This is a simulated view of ground movement following an earthquake

Earthquakes, From Above and Below: Live Chat

Earthquakes: they're among the most frightening and deadly of all natural disasters.
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test setup for effort to free Spirit

Free Spirit: Rock Under the Belly

Engineers placed a rock underneath the test rover at JPL on July 1, 2009, to more closely simulate Spirit's predicament on Mars.
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Ulysses team members

Ulysses Spacecraft Ends Historic Mission of Discovery

Ulysses, a joint NASA and European Space Agency mission, officially ceased operations today, after receiving commands from ground controllers to do so.
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Free Spirit: Into the Sandbox

Free Spirit: Into the Sandbox

Rover Project Manager John Callas explains how getting a test rover stuck in a sandbox on Earth may help get Spirit out of a predicament on Mars.
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Aster image of Los angeles

Cruising Over Los Angeles

Take a close-up tour of the L.A. area, courtesy of the space-based ASTER instrument.
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