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The Mars Report
March 30, 2018

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InSight

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NASA's next mission to Mars
is just weeks away from

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its May 5 - June 8
launch window.

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The rocket that will carry
InSight into space is on

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the launch pad at
Vandenberg AFB in California.

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The InSight spacecraft has been
delivered to Vandenberg

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and is being prepped for launch.

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Two tiny spacecraft
are launching

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on the same rocket as InSight.

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Mars Cube One or "MarCO" is a
technology demonstration

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to test the first CubeSats
sent to deep space.

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If they make it to Mars,
they could serve as

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a communications relay for
InSight when it lands.

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Opportunity Rover

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to grind its first target in
Perseverance Valley on Mars.

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It's the first time in
more than 300 sols

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the rover has used the
tool, known as the RAT.

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Curiosity Rover

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Curiosity celebrates 2000
Martian days on the Red Planet.

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Curiosity has recently tested
a new method for drilling.

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New images offer a preview
of a future target,

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an area containing clays.

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory