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Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration

  • Written by Cagri Kilic, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Robotics, West Virginia University
Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic explorationRovers on Mars frequently come across debris – like this heat shield and spring – from their own or other missions.NASA/JPL-CaltechMars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic explorationCC BY-ND

People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14...

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