Martian field test: Drilling in Greenland to prepare for Mars

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is designing the ice drill named Chronos in order to melt its way into Earth's ice sheet above the Arctic Circle as a test of its worthiness for the coveted NASA mission to Mars in 2011. Chronos is drilling in Summit Camp, Greenland, to prepare for Mars, as ice is the only accessible climate record on it.

Author: Reed, Christina
Usage, Mars (Planet), Ice sheets, Drilling equipment, Oil and gas field equipment, Chronos (Drill)

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Splash of cold water

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Oceanographers from Japan and South Korea teamed up with the U.S. navy to explore the Japan/East Sea in 1999.The researchers uncovered that the Dok Cold Eddy explains the misunderstood flows in the Sea of Japan that may help naval operations, commercial shipping and fishing.

Author: Reed, Christina
South Korea, Japan, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Alliances, partnerships, National Security, Dept of the Navy, US Navy, Oceanographers, Alliances and partnerships, United States. Navy

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Voyagers to the end

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The article discusses readings received from the voyager spacecrafts, which shows that the solar system is dented at the bottom and presents first sign of the end of the solar system. The presence of the termination shock near the system was also observed.

Author: Reed, Christina
Space Research and Technology, Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin, Observations, Solar system, Orbiting astronomical observatories, Astronomical satellites, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Subjects list: United States, Discovery and exploration
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