Tag Archives: NASA

Curiosity update: More SAMple analysis

Posted on August 20, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2499-2501, August 16, 2019, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Conjunction is the few-weeks period when Mars goes behind the sun and we stop communicating with our spacecraft that are there. Our last planning day before conjunction will be … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Pits on a crater floor

Posted on August 20, 2019 by rburnham

Pits on a crater floor. These pits are also showing some great exposure of bedrock on the floor of this massive, ancient crater, located northwest of the Hellas impact basin. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. [More at links]

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MARCI weather report, August 5-11, 2019

Posted on August 20, 2019 by rburnham

During the past week on Mars, transient dust storms were observed along the edge of the south polar hood in Sirenum and Aonia. While in the northern hemisphere, storms developed along the seasonal cap edge, with one arcuate-shaped storm propagating … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Ascraeus Mons lava flows

Posted on August 20, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 20, 2019. The lava flows and other volcanic features in this VIS image (such as pit crater and pit chains) are part of Ascraeus Mons. Ascraeus Mons is the middle volcano in the aligned … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Sedimentary infill

Posted on August 19, 2019 by rburnham

Interaction. This crater and many of those surrounding it are filled with layered sedimentary material. There are various theories for the origin of this layered fill, and this image will help to constrain the relationship of the fill to the … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Nanedi Valles

Posted on August 19, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 19, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows a small portion of Nanedi Valles. This channel, likely carved by water, is located in Xanthe Terra. Explore more THEMIS Images of the Day by geological subject.

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HiRISE: Before Jezero

Posted on August 16, 2019 by rburnham

Before Jezero. Before Jezero Crater was selected as the landing site for the Mars 2020 mission, this area in Gusev Crater was in the running. The terrain here is very different from nearby Columbia Hills (location of the Spirit rover), … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Nili Fossae graben

Posted on August 16, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 16, 2019. The two linear depressions in this VIS image are part of the Nili Fossae fracture system. Nili Fossae is the name of a collection of curved faults and down-dropped blocks of crust … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: SAM is GO for analyzing the Glen Etive drill sample

Posted on August 16, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2497-98, August 12, 2019, update by MSL engineer Ashley Stroupe: This morning, after seeing that the redo of the SAM Preconditioning in Monday’s plan was successful, the SAM team was ready to drop-off four portions to SAM for evolved … Continue reading →

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Latest weather at Gale Crater and Elysium Planitia

Posted on August 15, 2019 by rburnham

Daily Elysium charts and data (temperature, wind speed, atmospheric pressure) here.

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