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Category Archives: Reports
Mars courier: Bringing the samples to Earth
The first round-trip to the Red Planet will see a European orbiter bringing martian samples back to Earth. ESA is opening the door to industry to build the spacecraft that will deliver the precious rocks, dust and gas from Mars … Continue reading
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Tagged Capture and Containment and Return System, Earth Return Orbiter, ESA, European Space Agency, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, M2020, Mars 2020, Mars 2020 rover, Mars Ascent Vehicle, Mars sample return, MAV, NASA
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HiRISE: Layers in Tikhonravov
Layers in Tikhonravov. The objective of this observation is to examine layers outside of a crater within the 344-kilometer diameter Tikhonravov Crater. Tikhonravov is believed to have once held a giant lake and was named after Mikhail Tikhonravov, a Russian … Continue reading
THEMIS: Graben in Elysium Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 29, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows a section of one of the graben that comprise Elysium Fossae. Graben are formed during tectonic activity, where blocks of material slide down between paired faults. Graben are … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Elysium Fossae, Elysium Planitia, faulting, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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Curiosity update: Goin’ up
Sols 2478-80, July 27, 2019, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Over the last few weeks Curiosity has collected hundreds of spectacular images, like the one above, that document the layers and textures of rocks exposed in the “Visionarium.” (And … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Fetterangus, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Hebrides, Loch Broom, Loch Katrine, Mailin Sea, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naver, Southern Outcrop, Visionarium
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Mars 2020 rover does biceps curls
The robotic arm on NASA’s Mars 2020 rover does not have deltoids, triceps or biceps, but it can still curl heavy weights with the best. In this time-lapse video, taken July 19, 2019, in the clean room of the Spacecraft … Continue reading
Curiosity: Parked on the slope
Sol 2476, July 25, 2019. With Curiosity parked on the steep slope of the Southern Outcrop, the Navcam shot a composite that shows the terrain to the south. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 2476 raw images (from all … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Southern Outcrop, Visionarium
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HiRISE: Flow, moving
Flow, moving. The objective of this observation is to examine a flow that goes through a crater in Nilosyrtis Mensae. It was probably larger in the past and has since been reduced in volume. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. … Continue reading
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Tagged glaciers, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude glaciers, MRO, NASA, Nilosyrtis Mensae, University of Arizona
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Curiosity update: Records measured in degrees
Sol 2477, July 25, 2019, update by MSL scientist Susanne Schwenzer: Europeans, Californians… and many others on the team watched their thermometers rise to record highs today, reaching 36°C in this blogger’s hometown “Milton Keynes.” Thinking about planning, where we … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Cruden Bay, Curiosity, East Caithness Cliff, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Southern Outcrop
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THEMIS: Terra Cimmeria channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 26, 2019. This VIS image shows an unnamed channel in Terra Cimmeria. The channel is located immediately outside of the rim of Knobel Crater. Explore more THEMIS Images of the Day by geological subject.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Knobel Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Curiosity update: The Southern Escarpment almost within reach
Sol 2476, July 24, 2019, update by MSL engineer Ashley Stroupe: This morning Curiosity found herself parked at the base of the southern escarpment of the Visionarium. She’s at a significant tilt of 21 degrees; you can see the slope … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Antonine Wall, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Seaton Cliffs, Southern Outcrop, Tyrebagger Hill, Visionarium
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