red planet
- n a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
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- Mars Life Search Hindered by Planetary Protection Concerns, Scientists Say
Current policies designed to safeguard Mars against biological contamination from Earth are hampering exploration of the Red Planet and should be relaxed, some scientists say.
June 28, 2013 - SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - What It Looks Like To Orbit Mars | Video
Imagine you’re on a probe hurtling around the Red Planet. The Mars Webcam (VMC camera) on board the European Space Agency's Mars Express captured many images during a full orbit, which have been sequenced to create this video.
June 28, 2013 - SPACE.com - Scientists Work To Produce 'Star Trek' Deflector Shields
cold fjord writes "This might be useful. From CNN: 'Recent evidence from NASA's Curiosity rover mission to the Red Planet has revealed that astronauts on the round-trip would be exposed to high levels of radiation from cosmic rays and high-energy particles from the sun ... this would clearly be bad for your health — and it is proving difficult to find a solution. ... [S]hielding to completely ...
June 28, 2013 - Slashdot