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11.09.09

Human Tattoo or Surface of Mars?

Martian dust devils leave trails reminiscent of tattoos on the planet surface
By Jeremy Hsu Posted 10.26.2009 at 11:30 am 3 Comments

Martian Tats: That's no skin  NASA, HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona)
Readers might suspect a NASA hoax involving a close-up of an employee's tattoos, but a stunning new image actually represents dark trails left on the Martian surface by dust devils.

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Web's Eulogy for the Phoenix Mars Lander

As NASA's robotic 'naut tweets away its dying breath, the blogosphere pays its respect
By Jeremy Hsu Posted 11.07.2008 at 11:20 am 10 Comments

Day is Done . . .: Time to whistle "Taps" for the Phoenix Mars Lander.  NASA
NASA has begun bidding a planned goodbye to its Phoenix Mars Lander. The lander relies on solar panels and the sun's golden touch to reawaken it each day, but a dust storm has hastened the end in the face of the oncoming Martian winter.

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November 2009: Astronaut 3.0

Inside NASA's astronaut bootcamp and the grueling new training regimen for deep space. Plus, ten young geniuses shaking up science today, one writer's quest to analyze every man-made chemical in her body and more.

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