Tag Archives: Gusev Crater

Acid fog alteration seen at Husband Hill outcrop

Posted on November 3, 2015 by rburnham

While Mars doesn’t have much in the way of Earth-like weather, it does evidently share one kind of weird meteorology: acid fog. Planetary scientist Shoshanna Cole has pieced together a compelling story about how acidic vapors may have eaten at … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Gusev Crater – false color

Posted on October 5, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, October 5, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Gusev Crater

Posted on August 25, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 25, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows part of the floor of Gusev Crater, home of the MER Spirit Rover. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Gusev Crater false color

Posted on January 19, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 19, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Ma’adim Vallis

Posted on September 8, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 8, 2014. This VIS image shows a portion of Ma’adim Vallis, which is a large channel that enters Gusev Crater from the south. Gusev Crater is the “home” of the MER rover named Spirit. … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Mission 2020, candidate landing site in Gusev Crater

Posted on April 3, 2014 by rburnham

As we did for Phoenix in 2008 and the Mars Science Laboratory in 2012, HiRISE has been imaging landing sites for a potential rover mission in 2020. With HiRISE resolution, mission teams can examine what areas of Mars are flat … Continue reading →

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“Lake Gusev” possible source for Comanche carbonates

Posted on March 14, 2014 by rburnham

The rock outcrop dubbed Comanche in the Columbia Hills of Gusev Crater is unusually rich in magnesium-iron carbonate minerals. This discovery was first announced in 2010 using data from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. At the time, scientists thought that … Continue reading →

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Lava flows resurfaced crater lakes after water was gone

Posted on January 1, 2013 by rburnham

Fire and water didn’t mix when it came to resurfacing basins that lie along Martian fluvial valley networks. A study of some 30 open-basin lakes (paleolakes) with floors covered by lava flows has concluded that at least these basins were … Continue reading →

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Not-so-everlasting hills

Posted on December 14, 2012 by rburnham

When the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit reached the top of Husband Hill in the Columbia Hills of Gusev Crater on August 22, 2005, it stood 107 meters (351 feet) above its landing site. Yet if recent work is right, the … Continue reading →

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Commemorating Mars Exploration Rover Spirit

Posted on July 21, 2011 by rburnham

The cast and crew of scientists and engineers who designed, built, and operated the Mars rover Spirit for its 2,210 days in Gusev Crater held a commemoration and celebration for the rover at its birthplace, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, on … Continue reading →

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