All
All
Stories, updates, insights, and original analysis from The Planetary Society.
Potential MSL Site: Nili Fossae Trough
This morning we hit the ground running and heard about a very interesting site: the Nili Fossae Trough. This site would land in a big canyon formed when a block of crust dropped down.
Potential MSL Site: South Meridiani
The south Meridiani landing site is a newcomer to the bunch. It was added earlier this summer as a replacement for the north Meridiani site.
MSL landing site meeting, September 15-17, 2008
MSL landing site meeting, September 15-17, 2008
MAVEN will be the second Mars Scout mission
MAVEN will be the second Mars Scout mission
MSL landing site meeting: Where on Mars to look for ancient life
MSL landing site meeting: Where on Mars to look for ancient life
MSL Workshop Eve
It's almost time! Tomorrow the third Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site Workshop begins!
MSL One Year from Launch
One year from today, the Mars Science Laboratory will launch. It seems fitting that the workshop during which we choose the final three possible landing sites begins today.
Phoenix Sol 106 Update
Phoenix Sol 106 Update
Last Year's MSL Landing Site Workshop: Day 3
I'm in the airport on my way to California to participate in the third Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site Workshop, so I thought I would take this chance to post my blog entry from day three of last year's workshop.
An amazing animation of Halley's comet from Vega 1
An amazing animation of Halley's comet from Vega 1
LORRI is one powerful camera
LORRI is one powerful camera
Ustream chat archived; comparing Itokawa and Eros
Ustream chat archived; comparing Itokawa and Eros
The Face on Steins?
The Face on Steins?
Rosetta Unearths a "Jewel of the Solar System"
Rosetta Unearths a "Jewel of the Solar System"
Last Year's MSL Landing Site Workshop: Day 2
Today was a marathon of landing site presentations, ranging all over the martian globe, and targeting just about every potentially water-related feature on Mars.
What's up in the solar system for the week of September 8
What's up in the solar system for the week of September 8
Last Year's MSL Landing Site Workshop: Day 1
Coming up next week is the 3rd Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site Workshop, where the Mars science community will come together to narrow down the possible landing site choices for MSL.
First Rosetta images of Steins
First Rosetta images of Steins
Where does Steins fit in?
Where does Steins fit in?



Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Small Bodies