Mars Exposed by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

NASA scientists prepare for an unprecedented look at the Red Planet's ancient seas and modern ice fields—key sites in the ongoing search for life.

By Fred Guterl
Oct 10, 2006 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 5:05 AM

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