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Nasa mark space agency's 60th anniversary with inspiring video

1,766 views · Published 20 November 2018 · 2:24 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: Daily Mail World · 2018 · Science & Technology

Even though Mars is now cold and dry, the landing site, Jezero Crater, was once filled with a 1,600-foot (500-meter) deep lake. The reservoir, which opened to a network of rivers, may have hosted microscopic life some 3.5 to 3.9 billion years ago. NASA announced in a statement that it plans to launch a $2.5 billion (£1.95 billion) rover (centre right image; artist's impression) to search for signs of this life, a find that could teach us more about how life evolved on Earth. evolved on Earth. It follows a video released by the agency last week that outlined its plans to land a colony on the moon before launching manned missions to Mars. Mars has been the target of a series of missions over several years, some of which have landed on the planet while others have remained in its orbit. The graphic top right gives a summary of the probes and rovers, past (yellow) and present (grey), that have explored Mars.

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Nasa mark space agency's 60th anniversary with inspiring video

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