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Tag Archives: Korolev Crater
Mars Express: Korolev Crater
This image shows what appears to be a large patch of fresh, untrodden snow – a dream for any lover of the holiday season. However, it’s a little too distant for a last-minute winter getaway: this feature, known as Korolev … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, ice, Korolev Crater, Mars Express, MEX
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HiRISE: Korolev Crater layers
Korolev Crater layers. With HiRISE resolution, paleoclimate analysis can be done to determine the possible climate record held within ice mounds, like those here. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, climate cycles, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice mounds, Korolev Crater, layered deposits, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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ExoMars TGO returns first images from orbit
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has returned the first images of the Red Planet from its new orbit. The spacecraft arrived in a near-circular 400 km altitude orbit a few weeks ago ahead of its primary goal to seek out … Continue reading
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Tagged CaSSIS, Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, Korolev Crater, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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