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Category Archives: Reports
HiRISE: Bouncing boulders
Most debris on crater walls slides straight downhill. In this HiRISE image we see examples of boulders that have bounced downhill, not necessarily vertically. A prominent example looks like a dotted line from the top of the crater wall where … Continue reading
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Tagged boulders, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, Syrtis Major, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Aram Chaos in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 8, 2019. Today’s false-color VIS image is located in Aram Chaos. Aram Chaos was initially formed by a large impact. Over time the crater interior was modified by several different processes, including liquid water. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aram Chaos, Ares Vallis, Arizona State University, ASU, chaotic terrain, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Curiosity: At the point…
Sol 2368, April 5, 2019. A partial front Hazcam image shows the rover’s drill poised to bite into the target dubbed Aberlady. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 2368 raw images (from all cameras).
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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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MAVEN: The magnetic tail of Mars
In this MAVEN outreach webinar from March 27, 2019, Dr. Gina DiBraccio from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center describes what makes the Martian magnetic environment so different from other planets, and how processes in its magnetotail may contribute to atmospheric … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, magnetosphere, magnetotail, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, MAVEN, NASA, University of Colorado
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HiRISE: A crater on the south polar layered deposits
This image is part of a campaign to image potential impact craters in the south polar layered deposits (ice cap). This feature looks like a strong candidate for an impact crater because it is very circular are still has a … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, impact craters, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, south polar layered deposits, University of Arizona
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Curiosity update: Let the drilling proceed!
Sol 2368, April 5, 2019, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: Today marks the conclusion of the MSL Science Team Meeting currently taking place at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. These meetings are where scientists and engineers can come … 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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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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THEMIS: Syrtis Major Planum in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 5, 2019. This false-color VIS image is located in the center of Syrtis Major Planum. At the top of the image is Nili Patera, a volcanic summit. The sand dunes located near Nili Patera … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, Syrtis Major, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics, wrinkle ridges
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Curiosity catches two solar eclipses
When NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover landed in 2012, it brought along eclipse glasses. The solar filters on its Mast Camera (Mastcam) allow it to stare directly at the Sun. Over the past few weeks, Curiosity has been putting them to … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, Deimos, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, Phobos, solar eclipses
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Curiosity: Checking out Aberlady
Sol 2367, April 4, 2019. The rover’s ChemCam laser stitched a row of pits across Aberlady (above). At right, the front Hazcam showed the scene with Curiosity’s instrument arm close to the target. (Compare this view with that here.) Click … 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
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