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NASA Video podcast episodes on Cassini, Mars missions and other missions exploring our solar system

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NASA Video podcast episodes on Cassini, Mars missions and other missions exploring our solar system

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English


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Trek to Mount Sharp Begins

7/11/2013
After busily exploring the Glenelg region of Gale Crater, Curiosity is moving on. The rover is starting a 5 mile, or about an 8 kilometer trek southwest towards the foothills of Mt Sharp.
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Phobos Passing Overhead

7/1/2013
This movie clip shows Phobos, the larger of the two moons of Mars, passing overhead, as observed by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity in a series of images centered straight overhead starting shortly after sunset.
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Curiosity's Cameras

6/13/2013
Curiosity is at Point Lake on Mars and will snap pictures to send home. Find out more about the rover's 17 cameras, including why some shoot in color and others others take black-and-white images.
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Dry Ice Moves on Mars

6/11/2013
Is frozen carbon dioxide a key to features in some Martian gullies? To find out, scientists grabbed a bag of dry ice and took a road trip.
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Rover Ready to Switch Gears

6/7/2013
NASA's Curiosity rover switches to long-distance driving mode as she heads to Mount Sharp.
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Rover Readies for Second Drilling

5/16/2013
Curiosity prepares for a second drilling and a tutorial on the complicated choreography to get the drill sample to her instruments.
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'Spring Break' Over: - Commanding Resumes

5/9/2013
Curiosity gets new software and new capabilities for the long trek to Mt. Sharp.
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Mysterious Hurricane at Saturn's North Pole

4/29/2013
Narrated video about a hurricane-like storm seen at Saturn's north pole by NASA's Cassini spacecraft
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Mars’ Bygone Atmosphere

4/12/2013
NASA’s Curiosity finds that the Red Planet doesn’t have the same atmosphere it used to.
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Curiosity Rover Hits Paydirt

3/15/2013
Curiosity's analyzed rock sample proves ancient Mars could have supported living microbes.
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Why is Curiosity Looking for Organics?

3/6/2013
What are organic molecules, and what can they tell us about the history of Mars? Learn more in this 60-second video.
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Curiosity Collects First Rock Sample

2/21/2013
Curiosity rover obtains the first sample ever collected from the interior of a rock on another planet.