Gallery: Newest Mars Probe Reveals Clues to the Planet's Watery Past

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    This artist’s concept depicts the early Martian environment (right) – believed to contain liquid water and a thicker atmosphere – versus the cold, dry environment seen at Mars today (left).
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    This artist’s concept depicts the early Martian environment (left) – believed to contain liquid water and a thicker atmosphere – versus the cold, dry environment seen at Mars today (right).
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    This artist’s concept depicts the early Martian environment – believed to contain liquid water and a thicker atmosphere – versus the cold, dry environment seen at Mars today.
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    This artist’s concept depicts the early Martian environment (right) – believed to contain liquid water and a thicker atmosphere – versus the cold, dry environment seen at Mars today (left).
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    An ultraviolet image of hydrogen surrounding the comet Siding Spring.
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    MAVEN's observations of the Red Planet's extended upper atmosphere.
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    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket stands ready to boost the MAVEN spacecraft on a 10-month journey to Mars.
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