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Monthly Archives: March 2014
HiRISE: Depression on the ESE rim of Hale Crater
Beautiful Mars series: A depression on the east southeast rim of Hale Crater. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, gullies, Hale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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Curiosity: Sol 586, March 31, 2014
After backing Curiosity away from the north end of the Kimberley outcrop, mission planners prepare to drive the rover to Kimberley’s east side. This left-side Navcam shot looks southwest over the outcrop’s layered rocks to the far end of Mount … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Kimberley, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Opportunity: Sol 3618, March 29, 2014
After a 20-meter (66-foot) drive to the southwest on Murray Ridge, Opportunity’s left-side Navcam took an unfiltered shot looking back along the rover’s track. The local time was nearly 4 pm. Note the low outcrop of rock on the ridge … Continue reading
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Tagged Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, McClure-Beverlin escarpment, MER, Murray Ridge, NASA, Opportunity, Solander Point
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Curiosity update: “Layers and landslides”
Sol 584 (March 28, 2014) update on Curiosity from U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “MSL planning is still restricted, but because the rover has not moved we were able to plan more targeted contact science on Sol 584. After.…” … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Kimberley, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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THEMIS: Dust devil tracks
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 31, 2014. A multitude of dust devil tracks mark the suface in this region of Utopia Planitia. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dust, dust devil tracks, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pedestal craters, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia
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HiRISE: Mesa in Ius Chasma
Beautiful Mars series: A mesa in Ius Chasma. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Ius Chasma, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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CRISM: Phyllosilicates in Nili Fossae
This image shows a site near Nili Fossae, a group of long, narrow tectonic depressions called graben. Mars’ crust is mostly made up of igneous rock and mafic materials, shown here with red denoting olivine. There are also aqueously-altered minerals … Continue reading
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Tagged Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, CRISM, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Nili Fossae, phyllosilicates
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HiRISE: Melt
Beautiful Mars series: Melt. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dune gullies, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Matara Crater, MRO, NASA, sand, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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Curiosity update: “In a good position”
Sol 583, (March 27, 2014) update on Curiosity from U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The bump toward the outcrop put us in a good position for contact science, so it was a busy day for me as MAHLI/MARDI uplink … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Kimberley, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Cleaner rover sees its shadow in Martian spring
Late afternoon lighting produced a dramatic shadow of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity photographed by the rover’s rear hazard-avoidance camera on March 20, 2014. The shadow falls across a slope called the McClure-Beverlin Escarpment on the western rim of Endeavour … Continue reading
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Tagged Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, McClure-Beverlin escarpment, MER, Murray Ridge, NASA, Opportunity, Solander Point
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