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Tag Archives: Utopia
Curiosity update: ‘Limited data for planning’
Sol 1108, September 17, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The 16.6-meter drive planned for Sol 1107 completed as planned, placing the rover in front of the bright outcrop of interest. As expected, only a few post-drive images were received … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Houle, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Sphinx, Utopia
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MARCI weather report, February 17-23, 2014
Dust-raising activity and haze was observed in North Utopia, over Olympia, and in Acidalia. Several local dust storms were observed in Solis. Diffuse water ice clouds were present at tropical latitudes, and were particularly visible over Valles Marineris. Skies were … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia, atmosphere, dust, Endeavour Crater, Gale Crater, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, Olympia, storms, Utopia, Valles Marineris, weather
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THEMIS image: More dust devils in Utopia
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 13, 2014. Looking at yet another portion of Utopia Planitia, we still find hundreds of dust devil tracks. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dust, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia, Utopia Planitia, wind
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THEMIS image: More Utopia dust devils
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 12, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows a different part of Utopia Planitia than yesterday’s image. Both are marked with hundreds of dust devil tracks. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, dust, dust devils, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pedestal craters, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia
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THEMIS image: Dust devil tracks in Utopia
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 11, 2014. The dark markings in this VIS image are tracks made by the passage of “dust devils”. Dust devils are common in the extensive plains of the northern latitudes. This image is located … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, dust, dust devils, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pedestal craters, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia
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Touching Mars from Earth
Remote sensing of Mars usually happens when spacecraft sensors look down from orbit around the Red Planet. But sensors on Earth can also get in on the fun, especially when they actively reach out to the planet via radio waves. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazonis, Arecibo Observatory, Cerberus, Elysium, lava flows, lava roughness, radar, Tharsis, Utopia, volcanic activity, volcanos
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