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  NASA records biggest ever 'Monster quake' on Mars, estimated to be magnitude 5

  Science | May 10, 2022 18:06 IST

  The quake was recorded when InSight was sent to Mars with a highly sensitive seismometer, provided by France’s Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), to study the deep interior of the planet.

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  Thousands of massive, ancient volcanic eruptions on Mars: NASA

  Science | September 16, 2021 20:22 IST

  Spewing water vapour, carbon dioxide, and sulphur dioxide into the air, these explosions tore through the Martian surface about 4 billion years ago, according to scientists' estimates, reported in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.  

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  NASA shows spot on Mars where its Perseverance rover is set to collect first rock sample | WATCH

  Science | July 22, 2021 19:17 IST

  The mission milestone to collect the first sample of Martian Rock will take off in the next two weeks.  

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  Mostly carbon dioxide, no breathable oxygen on Mars: NASA

  June 14, 2019 13:39 IST

  The atmosphere on Mars is mostly carbon dioxide and extremely thin (about 100 times less dense than Earth's), with no breathable oxygen, NASA said on Friday.

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  Mars had big rivers for billions of years: Study

  March 29, 2019 10:36 IST

  The study by scientists at the University of Chicago catalogued these rivers and found that significant river runoff persisted on Mars later into its history than previously thought. 

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  Despite absence of Earth-like magnetic dipole, Mars atmosphere well protected from solar wind: Study

  December 11, 2017 18:20 IST

  According to a new research, present-day Mars is a cold and dry planet with less than one per cent of Earths atmospheric pressure at the surface.

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  Mars has a huge, twisted tail and it could be destroying its atmosphere

  October 23, 2017 14:31 IST

  Here's why the idea of a human colony on the Red Planet could remain nothing but a distant dream.

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  Ancient Mars supported liquid water over 3.5 billion years ago, claims study

  September 19, 2017 15:45 IST

  In yet another surprising revelation related to Mars, a study has claimed that the environment of the Red Planet over 3.5 billion years ago was able to support liquid water at the surface.

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  NASA spacecraft enters Mars' orbit to explore atmosphere

  World | September 22, 2014 10:14 IST

  Washington: After 10-month journey of 442 million mile, NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission entered into Mars orbit, the US space agency has said.After a 33-minute engine firing, mission controllers received acknowledgment at