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How the James Webb Space Telescope will study Mars

Posted on June 5, 2019 by rburnham

In the summer of 2018, a dust storm blanketed the entire planet Mars. From the surface, the Sun would have looked like tiny orb in a murky brown sky. Dust carpeted the solar panels of NASA’s intrepid Opportunity rover, which … Continue reading →

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James Webb Space Telescope will investigate how Mars went from wet to dry

Posted on February 21, 2018 by rburnham

The planet Mars has fascinated scientists for over a century. Today, it is a frigid desert world with a carbon dioxide atmosphere 100 times thinner than Earth’s. But evidence suggests that in the early history of our solar system, Mars … Continue reading →

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