NASA’s 2020 Plan for Mars Makes the Old New Again

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The Curiosity rover is just four months into its primary two-year mission on Mars, and already NASA is planning sequels. The Agency announced yesterday plans for a series of Martian missions that will culminate in 2020 with the launch of a new robotic science rover based largely on Curiosity's design.

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MAVEN Will Uncover the Secrets of Mars' Ancient Past

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In the distant past, both Earth and Mars were covered in thick atmospheres and held large bodies of water. While Earth has become a cradle of life in our solar system, Mars lost its atmosphere and became a barren, desert world. No one knows why. NASA's 2013 MAVEN mission will offer scientists many clues as they try to…

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