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Tag Archives: landing sites
HiRISE: Candidate landing site for 2020 mission
Candidate landing site for 2020 mission in Kashira Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
Posted in Reports
Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Kashira Crater, landing sites, M2020, Mars 2020, Mars 2020 rover, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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Mars 2020 rover landing site search begins
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover has no formal name yet, but already 27 places on Mars are contending to be its landing site. NASA has a lot riding on the site selection because this rover, unlike the currently operating Curiosity and … Continue reading
HiRISE: Proposed site for future exploration
Proposed site for future exploration in Jezero Crater. More HiRISE images.
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Jezero Crater, landing sites, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Would you put a lander here?
Beautiful Mars series: Would you put a lander here? More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, landing sites, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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Curiosity image: “Harrison” rock shows crystals
This view of a Martian rock target called “Harrison” merges images from two cameras on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover to provide both color and microscopic detail. Curiosity inspected the rock’s appearance and composition on the mission’s 514th sol, or Martian … Continue reading
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Tagged ChemCam, Chemistry and Camera, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Harrison rock, landing sites, Mars Science Laboratory, MastCam, MSL, NASA, Remote Micro-Imager, RMI
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HiRISE image: a landing site in Ladon Vallis
One of the important tasks HiRISE has is to image potential landing sites for future rovers. A landing site must have relatively mild terrain so that the vehicle can land successfully, but it must also contain interesting places to study. … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Ladon Valles, landing sites, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, rover, University of Arizona
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