Category Archives: Reports

THEMIS: Northern Terra Sabaea in false color

Posted on March 25, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 25, 2019. This false-color VIS image shows part of northern Terra Sabaea. Blue tones in false-color images usually indicate basaltic sand. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Clay-bearing unit showing us its stripes?

Posted on March 25, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2354-58, March 23, 2019, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: As Curiosity makes her way to the site where the science team would like to drill next, there is no shortage of observations to make of the many different … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Deposits along the floor of Coprates Catena

Posted on March 25, 2019 by rburnham

Deposits along the floor of Coprates Catena. The rest of this depression has very interesting layered deposits so we’re interested to see if there could be some here too. Coprates Catena is roughly in the center of the Valles Marineris … Continue reading →

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Episodic upwelling and layered deposits in Kotido Crater, Arabia Terra

Posted on March 22, 2019 by rburnham

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Monica Pondrelli and six co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Groundwater Control and Process Variability on the Equatorial Layered Deposits of Kotido Crater, Mars • We mapped the Equatorial Layered Deposits … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Driving onward into Glen Torridon

Posted on March 22, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2354, March 21, 2019. Two Mastcam pans, one looking forward, the other behind. Click either image to enlarge it. Sol 2354 raw images (from all cameras).

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HiRISE: Bedrock in the central peaks of Hale Crater

Posted on March 22, 2019 by rburnham

This long image is entirely over the extensive central peak complex of Hale Crater. Of particular interest are bedrock outcrops and associated fine-grained sediments with different colors. This 153-kilometer diameter crater was named after American astronomer George Ellery Hale. [More … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Tapestry in rock — Daedalia Planum

Posted on March 22, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 22, 2019. This VIS image shows a small portion of Daedalia Planum. The lava flows in this image originated at Arsia Mons. Individual flows have lengths up to almost 180 km (~111 miles). The … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Holden Crater impact ejecta

Posted on March 22, 2019 by rburnham

Holden Crater impact ejecta. Because Holden is such a massive crater (about 140-km in diameter), its ejecta certainly covers a wide area. This image focuses on a small portion of it, where we can see some diverse compositions. HiRISE Picture … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Mastcam view of Glen Torridon

Posted on March 21, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2352, March 19, 2019. Leaving the rock named Muir of Ord behind, and following a drive of about 30 meters (almost 100 feet), Curiosity’s wide-angle Mastcam shot a five-frame view looking at the terrain ahead. The rover is on … Continue reading →

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ExoMars rover landing platform gets a name

Posted on March 21, 2019 by rburnham

The platform destined to land on the Red Planet as part of the next ExoMars mission has arrived in Europe for final assembly and testing – and been given a name. An announcement was made by the Russian State Space … Continue reading →

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