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Tag Archives: Spirit rover
What the Spirit rover’s Microscopic Imager found
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Ken Herkenhoff and 31 co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Overview of Spirit Microscopic Imager Results The Microscopic Imager (MI) on NASA’s Spirit rover returned the highest‐resolution images of the Martian … Continue reading
HiRISE: Light-toned mounds in Gorgonum Basin
Gorgonum Basin is one of several large basins within the Terra Sirenum region of Mars. Each basin has light-toned mounds, many of which contain clays. Scientists think that Terra Sirenum once had a large lake during an epoch called the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gorgonum Basin, Gusev Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Ma'adim Vallis, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Spirit rover, Terra Sirenum, University of Arizona
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Looking for Mars life — in Chile
Two geoscientists at Arizona State University have made a discovery among hot springs in Chile that may spur scientists to revisit a location on Mars explored several years ago by NASA’s Spirit rover. The discovery involves fingerlike structures that form … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia Hills, El Tatio, Elizabeth Mahon, Gusev Crater, hot springs, hydrothermal systems, Spirit rover
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