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Monthly Archives: September 2018
ExoMars: Measures radiation risk for Mars astronauts, watches dust storm subside
Astronauts on a mission to Mars would be exposed to at least 60% of the total radiation dose limit recommended for their career during the journey itself to and from the Red Planet, according to data from the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars … Continue reading
Posted in Reports
Tagged Ariadnes Colles, CaSSIS, Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, dust devil tracks, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, Fine Resolution Epithermal Neutron Detector, FREND, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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MARCI weather report, September 10-16, 2018
Multiple local-scale dust storms picked up along the seasonal south polar ice cap of Mars this past week. This activity that extended over Aonia, Cimmeria, and near the Mountains of Mitchel generated a diffuse dust cloud along the cap edge. … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, dust storms, global dust storms, haze, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mountains of Mitchel, MRO, MSSS, NASA, storms, weather, wind
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HiRISE: The other Pan’s labyrinth
The other Pan’s labyrinth. These polar dunes are located near source of gypsum. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, gypsum, gypsum dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar sand sea, polar dunes, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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MAVEN: Seeing Mars as an exoplanet
Results from MAVEN have provided a detailed understanding of the evolution of the Martian atmosphere and the history of its climate. In a Planetary Report article, published by The Planetary Society, MAVEN Principal Investigator Bruce Jakosky and Deputy PI Dave … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, exoplanets, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, MAVEN, NASA, University of Colorado
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Curiosity update: Tell us more, we want to help!
Sols 2175-76, September 19, 2018, update by MSL project scientist Ashwin Vasavada: Over the past few days, engineers here at JPL have been working to address an issue on Curiosity that is preventing it from sending much of the science … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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HiRISE: Rough texture, dark dunes
Rough texture, dark dunes. There is a variety of substrate textures in this image, including a ridge-groove corrugation that is reminiscent of some features in Gale Crater. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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Opportunity: Attempting contact multiple times a day
NASA Mars Exploration Rover Status Report, September 12, 2018: The Opportunity team is increasing the frequency of commands it beams to the rover via the dishes of NASA’s Deep Space Network from three times a week to multiple times per … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, dust storms, Endeavour Crater, global dust storms, haze, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley, wind
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HiRISE: This speckled landscape
This speckled landscape. In addition to the bright rock, there are mounds with pits at their summits. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Deuteronilus Mensae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pitted mounds, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Ice-rich clouds over Arsia Mons’ caldera
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 19, 2018. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Arsia Mons, ASU, atmosphere, calderas, clouds, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Seeing through the dusty air
Mars has been enveloped in dusty haze, but the sensitivity of HiRISE enables imaging of surface features through a moderate level of haze. This image shows a fresh impact crater in the northern middle latitudes. A technique called “pixel binning” … Continue reading
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Tagged global dust storm, haze, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pixel binning, planet-encircling dust event, University of Arizona
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