Reflected total normalized flux πFn (left panel) and signed degree of linear polarization Ps (right panel) as functions of the planetary phase angle α and wavelength λ for our Hadean:
Reflected total normalized flux πFn (left panel) and signed degree of linear polarization Ps (right panel) as functions of the planetary phase angle α and wavelength λ for our Hadean:
Schematic illustration of our proposed carbon cycle on early Mars. Evaporation of water (pink shading) from subsurface pore spaces initially deposits siderite, which sequesters atmospheric CO2 (black downward arrow). Increasing
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Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — Following the launch of a classified mission April 20, the
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The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey
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