.utexas.edu/news/2010/05/26/mars_ice_cap/

Student Finds Martian Skylight (Jun 10)

 * http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jIFtIrGdFppmGQ1Kh-WLoF3qo8lg
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/students-discover-mars-cave-100621.html
 * http://news.discovery.com/space/seventh-graders-discover-martian-cave.html
 * http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100617-science-space-jupiter-impact-comet-meteor-hubble/

North Polar Sand Dunes Shift With Seasons (Feb 11)

 * See North Polar Sand Dunes


 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12365082
 * http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1353721/Red-Planet-How-winds-change-shifted-sands-time-Mars.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
 * http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/02/mars-shifty-sand-dunes/
 * http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/02/on-mars-shifting-sand-dunes-surprise-scientists.html
 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-039
 * http://www.space.com/10755-mars-sand-dunes-change-quickly.html
 * http://news.discovery.com/space/mars-surface-ice-changes-110203.html

Double Impact Crater (Feb 11)

 * http://news.discovery.com/space/oh-mars-what-strange-craters-you-have.html
 * http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/mars-double-craters/
 * http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/117192413.html

Total Amount of Atmosphere Varies With Martian Tilt (Apr 11)

 * ''Radar detects underground deposits of Carbon Dioxide found near south pole, about the volume of Lake Superior. This is about 80% as much CO2 as in Mars' present atmosphere.  When Mars' axis tilts (a cycle that lasts 10,000 years, currently 25deg, varies from 10deg to 40deg) so that the south pole is getting more direct sunlight during summer, much of this CO2 is released.  Atmospheric pressure can rise 75% at this time.  This is not enough for water to flow freely, but may help its frequency.  Dust storm frequencies would also increase.  At low tilts, the entire atmosphere basically collapses.


 * http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/apr/HQ_11-118_Mars_Atmosphere.html
 * http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=mro-co2-ice
 * http://www.space.com/11456-mars-dry-ice-liquid-water.html
 * http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/73147/title/Dry_ice%2C_wetter_Mars_
 * http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1104/27mars/
 * http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/college/article_f068dd48-a5ca-5902-afe3-00a88bbb3891.html

Interview With Janice Bishop (May 11)

 * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seti-institute/life-at-the-seti-institut_b_863922.html

Alfred McEwin Received Award (Jul 11)

 * http://uanews.org/node/40537

Circumstantial Evidence for Flowing Liquid Water Found (Aug 11)

 * Photos show dark streaks appear, then subside, then reappear with the seasons in southern latitudes


 * http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/asd/2011/08/05/15.xml&headline=Evidence%20Found%20Of%20Flowing%20Water%20On%20Mars
 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/8681841/Dark-streaks-on-Mars-could-be-water.html
 * http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/e88c77b0-be85-11e0-ab21-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1VsLFuiDP
 * http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/04/mars-may-have-salty-water/
 * http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-crism-mars-20110804,0,158692.story
 * http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2086969,00.html
 * http://www.voanews.com/english/news/science-technology/NASA-Finds-Possible-Signs-of-Flowing-Water-on-Mars-126807133.html
 * http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/04/water-mars-nasa.html
 * http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/04/BACI1KJ0VQ.DTL
 * http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/college/article_f397e32d-afa7-5b5c-abd9-bd8a641aff5c.html
 * http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/08/martian-water
 * http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/08/is-mars-weeping-salty-tears.html?ref=hp
 * http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/46778
 * http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4593/salt-water-may-explain-martian-surface-streaks
 * http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-mars-salty-water-20110805,0,5407337.story
 * http://www.chron.com/news/hurricanes/article/Scientists-find-evidence-of-salt-water-flowing-on-2081655.php
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20769-dark-streaks-on-mars-bolster-case-for-liquid-water.html
 * http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/0804/Scientists-find-best-evidence-yet-for-liquid-water-now-on-Mars
 * http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/126800063.html
 * http://www.space.com/12543-mars-mystery-slopes-salt-water.html
 * http://www.space.com/12549-mars-water-hints-extraterrestrial-life-search.html
 * http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/home/spacenews/files/ebe7bc424eff0c46d8711ddb5e70087e-316.html
 * http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1108/04mars/
 * http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/science/space/05mars.html?_r=1&ref=science
 * http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/aug/04/strongest-evidence-yet-water-mars
 * http://news.discovery.com/space/mars-salt-water-surface-110804.html
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14408928
 * http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/nasa-mars-probe-finds-evidence-water-martian-soil/story?id=14233931
 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-242
 * http://uanews.org/node/41010
 * http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/333017/title/New_hints_of_saltwater_on_Mars
 * http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/aug/HQ_M11-159_Mars_Brief.html - press conference announced

Yinghou 1 Orbiter in the News

 * See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinghuo-1

Year of the Solar System (Feb 2011)

 * See also SS Comet 103P/Hartley 2, SS Sun, SS Comet 9P/Tempel 1, SS Mercury, SS Vesta, SS Ceres, SS Jupiter, SS Moon


 * http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/115728399.html

Mars Trace Gas Orbiter in the News

 * Joint Nasa/ESA mission (Aka ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter). Launch 2016, would investigate Methane and other gasses.
 * See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExoMars_Trace_Gas_Orbiter

Priority Report from the National Research Council (Mar 2011)

 * See also SS Europa, SS Ganymede, SS Uranus


 * http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=13117
 * http://www.space.com/11061-nasa-planetary-science-mars-jupiter-missions.html
 * http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1103/17flagship/
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12676289
 * http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/70737/title/The_best_next_space_missions_
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20216-nasa-should-bring-mars-rocks-back-to-earth-says-panel.html
 * http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/07/6212512-outlook-dims-for-interplanetary-trips

5th Anniversary Celebrations (Jan 09)

 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/4357217/Mars-facts-revealed-by-Nasas-Rovers.html
 * http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/jan/27/mars-snow-space-technology-nasa

Spirit Moving Again (Feb 09)

 * http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/02/04/1780978.aspx

Sand May Push Rocks Into Place (Jan 09)

 * http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/37298
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090109-mars-rocks.html
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16389-what-has-been-moving-rocks-on-mars.html
 * http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/uoa-hmw010809.php

Spirit Gets Stuck (May 09)

 * http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104447711

Dust Devil Caught During Panorama (Jul 09)

 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2223

Spirit Does Science While Stuck at "Troy" (Jun 09)

 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-102
 * http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090625-mars-rover.html

Clingy Mars Dust (Jul 09)

 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327174.300-clingy-martian-dust-guilty-as-charged.html

Confirmation of Carbonates Found in 2005 (Jun 2010)

 * http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1006/04Mars/
 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7802539/Mars-minerals-found-by-Nasa-suggest-planet-was-wetter-than-thought.html
 * http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1006/04Mars/
 * http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100603/full/news.2010.278.html
 * http://asunews.asu.edu/20100603_carbonate
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars-rover-carbonate-rich-rocks-100603.html
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10231374
 * http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/jun/HQ_10-131_SPIRIT_FINDINGS.html

Final Farewells to Spirit (May 2011)

 * http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1106/05spirit/
 * http://www.npr.org/2011/05/31/136815789/nasa-says-a-final-good-bye-to-plucky-mars-rover

Science Results from Victoria Crater Stay In (May 09)
Water once flowed beneith Meridiani and crater walls eroded by wind.
 * http://astronomynow.com/090524VictoriagiveOpportunityviewintoMarsgeologichistory.html
 * http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/science/26obmars.html?_r=1&ref=space
 * http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090521-mars-rover-victoria-crater.html
 * http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-05/cu-wwa052109.php
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090521-mars-cold-wet.html
 * http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/may/HQ_09-117_MER_Victoria_Crater.html

Victoria Crater From Space (Aug 2009)

 * http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1206382/NASA-captures-vivid-shot-sand-dune-Martian-crater.html
 * http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gT2s72PTBSCNSMTS4Wm-e0Ek6Qyg
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090813-mars-crater.html
 * http://uanews.org/node/26767
 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-122

Meteor Fragments Found South of Victoria Crater (Jun 09)

 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17254-rusty-space-rocks-could-signal-mars-water.html

MRO Finds Clays in Endeavor Crater, Beckons Opportunity Rover (Jul 09)

 * http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0907/19opportunity/

Block Island Meteor Shows Mars Atmosphere Thicker (Aug 2009)

 * http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/14/MNJS1989OR.DTL
 * http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/18/mars-meteorite-atmosphere.html
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090811-mars-meteorite-opportunity.html
 * http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/52642607.html
 * http://www.smh.com.au/world/science/2009-a-space-oddity-in-mystery-mars-rock-20090804-e8om.html
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17553-beachballsized-rock-is-largest-meteorite-found-on-mars.html
 * http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n0908/03meteorite/
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090803-opportunity-meteorite.html
 * http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n0908/05meteorite/

Endeavor Rim Sited (Jul 2010)

 * http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/uoa-zta062910.php
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars-rover-huge-crater-details-100630.html

Phoenix Site May be in Dry Climate Phase (Dec 08)

 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-236
 * http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/105217.php
 * http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE4BF0AA20081216
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/081215-agu-phoenix-update.html

Studies of Phoenix Water Droplets (Apr 09)

 * http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/87/i12/8712notw5.html
 * http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0903/24marswater/
 * http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/41728642.html
 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/5012582/Droplets-on-Mars-Phoenix-Lander-indicate-water.html
 * http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/41963/title/Brines_on_Mars

Mars Polar Lander Science Results (Apr-Jul 09)

 * http://wildcat.arizona.edu/2.2257/mars-mission-finds-evidence-of-water-1.160689
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090330-phoenix-habitable-mars.html

Present Day Liquid Water Periodically Possible With Salt Solubles (May 09)

 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090414-st-perchlorate-sludge.html
 * http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/15090.htm
 * http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7958471.stm

Past Warmer Climate, Edible Salts, Snowfall (Jul 09)

 * http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/07/03/20090703marsfinding0703.html
 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-106
 * http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/media/news_releases/2009/0702.asp
 * http://www.kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=10637047&nav=menu216_3
 * http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/090702-snow-mars-phoenix.html
 * http://uanews.org/node/26204

Mars Experiences Diamond Dust at Night (Apr 11)

 * http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/04/110404-nasa-mars-fog-water-cycle-phoenix-space-science/

MSL Could Find Life (Dec 08)

 * http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/supercomputers/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212501435&subSection=News

Year of the Solar System (Feb 2011)

 * See also SS Comet 103P/Hartley 2, SS Sun, SS Comet 9P/Tempel 1, SS Mercury, SS Vesta, SS Ceres, SS Jupiter, SS Moon


 * http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/115728399.html

Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer to Be Onboard (Feb 2011)

 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-059

Landing Site to be Chosen (Apr 2011)

 * See Gale Crater, Eberswalde Crater, Mawrth Vallis, Holden Crater


 * http://www.space.com/11323-nasa-mars-rover-curiosity-landing-sites.html

Committee Fails to Select Landing Site (May 2011)

 * http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/05/slideshow-possible-landing-sites.html?ref=ra#panel-1

NASA to Choose Between Two Landing Sites (Jul 2011)

 * http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-choose-between-2-mars-landing-sites-230911382.html;_ylt=Ap2CS_V.j2BD95N4DV10LZCHgsgF;_ylu=X3oDMTM5Z2hvOG9pBHBrZwM4OTEyNmVjNC04NWUyLTM3Y2QtYWMwMC1mYzcxMDczZTRiMDUEcG9zAzEEc2VjA01lZGlhVG9wU3RvcnkEdmVyAzM5NTM5NDcwLWE4MjUtMTFlMC1iZm
 * http://www.space.com/12185-nasa-mars-rover-curiosity-landing-sites.html

Gale Crater Chosen as Landing Site (Aug 2011)

 * http://www.space.com/12410-mars-water-evidence-curiosity-rover.html
 * http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388957,00.asp
 * http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1107/22mslgale/
 * http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/science/space/23mars.html?_r=1&ref=science
 * http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-selects-landing-site-for-mars-rover/2011/07/22/gIQAb8sfTI_story.html
 * http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/07/geologic-enigma-is-target-of-nex.html?ref=hp
 * http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/0722/Where-did-life-exist-on-Mars-NASA-chooses-landing-site-for-Curiosity-rover
 * http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/22/us-space-idUSTRE76L5FK20110722
 * http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110723/NEWS02/107230320/Mars-rover-launch-from-Cape-Canaveral-comb-massive-crater?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Space%20News - video of crater
 * http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/22/nasa.mars.rover/
 * http://www.universetoday.com/87676/mars-science-lab-rover-will-land-in-gale-crater/
 * http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/332693/title/Going_where_no_Mars_rover_has_gone_before
 * http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2011/07/22/awx_07_22_2011_p0-350636.xml&headline=NASA%20Picks%20A%20Martian%20Mountain%20To%20Climb&channel=space
 * http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/07/new-mars-rover-landing/
 * http://news.yahoo.com/next-mars-rover-land-96-mile-wide-crater-142858821.html;_ylt=AmPUpJjEqfQoqvNBZnsJR423scB_;_ylu=X3oDMTNhOW40ajlrBHBrZwM4OWM2NjNjZS1kZGNkLTM4NjYtODQ1MS1kMDFjY2NkODMyMTcEcG9zAzEEc2VjA01lZGlhU3RvcnlMaXN0BHZlcgMzYzE5Mzc5MC1iNDZmLTExZTAtYm
 * http://www.space.com/12394-nasa-mars-rover-landing-site-unveiled.html
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20726-next-mars-rover-will-climb-a-mountain.html
 * http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/jul/HQ_11-243_Mars_Sites.html - press announcement
 * http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/22/7141717-and-the-next-mars-rover-goes-to
 * http://news.discovery.com/space/new-mars-rover-to-land-at-gale-crater-110722.html
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14249524
 * http://www.space.com/12343-mars-rover-landing-site-selected-nasa-announcement.html
 * http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/18/7107807-mars-rovers-destination-decided
 * http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/jul/HQ_M11-147_Mars_Landing.html - press announcement

Will be Launched (Aug 2011)

 * http://www.npr.org/2011/08/05/138989924/new-nasa-missions-will-tour-the-solar-system
 * http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110728/OPINION/110727017/Our-views-Boldly-pressing-July-28-?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p

MetNet in the News

 * Launch 2014
 * See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetNet

NASA Wants Sample/Return (May 10)

 * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/18/nasa-mars-mission-agency-_n_579955.html

Priority Report from the National Research Council (Mar 2011)

 * See also SS Europa, SS Ganymede, SS Uranus


 * http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=13117
 * http://www.space.com/11061-nasa-planetary-science-mars-jupiter-missions.html
 * http://www.spacenews.com/civil/20110318-money-woes-batter-planetary-budget.html
 * http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1103/17flagship/
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12676289
 * http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/college/article_ea86033b-9f33-5081-841a-4aaa6aae4052.html
 * http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/08/us-space-usa-future-idUSTRE7266XJ20110308
 * http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/70737/title/The_best_next_space_missions_
 * http://www.planetary.org/about/press/releases/2011/0307_Planetary_Society_Statement_on_the.html - Planetary Society's Statement
 * http://www.spacenews.com/civil/110304-nasa-flagship-probes-back-burner.html
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20216-nasa-should-bring-mars-rocks-back-to-earth-says-panel.html
 * http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/07/6212512-outlook-dims-for-interplanetary-trips

NASA Decadal Survey Town Hall Approaching (Apr 2011)

 * See also SS Europa, SS Uranus, SS Enceladus, SS Venus


 * http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22118.aspx
 * http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1815/1

ExoMars Rover in the News

 * Would drill for signs of life in concert with NASA's Max-C

UK Could Host Sample Return Observatory (Apr 09)

 * http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8011299.stm

Reworking Within NASA's Budget (Mar 2011)

 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12676289

GEMS (Geophysical Monitoring Station) in the News

 * Proposed, would launch 2016

Discovery Mission Narrowed to 3 (May 2011)

 * Top three are MaRE at SS Titan, GEMS at SS Mars, and Comet Hopper at SS 46P/Wirtanen


 * http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2071209,00.html
 * http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sciencetoday/2011/0512/1224296743782.html
 * http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-05/11/nasa-candidates
 * http://www.spacenews.com/civil/110506-finalists-discovery-mission.html
 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-137
 * http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-05-05/news/bs-md-nasa-missions-20110505_1_million-in-nasa-funding-maryland-weather-blog-nasa-mission

ARES Airplane Could Detect Methane (Jan 2009)

 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16491-mars-plane-could-be-ideal-methane-sniffer-dog.html

Robot Swarms Could Search for Life in Caves (Mar 2011)

 * http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/robots-search-martian-caves/

Methane Detected on Mars - Signs of Life? (Jan 09)
Emissions found at Arabia Terra, Syrtis Major, and Nili Fossae
 * http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/01/16/methane-on-mars-does-that-mean-life/
 * http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=aKoN8KFomK3E&refer=home
 * http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99395543
 * http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2009-01-15-mars-methane_N.htm
 * http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1116766/There-IS-life-Mars--know-say-Nasa-scientists.html
 * http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=methane-on-mars-is-something
 * http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/16/nation/na-methane16
 * http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/space/6213127.html
 * http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/jan/15/mars-life-methane-nasa
 * http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/15/AR2009011502222.html

Methane on Mars (Apr 09)

 * http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-02-2009/0004999758&EDATE=

Methane Being Destroyed Rapidly, Bodes Ill for Life (Aug 2009)

 * http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/12/mars-life.html
 * http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n0908/11mars/
 * http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=45382
 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/5981929/Methane-process-makes-life-on-Mars-difficult.html
 * http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/08/05/tech-090805-methane-mars.html
 * http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/805/2
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17562-destruction-of-martian-methane-may-be-bad-news-for-life.html
 * http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8186314.stm

Famous Meteor From Mars Likely to have Been Bathed in Water (Sep 2009)

 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17712-balmy-water-once-bathed-mars-rock-claimed-to-host-life.html
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327244.800-martian-meteorite-may-have-held-life.html

Searching for Life in Meteors (May 2011)

 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20475-colin-pillinger-what-mars-rocks-can-tell-us.html

100 Year Anniversary of Cairo Meteor (Jun 2011)

 * http://news.discovery.com/space/100-years-ago-a-chunk-of-mars-hit-egypt-and-a-dog-110628.html

Mars May Have Had Single Plate Tectonics (Dec 08)

 * http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/16/mars-shell-tectonics.html
 * http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/6c0a44b4e94740d96f138d039f28718f.html

Recap of 2008 Discoveries (Dec 08)

 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/081230-st-mars-2008.html

Water Patterns Around Ancient Poles (Feb 09)

 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090209-mm-martian-craters.html
 * http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2021
 * http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/Marsice021109.xml&headline=Crater%20Imagery%20Suggests%20Mars%20Ice&channel=space

Seasonal Dark Streaks at Polar Dunes May be Water (Feb 09)

 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126955.700-whats-painting-dark-streaks-on-mars.html

There Might Be Water Underneith Olympus Mons (Mar 09)

 * http://www.rice.edu/nationalmedia/news2009-03-04-mars.shtml
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090304-mars-volcano-water.html

Computer Models Shows Water With Dissolved Salts Could Have Flowed (May 09)

 * http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE54J5E220090520
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17168-chilly-brine-could-have-harboured-life-on-mars.html

Earth and Mars May Collide in Distant Future (Jun 09)

 * http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2803/when-worlds-collide-earth-mars-impact-possible
 * http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/11/MNH2183Q0C.DTL&type=science
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227125.000-solar-systems-planets-could-spin-out-of-control.html

University of Arkansas Little Rock Given Grant for Life Studies on Mars Lander Site (Jun 09)

 * http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1520826/Arkansas/UALR.to.lead.research.into.signs.of.life.on.Mars

Satellite Evidence for no Water Tables Doesn't Mean None Exist (Jun 09)

 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227145.000-mars-may-hide-secret-water-table.html

Mars Water Detector Invented (Jun 09)

 * http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090708-mars-water-detector.html
 * http://www.swri.org/9what/releases/2009/MTDEM.htm

Mineral Types Influence Temperature Readings (Jul 09)

 * http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/f-sf-tmo071409.php

Mars Surface Likely Molten After Formation, Too Hot for Life (Jul 09)

 * http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/21/molten-mars.html

Lightning Detected For First Time (Jul 2009)

 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090806-mars-lightning.html
 * http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/44890/title/Martian_lightning

Mars Canyon Formed When Plug Was Pulled (Aug 2009)

 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090825-st-mars-brine.html

ASU Best Online Mars Map (Jul 2010)

 * http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/07/asu_mars_map_said_to_be_best_e.php
 * http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/07/earth-as-an-extrasolar-planet.html
 * http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/jul/HQ_10-176_Mars_Odyssey_Map.html

Evidence of Big Ancient Lake at Hellas Planitia (Jul 2010)

 * http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_712a7d70-2a30-5c8c-9eea-9f83641c47b6.html
 * http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/06/14/4508231-see-the-shores-of-mars
 * http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1006/09mars/
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10264182

Water Flowed Several Hundred Million Years Ago (Jun 2010)

 * http://www.space.com/water-flowed-mars-more-recently-than-thought-100624.html
 * http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2010/06/mars

Texas Flood Canyon Models Mars Canyon Formation (Jun 2010)

 * http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100620/full/news.2010.306.html
 * http://www.spacetoday.net/articles_bycategory.php?cid=12&sid=162990
 * http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/60420/title/Even_a_newborn_canyon_is_big_in_Texas_

Ocean Covered Northern Third of Mars (Jun 2010)

 * http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/60410/title/Wet_past_for_red_planet
 * http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3021821/New-evidence-of-oceans-on-Mars.html
 * http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/06/14/4508231-see-the-shores-of-mars
 * http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100614-ancient-mars-oceans-deltas-science/
 * http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1286370/The-red-plains-Mars-covered-vast-ocean.html
 * http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100613/full/news.2010.293.html
 * http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/ancient-mars-vast-oceans-100613.html
 * http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/uoca-ncs061010.php
 * http://www.dailycamera.com/science-environment/ci_15284926

New Model to Explain Absence of Organic Compounds on Surface (Jun 2010)

 * http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/mali-nmi061010.php

Experiment Shows Flooding Caused Sinkhole (Feb 2011)

 * See Hebes Chasma


 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20927994.500-gushing-flood-formed-giant-martian-sinkhole.html

First Mud Volcanoes Linked to Underlying Sediments Found (Apr 2011)

 * See Firsoff Crater


 * http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/scienceshot-martian-mud-volcanoes.html?ref=hp

Controversial Theory About Thermo-Nuclear Explosion on Mars (Apr 2011)

 * See Mare Acidalium Quadrangle


 * http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/04/01/natural-nuclear-blast-mars/
 * http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110504/NEWS02/105040303/-1/NEWSMAP

Jupiter Robbed Mars of Building Material (May 2011)

 * See also SS Jupiter, SS Moon


 * http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1106/07migration/
 * http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=jupiter-migration-mars
 * http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/sri-nss060311.php
 * http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4383/jupiter-sculpted-inner-solar-system
 * http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1105/31mars/
 * http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2011-05-27-mars-moon_N.htm - also talks about Moon
 * http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2011/05/25/mars-rapid-formation-stunted-growth
 * http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119590&org=NSF&from=news
 * http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/05/how-to-make-a-runt-of-the-solar.html?ref=hp
 * http://news.discovery.com/space/mars-small-planet-formation-110525.html
 * http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20507-solar-systems-big-bully-leaves-others-looking-flat.html

Iron Oxide Protects Earth Organisms, Could It Also Protect Martians? (Jul 2011)

 * http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/05/MN3I1K5KK3.DTL
 * http://www.seti.org/page.aspx?pid=1626
 * http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/jul/HQ_11-214_Mars_Water.html

Could Water Features Actually Be Lava Features? (Jul 2011)

 * http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2011/07/27/what-built-canals-on-mars

Feature Articles

 * http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3510/mars-was-wet-but-was-it-warm-
 * http://www.space.com/12165-greatest-mysteries-mars-cosmos.html
 * http://news.discovery.com/space/mars-hit-by-cosmic-buckshot-again-110613.html - meteors on Mars
 * http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/14/6857163-mars-peppered-with-meteorites

First Image From Orbit Photoessay

 * See also SS Mercury, SS Venus, SS Mars, SS Jupiter, SS Saturn, SS Uranus, SS Neptune


 * http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/04/photoessay-images-from-first-orbits.ars/1

Book on Alien Weather (May 2011)

 * ''See also SS Venus, SS Jupiter, SS Saturn, SS Titan, SS Uranus, SS Neptune, SS Triton


 * http://www.universetoday.com/85716/guest-post-drifting-on-alien-winds-exploring-the-skies-and-weather-of-other-worlds/

Exobiology Update (May 2011)

 * See also SS Europa, SS Venus, SS Enceladus, SS Titan, SS Themis, SS Cybele


 * http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/science/space/10water.html?_r=1

Photo of Most Planets From Near Mercury (Feb 2011)

 * ''See SS Mercury, SS Venus, SS Earth, SS Mars, SS Jupiter, SS Saturn, SS Uranus, SS Neptune


 * http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=155
 * http://blog.al.com/space-news/2011/02/nasa_releases_composite_image.html
 * http://www.space.com/10901-solar-system-planets-photo-messenger.html