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Science Week 2005 |
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November 2005 - Buried craters and underground ice
- Mars Express uncovers depths of Mars
For the
first time in the history of planetary exploration,
the MARSIS radar on board ESA's Mars Express has provided
direct information about the deep subsurface of Mars.
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November 2005 - Mars Express evidence for large aquifers
on early Mars
Substantial
quantities of liquid water must have been stably present
in the early history of Mars. The findings of OMEGA,
on board ESA's Mars Express, have implications on
the climatic history of the planet and the question
of its 'habitability' at some point in its history.
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November 2005 - Highlights of ESAs Huygens mission
After a seven-year
journey on board the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft,
ESAs Huygens probe was released on 25 December
2004. It reached the upper layer of Titan's atmosphere
on 14 January 2005 and landed on the surface after
a parachute descent of 2 hours and 28 minutes.
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