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NASA Mars Rover Finds Mineral Vein Deposited by Water

NASA Mars Rover Finds...

Dec 8 - PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found bright veins of a mineral, apparently gypsum, deposited by water. Analysis of the vein will help improve understanding of the history of wet environments on...   Read more ›

M101 Spitzer C800

M101 Spitzer C800

Cassini image of M101 C800

Tempel1 1

Tempel1 1

Images of Tempel 1 by Deep Impact and Stardust-NExT

Meteorite Oilean Ruaidh

Meteorite Oilean Ruaidh

MER image of Meteorite Oilean Ruaidh on Mars

Saturn Rings

Saturn Rings

Cassini image of Saturn's Rings

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