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read the article 'Astronomers Monitor Asteroid to Pass Near Mars'
December 21, 2007
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Astronomers Monitor Asteroid to Pass Near Mars
As expected, scientists at JPL's Near-Earth Object Office have further refined the trajectory estimate for asteroid 2007 WD5 and ruled out any possibility of a Mars impact on Jan. 30.
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read the article 'Spectrometer on NASA Orbiter Maps Minerals at Possible Landing Sites'
October 19, 2007
Source: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

Spectrometer on NASA Orbiter Maps Minerals at Possible Landing Sites
Scientists scouting potential landing sites for NASA's next Mars rover mission are using new data from a powerful mineral-mapping camera to narrow the site selection.
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Press Release
read the article 'NASA Orbiter Provides Color Views of Mars Landing Site Candidates'
October 10, 2007
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Orbiter Provides Color Views of Mars Landing Site Candidates
Less than a year since beginning the prime science phase of its mission, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has passed a mission-success milestone for the amount of data returned.
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