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Tag Archives: NASA
InSight: ‘Rolling Stones Rock’ on Mars
For decades, the music of The Rolling Stones has had a global reach here on Earth. Now, the band’s influence extends all the way to Mars. The team behind NASA’s InSight lander has named a Martian rock after the band: … Continue reading
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Tagged Elysium Planitia, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, NASA, Rolling Stones rock
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THEMIS: Arsia Mons lava flows
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 23, 2019. Arsia Mons is the southernost of the large aligned Tharsis volcanoes. Flows originating at Arsia Mons cover a vast region. The flows in this VIS image are part of the SW flow … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Arsia Mons, ASU, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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Curiosity update: Packing up for our journey behind the Sun
Sols 2504-05, August 22, 2019, update by MSL scientist Mariah Baker: The days leading up to a big trip can be hectic. There are preparations to be made, belongings to be packed, extra work to do in anticipation of being … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Dundee, Gale Crater, Glen Etive, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Stone Row, Wigtownshire, Windy Swire
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Latest weather at Gale Crater and Elysium Planitia
Daily Elysium charts and data (temperature, wind speed, atmospheric pressure) here.
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Tagged Curiosity, dust storms, Elysium Planitia, Gale Crater, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, temperature, Temperature and Wind for InSight, TWINS, weather
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HiRISE: Wonderful world of Arabia Terra
The wonderful world of Arabia Terra. It’s one of our favorite regions, not the least because of the incredible layered sedimentary rock but also for the composition of the bedrock. Arabia Terra might be one of the oldest regions on … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, bedrock, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, sediments, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Granicus Valles channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 22, 2019. A section of Granicus Valles crosses the center of this VIS image. Granicus Valles is a complex channel system located west of Elyisum Mons. The channel system is about 750km long. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Granicus Valles, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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MARCI weather report, August 12-18, 2019
Afternoon weather conditions were very seasonal this past week. Local dust storms were observed along the seasonal receding north polar cap edge (north of Acidalia) and at southern low-latitudes (Margaritifer and Solis) and mid-latitudes (from Aonia to Cimmeria). Condensate clouds … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, dust storms, haze, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, storms, weather, wind
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HiRISE: Southeast Hale Crater ejecta
Southeast Hale Crater ejecta. This image can help us determine whether there are one or multiple ejecta lobes in this region. Hale Crater is often imaged by HiRISE for the presence of recurring slope lineae, or flows that may or … Continue reading
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Tagged Argyre basin, crater ejecta, Hale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, impact processes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Noachis Terra, recurring slope lineae, RSL, University of Arizona
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Curiosity update: Science to exhaustion
Sols 2502-03, August 20, 2019, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: The Sol 2502-2503 plan starts with a couple of ChemCam observations on the bedrock targets “Papigoe” and “Princes Street,” followed by a Mastcam stereo mosaic of “Stone Row.” Then in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Etive, Glen Torridon, Lamlash, MacBeth's Cairn, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Papigoe, Prince Charlie's Cave, Princes Street, Stone Row
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THEMIS: Biblis Patera
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 21, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows Biblis Patera, the summit caldera of the volcano Biblis Tholus. This volcano is located west of Pavonis Mons and is just one of the numerous volcanoes found in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Biblis Patera, Biblis Tholus, calderas, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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