Friday, November 15, 2013

NASA's MAVEN mission seeks answers about Mars' atmosphere

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN orbiter mission, due to launch Monday, will look for clues about why the Red Planet's once-thick atmosphere has thinned out.



Four billion years ago, rivers and lakes dotted the surface of Mars, their waters reflecting puffy clouds drifting in a blue sky, scientists believe.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/pYx4yIztikE/la-sci-nasa-maven-mars-20131116,0,720865.story

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