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Monthly Archives: August 2019
THEMIS: Nili Fossae graben
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
Posted in Reports
Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, graben, Isidis Planitia, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Syrtis Major, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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Curiosity update: SAM is GO for analyzing the Glen Etive drill sample
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
Posted in Reports
Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Etive, Glen Torridon, Liberton, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Torberg
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Latest weather at Gale Crater and Elysium Planitia
Daily Elysium charts and data (temperature, wind speed, atmospheric pressure) here.
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Tagged Curiosity, dust storms, Elysium Planitia, Gale Crater, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, temperature, Temperature and Wind for InSight, TWINS, weather
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Curiosty: On the outcrop
Sol 2496, August 14, 2019. Curiosity’s front and rear Hazcams show the rover remains parked at the outcrop, with the Glen Etive drill hole and conical tailings pile visible on the flat rock in the upper center of the front … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Etive, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Southern Outcrop
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HiRISE: Slope monitoring on Ganges Mensa
Slope monitoring on Ganges Mensa. An existing stereo pair shows dark lineations that look very much like recurring slope lineae, but did not exhibit any observed growth within a 1-month interval of the stereo pair, unlike RSL. This picture is … Continue reading
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Tagged Ganges Mensa, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, recurring slope lineae, RSL, University of Arizona
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Mars 2020 rover gets its toolkit
The bit carousel – a mechanism that will play a key role in the acquisition, containment and eventual return to Earth of humanity’s first samples from another planet – has been incorporated into NASA’s Mars 2020 rover. “The bit carousel … Continue reading
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Tagged Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jezero Crater, JPL, M2020, Mars 2020, Mars 2020 rover, NASA
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THEMIS: Indus Vallis channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 15, 2019. This VIS image shows a small section of Indus Vallis. Indus Vallis is located in northern Terra Sabaea. Explore more THEMIS Images of the Day by geological subject.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Indus Vallis, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Meridiani layers
Layers in a depression that are not depressing. Wherein we revel at the stratigraphic gorgeousness of a small area in Sinus Meridiani on the fourth planet from the Sun. Sinus Meridiani was named by the French astronomer Camille Flammarion in … Continue reading
THEMIS: Bamberg Crater dune field
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 14, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows a small field of sand dunes on the floor of Bamberg Crater. At the top of the image is a small group of peaks forming a rough circle. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Bamberg Crater, central peaks, Mars Odyssey, NASA, peak-ring craters, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Curiosity update: A slight change of plans
Sols 2495-96, August 12, 2019, update by MSL scientist Vivian Sun: Today’s planning began with a bit of a shuffle as we learned that the sample cup that was used for SAM preconditioning over the weekend didn’t seal as well … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Crannog, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Etive, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Scone
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