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Red Planet Expedition Cryptics
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. What intense atmospheric friction can do to spacecraft surface
  • 2. Device measuring soil moisture, vital for Martian agriculture tests
  • 3. Wind-driven sediment processes shaping Mars' dusty surface
  • 4. Mobile robotic emissary entrusted with red planet surveys
  • 5. Instrument dissecting light to reveal rock composition signatures
  • 6. Protective cocoon for hypersonic entry on Martian descent
  • 9. Engineered refuge for future Martian explorers’ survival
  • 11. Complex electronics guiding rovers through interplanetary void
  • 16. Salty water solution possibly sustaining intermittent Martian life
Down
  • 7. Name embodying stubborn resolve on the 2020 Mars rover
  • 8. Latin root hinting at the sun’s relentless energy on Mars
  • 10. Hypothetical colossal engineering to make Mars Earth-like
  • 12. Newton's law resisted by deceleration during Martian landing
  • 13. Pioneering Martian rotorcraft proving flight beyond Earth
  • 14. Nome of a giant Martian volcano, a shield giant on Tharsis
  • 15. One of Mars' irregular moons, named for a deity of fear

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