Monthly Archives: January 2014

THEMIS image: Alba Fossae

Posted on January 28, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 28, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows a portion of Alba Fossae, located on the northwestern margin of Alba Mons. Small channels are also visible cutting across the grabens.

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THEMIS image: Labeatis Fossae

Posted on January 27, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 27, 2014. The fractures in this VIS image are part of Labeatis Fossae. The large impact crater was formed after the fractures.

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CRISM image: phyllosilicates in Tyrrhena Terra

Posted on January 25, 2014 by rburnham

This image shows spectral signatures of hydrated silicate minerals in Tyrrhena Terra, a heavily-cratered region about 2,300 kilometers (1,430 miles) across, comparable to the length of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Clay-like minerals called phyllosilicates, which in this region are rich … Continue reading →

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Curiosity raw image: Sol 522, January 23-34, 2014

Posted on January 24, 2014 by rburnham

Curiosity’s left Navigation Camera (Navcam): looking back over the rear deck toward the southern rim of Gale Crater. More Sol 522 images (all cameras).

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THEMIS image: Cerberus Fossae

Posted on January 24, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 24, 2014. The fractures in this VIS image are part of a large system of fractures called Cerberus Fossae. Athabasca Valles is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

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HiRISE image: Frosty gullies in Hellas Planitia

Posted on January 24, 2014 by rburnham

Beautiful Mars series: Frosty gullies in Hellas Planitia.

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Ancient watery environments at Endeavour Crater

Posted on January 23, 2014 by rburnham

A new paper in Science from a team led by Raymond Arvidson (Washington University) and Steven Squyres (Cornell University) reports on water-related minerals found by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, which reached Endeavour Crater in August 2011. The paper is … Continue reading →

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Opportunity Pancam raw images of the “jelly donut” rock

Posted on January 23, 2014 by rburnham

On sol 3551 (January 19, 2014) Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its Panoramic Camera to image in several wavelengths the “donut rock” — dubbed Pinnacle Island by the science team — that appeared near the rover sometime before it was … Continue reading →

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THEMIS image: Antoniadi Crater

Posted on January 23, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 23, 2014. This VIS image shows a portion of the floor of Antoniadi Crater. The faint, dark marks may be dust devil tracks.

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Mars Color Imager (MARCI) weather report, January 13-19, 2014

Posted on January 23, 2014 by rburnham

Dust-raising activity continued off the perennial north polar cap edge north of Tempe, with storms moving south over Acidalia and into northern Chryse. Transient local dust storms were observed north of Elysium Mons, as well as in southern Sirenum and … Continue reading →

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