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Category Archives: Reports
HiRISE: Rupes Tenuis
Rupes Tenuis. While it may sound like a medical condition, Rupes Tenuis is actually a scarp in the north polar region. We took this image to track any changes from a 2012 observation. (The name is Latin for “thin cliff”.) … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Rupes Tenuis, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Chasma Boreale in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 25, 2019. This false color image is located near the head of Chasma Boreale, a large trough in the north polar cap. The floor of the trough is mostly ice free. The linear features … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Chasma Boreale, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion
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Curiosity: Operating normally after a reset
NASA’s Curiosity rover is busy making new discoveries on Mars. The rover has been climbing Mount Sharp since 2014 and recently reached a clay region that may offer new clues about the ancient Martian environment’s potential to support life. Curiosity … 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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HiRISE: Sinuous ridge in Peraea Cavus
A sinuous ridge in Peraea Cavus. In addition to the ridge, there’s also bright deposits here. A cavus is an irregular steep-sided depression usually in arrays or clusters. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive [More at links]
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Tagged dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Peraea Cavus, sand dunes, sand ripples, sinuous ridge, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Volcanic plains east of Olympus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 22, 2019. This VIS false-color image shows a small part of the extensive volcanic plains located east of the giant volcano Olympus Mons. While the colors are generally soft and subtle, they indicate real … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, impact craters, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Olympus Mons, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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InSight update, Sols 43-83, by Emily Lakdawalla, The Planetary Society
Now that InSight has finished placing both science instruments and the wind cover, the arm’s required work is done and the science team can set about commissioning their instruments. For the heat probe instrument, commissioning involves driving its instrumented “mole” … Continue reading
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Tagged Elysium Planitia, Heat Flow and Physical Properties Probe, HP3, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, NASA
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Mars Express: Signs of ancient flowing water
These images from ESA’s Mars Express satellite show a branching, desiccated system of trenches and valleys, signs of ancient water flow that hint at a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet. We see Mars as a cold, dry world, … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, fluvial channels, fluvial landforms, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, valley networks
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HiRISE: Following the tracks
Dust devils on Mars often create long, dark markings where they pull a thin coat of dust off the surface. This image shows a cluster of these tracks on the flat ground below the south polar layered deposits, but none … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Basaltic sands in Marth Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 21, 2019. This false color image shows part of the floor of Marth Crater. Dark blue tones typically indicate basaltic sands. Wind action is blowing the sand and dust to the southern side of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, Mars Odyssey, Marth Crater, NASA, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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MARCI weather report, February 11-17, 2019
Martian weather patterns were fairly typical for this time of season, this past week. Local-scale dust storms pushed eastward along the margins of the seasonal north polar cap. A couple of these storms pushed southward across Acidalia near the beginning … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, dust storms, global dust storms, haze, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, storms, weather, wind
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