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< t d > < f o n t s i z e = + 1 > < a n a m e = " o c c u l t a t i o n s " > < b > < f o n t s i z e = + 2 > O < / f o n t > c u l t a t i o n s < / a > < / b >
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< t d > < f o n t s i z e = + 1 > < a n a m e = " a s t e r o i d s " > < b > < f o n t s i z e = + 2 > A < / f o n t > s t e r o i d s < / a > < / b >
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"As part of the first Sample Processing Cycle, the keystone of the first released particle was taken to the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York and examined by the far-IR beam. The particle was shown to be definitely a cometary mineral and not secondary debris. As part of the second Sample Processing Cycle, the terminal particle - the particle at the end of the tract - was removed from the keystone for further analyses on Valentine's Day. To our surprise, we found the particle to be heart-shaped! Happy Valentine's to the world from Stardust! I have been assured that this is the real shape of the particle!"
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< t d > < f o n t s i z e = + 1 > < b > < f o n t s i z e = + 2 > M < / f o n t > a r s G l o b a l S u r v e y o r - No new news since January 03, 2006 - MGS locates Spirit< / b >
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"Shortly before Spirit's Martian anniversary, the Mars Orbiter Camera acquired an image centered on the rover's location at that time in the "Columbia Hills."
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< b > M a r s G l o b a l S u r v e y o r I m a g e s < / b > - February 16-23, 2006
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The science team's objective is to do as much science as possible while concentrating on a drive campaign that will move the rover to the north-facing slopes of "McCool Hill." The team has already begun mapping routes to McCool, where Spirit will attempt to survive a second Martian winter with its solar panels tilted toward the sun."
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"After completing work at the outcrop called "Olympia," Opportunity proceeded around the western edge of "Erebus Crater" toward an outcrop dubbed "Payson." After performing diagnostic tests on Martian day, or sol, 735 (Feb. 17, 2006), the rover team decided to increase rotor resistance from 65 ohms to 80 ohms for stowing and unstowing the robotic arm. Opportunity successfully stowed and unstowed the arm on both sols 740 and 741. As long as the robotic arm remains in calibration, the higher resistance value provides no additional risk."
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V i s i t t h e < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / m a r s r o v e r s . j p l . n a s a . g o v / h o m e / i n d e x . h t m l " > M a r s E x p l o r a t i o n R o v e r < a / > p a g e .
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< t d > < f o n t s i z e = + 1 > < b > < f o n t s i z e = + 2 > M < / f o n t > a r s R e c o n n a i s s a n c e O r b i t e r < / b > - February 24, 2006 - NASA's Next Leap in Mars Exploration Nears Arrival < / b >
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" As it nears Mars on March 10, a NASA spacecraft designed to examine the red planet in unprecedented detail from low orbit will point its main thrusters forward, then fire them to slow itself enough for Mars' gravity to grab it into orbit.
Ground controllers for Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter expect a signal shortly after 1:24 p.m. Pacific time (4:24 p.m. Eastern time) that this mission-critical engine burn has begun. However, the burn will end during a suspenseful half hour with the spacecraft behind Mars and out of radio contact."
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p a g e a n d t h e < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / m a r s p r o g r a m . j p l . n a s a . g o v / " > M a r s E x p l o r a t i o n < / a > p a g e .
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< l i > " < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . b i s q u e . c o m " > T h e S k y < / a > " A s t r o n o m y S o f t w a r e b y S o f t w a r e B i s q u e . < b r >
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< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / a n t w r p . g s f c . n a s a . g o v / a p o d / a s t r o p i x . h t m l " > A s t r o n o m y P i c t u r e o f t h e D a y < / a > < b r >
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< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / e n c k e . j p l . n a s a . g o v / " > C o m e t O b s e r v a t i o n H o m e P a g e < / a > < b r >
< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . a s t r o . w i s c . e d u / ~ d o l a n / c o n s t e l l a t i o n s / c o n s t e l l a t i o n s . h t m l " > T h e C o n s t e l l a t i o n s a n d T h e i r S t a r s < / a > - G o o d s i t e f o r f i n d i n g o u t m o r e a b o u t t h e 8 8 c o n s t e l l a t i o n s a n d t h e i r a s s o c i a t e d s t a r s . < b r >
< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . d e n v e r a s t r o s o c i e t y . o r g " > D e n v e r A s t r o n o m i c a l S o c i e t y < / a > < b r >
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< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . g r o o v y a d v e n t u r e s . c o m " > G r o o v y A d v e n t u r e s < / a > - U n i q u e a d v e n t u r e s a n d v a c a t i o n s i n c l u d i n g a s t r o n o m y r e l a t e d v a c a t i o n s . < b r >
< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . j p l . n a s a . g o v / a m b a s s a d o r / f r o n t . h t m l " > J P L S o l a r S y s t e m A m b a s s a d o r P r o g r a m < / a > < b r >
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< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . m y s t a r s l i v e . c o m / " > M y S t a r s L i v e < / a > -
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< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . s k y a n d s p a c e . c o m . a u / p u b l i c / h o m e . e h t m l " > S k y a n d S p a c e < / a > A s t r o n o m y f r o m D o w n U n d e r - T h e S o u t h e r n H e m i s p h e r e ' s f i r s t a s t r o n o m y a n d s p a c e m a g a z i n e . < b r >
< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / s p a c e . c o m " > S p a c e . c o m < / a > -
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< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . s p a c e . c o m / s p a c e w a t c h / s k y _ c a l e n d a r . h t m l " > S k y W a t c h C a l e n d a r < / a > a t S p a c e . c o m < b r >
< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . s p a c e l i n k s . c o m / S p a c e C a r e e r s / ? m a i l " > S p a c e C a r e e r s < / a > < b r >
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< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . i d c o m m . c o m / p e r s o n a l / n 0 v s e / " > T h e C o l o r a d o A M S A T N e t < / a > < b r >
< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . n e w s - j o u r n a l o n l i n e . c o m / S p a c e . h t m " > T h e D a y t o n a B e a c h N e w s - J o u r n a l - S p a c e N e w s P a g e < / a > < b r >
< l i > < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . t h e - s o l a r - s y s t e m . n e t " > T h e S o l a r S y s t e m i n P i c t u r e s < / a > a n d a < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . m o o n - p h a s e s . c o m / " > m a p o f t h e m o o n < / a > .
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< a h r e f = " m a i l t o : a s t r o n e w s - r e q u e s t @ f r e e l i s t s . o r g ? s u b j e c t = s u b s c r i b e " > a s t r o n e w s - r e q u e s t @ f r e e l i s t s . o r g < / a > w i t h ' s u b s c r i b e ' i n t h e S u b j e c t f i e l d O R b y l o g g i n g i n t o t h e W e b i n t e r f a c e . < b r > < f o n t c o l o r = f f 0 0 0 0 > P l e a s e u s e a n e m a i l a d d r e s s t h a t w i l l a c c e p t e m a i l s f r o m t h e f r e e l i s t s s i t e . I f y o u d o n o t r e c e i v e y o u r c o n f i r m a t i o n a f t e r y o u h a v e s u b s c r i b e d , y o u r e m a i l p r o v i d e r m a y n o t a c c e p t e m a i l s f r o m f r e e l i s t s . I t i s b e s t t o s u b s c r i b e u s i n g a h o m e e m a i l a d d r e s s a s o p p o s e d t o a w o r k e m a i l a d d r e s s . < / f o n t >
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h o m e p a g e " > < i m g a l t = " B a r n e s a n d N o b l e . c o m H o m e P a g e "
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< l i > < a h r e f = "http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/02/17">Isidis Plains (Released 17 February 2006)
< l i > < a h r e f = "http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/02/18">Isidis Landforms (Released 18 February 2006)
< l i > < a h r e f = "http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/02/19">Devil-Streaked Plain (Released 19 February 2006)
< l i > < a h r e f = "http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/02/20">Meridiani Materials (Released 20 February 2006)
< l i > < a h r e f = "http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/02/21">Mars at Ls 12 Degrees (Released 21 February 2006)
< l i > < a h r e f = "http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/02/22">Smooth Transition (Released 22 February 2006)
< l i > < a h r e f = "http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/02/23">Kidney-Shaped Impact (Released 23 February 2006)
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N e w l y - r e l e a s e d M O C i m a g e s c a n b e s e e n i n t h e < a h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . m s s s . c o m / m o c _ g a l l e r y / " > M O C G a l l e r y < / a > , a w e b s i t e m a i n t a i n e d b y M a l i n S p a c e S c i e n c e S y s t e m s , t h e c o m p a n y t h a t b u i l t a n d o p e r a t e s M O C f o r t h e J e t P r o p u l s i o n L a b o r a t o r y a n d N A S A . < p >
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< l i > < a h r e f = "http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20060214a">Valentine's Day (Released 14 February 2006)
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< l i > < a h r e f = "http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20060216a">Where's the Surface? (Released 16 February 2006)
< l i > < a h r e f = "http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20060217a">A Dust Devil Playground (Released 17 February 2006)
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< t d > < f o n t s i z e = + 1 > < b > < f o n t s i z e = + 2 > M < / f o n t > a r s E x p l o r a t i o n R o v e r M i s s i o n ( S p i r i t a n d O p p o r t u n i t y ) < / b > - February 24, 2006 < / b > -
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