NASA的毅力号火星车完成建立火星样本库
十个样本管，捕捉了惊人的火星地质变化，已经被放置在火星表面，以便将来在地球上研究。
标签： Mars
观星指南（2023.01）
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火星与星团
2022年12月30日 Mars and the Star Clusters Image Credit & Copyright: Gabor Balazs Explanation: At this year’s end Mars still shines brightly in planet Earth’s night as it wanders through the head-strong constellation Taurus. Its bright yellowish hue dominates this starry field of view that includes Taurus’ alpha star Aldebaran and the Hyad...
HIRISE发现火星陨石坑沉积物
This image taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft’s HIRISE instrument on Oct. 23, 2022, of the northern plains of Arabia Terra shows craters that contain curious deposits with mysterious shapes and distribution. For instance, the deposits are located on the south sides of the craters, but not usually in the north, and are found only in craters l...
NASA的毅力号火星车在火星表面存放了第一个样本
12月21日，NASA的毅力号火星车将一个装有岩石样本的钛管放置在这颗红色星球的表面。在接下来的两个月里，火星车将在这个被称为“三岔口”的地方放置总共10根样品管，这是人类在另一个星球上的第一个样本库。该样本库标志着火星样品返回任务的早期一步。
经过多年的科学研究，NASA宣布洞察号火星着陆器任务退役
经过四年多在火星上收集独特的科学数据后，NASA的洞察号任务已经结束。
向洞察号火星着陆器说“再见”
On Dec. 18, 2022, InSight did not respond to communications from Earth. As expected, the lander’s power has been declining for months, and it’s assumed InSight may have reached its end of operations. NASA will declare the mission over when InSight misses two consecutive communication sessions with the spacecraft orbiting Mars, part of the Mars Relay Network ...
满月与盈圆的火星
2022年12月15日 Full Moon, Full Mars Image Credit & Copyright: Tomas Slovinsky Explanation: On December 8 a full Moon and a full Mars were close, both bright and opposite the Sun in planet Earth’s sky. In fact Mars was occulted, passing behind the Moon when viewed from some locations across Europe and North America. Seen from the city of Kosice in eas...
月亮临边上方的火星
2022年12月9日 Mars Rises above the Lunar Limb Image Credit & Copyright: Tom Glenn Explanation: On the night of December 7 Mars wandered near the Full Moon. In fact the Red Planet was occulted, passing behind the Moon, when viewed from locations across Europe and North America. About an hour after disappearing behind the lunar disk Mars reappears in this st...
NASA的毅力号火星车获得了火星上的泥土
该任务的前两个风化层样本（破碎的岩石和灰尘）可以帮助科学家更好地了解这颗红色星球，并帮助工程师为未来的任务做准备。