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Opportunity Rover Indicates Ancient Mars Was Wet

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 3, 2004 is “Opportunity Rover Indicates Ancient Mars Was Wet,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , JPL , NASA. The original explanation runs about 147 words.

Opportunity Rover Indicates Ancient Mars Was Wet
Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , JPL , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Was Mars ever wet enough to support life? To help answer this question, NASA launched two rover missions to the red planet and landed them in regions that satellite images indicated might have been covered with water.”

— APOD editors, March 3, 2004

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 3, 2004
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , JPL , NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 147 words

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