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Category Archives: Reports
THEMIS: Wind streaks on northern plains
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 12, 2019. Today’s false-color VIS image is located in the plains between Chryse and Acidalia Planitias. Dark blue tones in this false color combination are usually created by basaltic sands. There appears to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pseudocones, rootless cones, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind streaks
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Curiosity update: Taking some time for remote science
Sol 2374, April 11, 2019, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: This week’s drill activities have been very power-intensive for Curiosity. So we’ll spend today, Sol 2374, catching up on some remote science observations while waiting for data from yesterday’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberlady, Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Claymore, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Lumphanan, Mars Science Laboratory, Middle Field, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, North Berwick
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HiRISE: Channels in Tisia Valles
Channels in Tisia Valles. The objective of this observation is to examine a small channel system. Located to the immediate northwest of Huygens Crater, Tisia Valles is named after the ancient term for the modern Tisza River, Ukraine. HiRISE Picture … Continue reading
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Tagged fluvial channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Huygens Crater, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Tisia Valles, University of Arizona
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Trace Gas Orbiter: First science results
New evidence of the impact of the recent planet-encompassing dust storm on water in the atmosphere, and a surprising lack of methane, are among the scientific highlights of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter’s first year in orbit. Two papers [here … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, global dust storms, methane, Roscosmos, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter, water vapor
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Curiosity tastes first sample in ‘clay-bearing unit’
Scientists working with NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover have been excited to explore a region called “the clay-bearing unit” since before the spacecraft launched. Now, the rover has finally tasted its first sample from this part of Mount Sharp. Curiosity drilled … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberlady, Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Knockfarril Hill, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA
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THEMIS: Noachis Terra in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 11, 2019. This false-color image is located in northern Noachis Terra. Evros Vallis is located just below the large crater at the top of the image. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Evros Vallis, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Curiosity: Aberlady drill hole
Sol 2374, April 11, 2019. The Remote Micro-Imager on Curiosity took a look into the Aberlady drill hole, recording numerous ChemCam laser zap spots. Also visible is a thin light-toned layer that may be calcium sulfate (gypsum). Click the image … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberlady, Aeolis Mons, calcium sulfates, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, gypsum, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA
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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, global dust storms, 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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Curiosity update: To sample or not to sample? That is the question.
Sol 2373, April 10, 2019, update by MSL scientist Fred Calef: After looking at our exciting new drill hole, “Aberlady,” a few interesting observations were made: the drilled block lifted up a centimeter or two as the drill was retracted, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberlady, Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA
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MARCI weather report, April 1-7, 2019
There was a slight uptick in dust storm activity across the southern highlands of Mars this past week. Repeated dust storms were spotted from southern Aonia to Cimmeria on several afternoons. Scanning further northward to the tropics, orographic water ice … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, dust storms, haze, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, Olympus Mons, storms, weather, wind
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