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 |
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Format: | Magazine Article |
Language: | English |
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Washington
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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 |