NASA's Martian Weather Station

Rice features the Martian weather station. On Aug 6, 2012, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory landed a one-ton rover the size of a small truck on the surface of Mars. The overall goal of the mission is to assess whether areas inside Gale Crater ever offered a habitable environment for microbial life...

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Published in:Weatherwise Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 34 - 41
Main Author: Rice, Tony
Format: Magazine Article
Language:English
Published: Washington Routledge 04-03-2014
Taylor & Francis Inc
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Summary:Rice features the Martian weather station. On Aug 6, 2012, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory landed a one-ton rover the size of a small truck on the surface of Mars. The overall goal of the mission is to assess whether areas inside Gale Crater ever offered a habitable environment for microbial life.
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ISSN:0043-1672
1940-1310
DOI:10.1080/00431672.2014.879813