Tag Archives: M2020

HiRISE: Hypanis Valles candidate Mars 2020 site

Posted on May 25, 2016 by rburnham

Candidate landing site for 2020 mission in Hypanis Valles delta. Beautiful Mars series.

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Is super-resolution restoration the future of high-resolution Mars orbital imaging?

Posted on May 2, 2016 by rburnham

An online posting at the Beautiful Mars blog by Alfred McEwen (University of Arizona) examines the question of future improvements in high-resolution orbital imaging of Mars both for geological studies and mission operations. The question is prompted by a research … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Candidate landing site for 2020 rover

Posted on April 20, 2016 by rburnham

Candidate landing site for 2020 mission in Melas Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: An east watershed for Jezero Crater

Posted on April 8, 2016 by rburnham

Jezero Crater is candidate future landing site that contains sediments deposited by at least three ancient rivers. This image was targeted to the eastern headlands of the river flowing in from that direction. In addition to complex erosional patterns, there … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Mars 2020 candidate landing site in McLaughlin Crater

Posted on January 14, 2016 by rburnham

McLaughlin Crater (21.9 N, 337.6 E) is a large, approximately 95-kilometer diameter impact crater located north of Mawrth Vallis, in Arabia Terra, a region that was made famous by the book and movie “The Martian” by Andy Weir. McLaughlin Crater … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Jezero Crater M2020 candidate landing site

Posted on November 24, 2015 by rburnham

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

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Mars 2020: Landing sites, old and new, ranked at 2nd workshop for NASA’s next rover mission

Posted on September 1, 2015 by rburnham

Designed to study rocks and soils to understand past habitable conditions on Mars and to seek signs of ancient microbial life, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover still has no formal name, but the work of selecting its landing site continues apace. … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Nili Fossae

Posted on August 31, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 31, 2015. The linear depression in today’s VIS image is part of Nili Fossae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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HiRISE: Clay-rich terrain in Oxia Planum, a proposed ExoMars landing site

Posted on July 8, 2015 by rburnham

Oxia Planum is an ancient (Noachian epoch) terrain situated to the east of Chryse Planitia at about 18 degrees north. The OMEGA infrared spectrometer on board Mars Express, and CRISM onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, have identified iron-magnesium rich clays … Continue reading →

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‘Adaptive caching’ planned for Mars 2020 rover

Posted on June 12, 2015 by rburnham

This diagram, superimposed on a photo of Martian landscape, illustrates a concept called “adaptive caching,” which is in development for NASA’s 2020 Mars rover mission. [Click image to enlarge in a new tab or window.] In addition to the investigations … Continue reading →

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