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NASA/JPL InSight Mission to Mars
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Learn about ongoing missions to Mars and the long history of Mars exploration! Beginning in August 2012, we presented a series of webcasts about the Mars Science Laboratory mission and the newest rover, Curiosity. In over 30 previous webcasts, we reported on the activities and discoveries of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, and the Mars Phoenix Lander. We also explored our changing perceptions of the red planet and envision how a human being would experience Mars. 

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Return to Mars

LIVE Mars Landing from JPL | Nov. 26, 2018

Published:   November 26, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:17:00
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LIVE with the InSight Lander Roadshow: Mission to Mars

Published:   April 20, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:29:30
Return to Mars

Mars in a Minute: Are There Quakes on Mars?

Published:   March 29, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:01:00
Return to Mars

NASA InSight Mission | What's Inside Mars?

Published:   March 19, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:01:07
Return to Mars

InSight Mission | Why Mars?

Published:   March 19, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:01:00
Miscellaneous, Return to Mars

Throwback Thursday | Reggie Watts Riffing on Mars

Published:   March 19, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:03:30
Return to Mars

NASA/JPL InSight Mission to Mars

Published:   March 19, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:00:45
Return to Mars

Reggie Watts performing at the Exploratorium

Published:   August 25, 2014
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Time on Mars

Published:   August 19, 2014
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News from AGU with Senior Scientist Paul Doherty

Published:   December 16, 2013
Total Running Time:   00:30:00
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Mars Update: November 15, 2013

Published:   November 18, 2013
Total Running Time:   00:35:00
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Mars Update: March 2013

Published:   March 22, 2013
Total Running Time:   00:30:00
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Mars Update: Feb. 2013

Published:   February 20, 2013
Total Running Time:   00:00:30
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What has Curiosity Discovered?

Published:   December 4, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:05:08
Return to Mars

Curiosity's Secret Discovery

Published:   November 27, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:30:00
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Highlights of Curiosity and MSL Mission So Far

Published:   September 15, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:20:00
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Amante de condiciones extremas – ¿habrá vida en Marte?

Published:   September 13, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:15:00
Return to Mars

Exploring Distant Worlds on Earth

Published:   September 13, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:20:00
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¿Que está pasando con el astromóvil Curiosidad en Marte?

Published:   September 11, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:15:00
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Curiosity, Spirit, and Opportunity

Published:   September 8, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:20:00
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Time on Mars

Published:   September 6, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:40:00
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The Power Source on Curiosity

Published:   August 30, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:40:00
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The Exploratorium visits JPL

Published:   August 28, 2012
Total Running Time:   01:00:00
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Mission Updates

Published:   August 25, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:20:00
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Tardigrades-Waterbears

Published:   August 23, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:30:00
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What on Earth? Life in Extreme Environments

Published:   August 21, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:30:00
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Martian Geology 101

Published:   August 18, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:30:00
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Seeing Like a Rover

Published:   August 17, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:43:41
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Follow the Water

Published:   August 16, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:30:00
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ChemCam

Published:   August 15, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:25:00
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Investigating Curiosity's Robotic Arm

Published:   August 12, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:45:00
Return to Mars

Reggie Watts performing at the Exploratorium

Published:   August 10, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:07:53
Return to Mars

Aprenda más sobre la misión de la NASA y el astromóvil Curiosidad

Published:   August 9, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:15:00
Return to Mars

New Images and MSL Cameras

Published:   August 9, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:50:00
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Living on Mars with Paul Doherty

Published:   August 8, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:41:53
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Los primeros días de Curiosidad en Marte

Published:   August 7, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:15:00
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Curiosity's first days on Mars

Published:   August 7, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:20:00
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The Wheels of the Mars Rover Curiosity

Published:   August 6, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:01:23
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Landing Night!

Published:   August 5, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:30:00
Return to Mars

Living and Working on Mars Time

Published:   August 3, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:03:07
Return to Mars

Building Excitement for Curiosity's Landing

Published:   August 2, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:29:48
Return to Mars

The Scientific Capabilities of the Mars Rover Curiosity

Published:   August 2, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:03:55
Return to Mars

Testing the Mars Rover Curiosity

Published:   August 1, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:04:50
Return to Mars

Exploratorium visits the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA

Published:   July 31, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:03:27
Return to Mars

Exploratorium at JPL: Explorando con Curiosidad

Published:   July 18, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:03:53
Return to Mars

Curiosity Model Teaser

Published:   July 11, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:01:00
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Mars in a Minute: How do you land on Mars?

Published:   May 30, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:01:00
Return to Mars

Curiosity Rover Trailer

Published:   May 30, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:01:37
Return to Mars

Mars in a Minute: Where does your curiosity lead?

Published:   May 30, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:01:00
Return to Mars

Overview of MSL and Curiosity

Published:   November 26, 2011
Total Running Time:   00:37:18
Return to Mars

Update on the Mars Phoenix Lander

Published:   June 27, 2008
Total Running Time:   00:27:26
Return to Mars

Mars Phoenix Lander Mission

Published:   May 28, 2008
Total Running Time:   00:28:34
Return to Mars

Mars Update: Of Asteroids and Craters

Published:   January 23, 2008
Total Running Time:   00:28:06
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New Martian Discoveries

Published:   March 31, 2007
Total Running Time:   00:31:36
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Happy Birthday, Opportunity

Published:   December 11, 2005
Total Running Time:   00:47:21
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Only Mars

Published:   August 28, 2003
Total Running Time:   00:07:57
Return to Mars

Red Planet: Up Close and Personal

Published:   August 27, 2003
Total Running Time:   00:37:05
Return to Mars

Preparing for Mars: FIDO in the Desert

Published:   August 19, 2002
Total Running Time:   01:03:16
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