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HiRISE: Candidate landing site for 2020 mission

Candidate landing site for 2020 mission in Kashira Crater. Beautiful Mars series.

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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

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HiRISE: Proposed site for future exploration

Proposed site for future exploration in Jezero Crater. More HiRISE images.

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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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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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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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