Mars News from MarsDaily.com 20-NOV-09 en-us Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2009 - NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars.]]> Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Nov 18, 2009 - NASA says it failed to free its stuck Mars explorer Spirit on the first attempt.]]> Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2009 - Impact craters on Mars are kind of neat. Many of them look very different than impact craters seen on Earth's moon or Mercury. Fresh lunar and Mercurian craters have ejecta blankets that look a bit rough near the crater rims; around larger craters, long rays or chains of secondary craters radiate away from the crater rims.]]> Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2009 - Driving commands are being prepared to instruct Spirit to attempt to drive forward. These are the first driving commands since Spirit became embedded in a Martian sandtrap approximately six months ago. These commands will be transmitted to Spirit at 1 a.m. PST (4 a.m. EST) Tuesday, Nov. 17.]]> Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2009 - Opportunity is still heading south before the turn east to head toward Endeavour Crater. The right front wheel is exhibiting elevated motor currents.]]> Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2009 - Spirit is preparing to attempt extrication from her embedded location at "Troy" on the west side of "Home Plate."]]> Moffet Field CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2009 - Scientists with NASA's IceBite project are heading this week for University Valley, a hanging valley perched more than 1600 feet (more than 1 mile) above sea level in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys.]]> Pasadena CA (UPI) Nov 12, 2009 - NASA scientists say they plan to begin transmitting commands to the Mars exploration rover Spirit in an attempt to free the robot from martian sand.]]> Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 16, 2009 - On Monday, NASA will begin transmitting commands to its Mars exploration rover Spirit as part of an escape plan to free the venerable robot from its Martian sand trap.]]> Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 09, 2009 - Once upon a time - roughly four billion years ago - Mars was warm and wet, much like Earth. Liquid water flowed on the Martian surface in long rivers that emptied into shallow seas. A thick atmosphere blanketed the planet and kept it warm. Living microbes might have even arisen, some scientists believe, starting Mars down the path toward becoming a second life-filled planet next door to our own.]]>