2004 ⟶ Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity Land
Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars.
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🚀 Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity Land
Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars.⟶
Space ExplorationMarsRoboticsNASAPlanetary ScienceExploration
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🛰️ Curiosity Rover Finds Evidence of Ancient Water on Mars
The US rover, Curiosity, takes a selfie on Mars and finds evidence of an ancient streambed of water on the Red Planet.⟶
Space ExplorationMarsPlanetary ScienceAstronomyRoboticsNASAGeology
United States💧 Liquid Water Confirmed on Mars
Liquid water is found on Mars.⟶
Space ExplorationAstronomyPlanetary ScienceMarsAstrobiologyNASA
United States🚀 NASA Launches Mars 2020 Rover Mission
July 30: NASA successfully launches its Mars 2020 rover mission to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples for return to Earth.⟶
Space ExplorationMarsNASAAstronomyPlanetary Science
United States🚀 OSIRIS-REx Collects Asteroid Sample from Bennu
October 20: NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touches down on 101955 Bennu, becoming the agency's first probe to retrieve samples from an asteroid, with its cargo returning to Earth in 2023.⟶
Space ExplorationNASACosmologyPlanetary ScienceExploration
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