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Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) (U.S.)

Destination: Mars. Launched: June 10, 2003 (Spirit) and July 7 (Opportunity). Arrival: Jan. 2004. Mission: To deploy, in two different locations, Spirit and Opportunity, two identical long-range…

dime novels

(Encyclopedia) dime novels, swift-moving, thrilling novels, mainly about the American Revolution, the frontier period, and the Civil War. The books were first sold in 1860 for 10 cents by the firm of…

Behn, Aphra

(Encyclopedia) Behn, AphraBehn, Aphraăfˈrə bān, bēn [key], 1640–89, first professional female English author. Little is known of her early life, but there is evidence that c.1658 she married a London…

What Curiosity Can Tell Us About Mars

The 1 ton rover proves to be a huge success for NASA by Jennie Wood Here's one of the first images of Mars taken by NASA's Curiosity rover. Photo Credit: NASA Related Links Space…

Mars, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Mars, in astronomy, 4th planet from the sun, with an orbit next in order beyond that of the earth. Mars has two natural satellites, discovered by Asaph Hall in 1877. The innermost…

Mars

The Martian MoonsMeteorites from Mars Mars, on the other side of Earth from Venus, is Venus's direct opposite in terms of physical properties. Its atmosphere is cold, thin, and transparent,…

games, children's

(Encyclopedia) games, children's, amusements or pastimes involving more than one child and in which there is some sort of formalized dramatic element, contest, or plot. Games are a cultural universal…

Sojourner

The Sojourner rover is an exploratory robot which landed on Mars on July 4, 1997, and spent weeks exploring the planet's surface. Sojourner was part of NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission, dedicated to…