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Tag Archives: NASA
THEMIS: Not white, not rock
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 17, 2019. This VIS image shows part of the floor of Pollack Crater. First imaged by Mariner 9, the high contrast between the crater floor and the bright feature, led to the informal name … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Pollack Crater, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, White Rock
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Curiosity: Scoping out a hillside
Sol 2379, April 16, 2019. Curiosity’s Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) shot a five-frame composite of a hillside with layered rocks that lies south of the rover. Below is a two-frame Navcam composite from Sol 2376 showing Mt. Sharp and the terrain … 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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Curiosity: Peering into Aberlady drill hole
Sol 2378, April 15, 2019. The rover’s Mars Hand-Lens Imager (MAHLI) peered into the Aberlady drill hole and saw tailings inside and out. In addition, it recorded the light-toned layer partway down the hole. Its composition — gypsum? — and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberlady, Aeolis Mons, calcium sulfates, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, gypsum, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA
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HiRISE: Impact-induced dust avalanches
HiRISE has been imaging new dark features discovered by MRO’s Context Camera, which are mostly new impact sites. In this scene we see what appears to be a new impact cluster and, extending downhill from the craters, new dark slope … Continue reading
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Tagged dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, recent impacts, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Ice-rich mantling in Utopia crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 16, 2019. This false-color VIS image shows a crater located in Utopia Planitia. The crater’s interior shows ample evidence for an ice-rich mantling material that has slipped and slumped away from the crater’s upraised … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, ground ice, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia
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Curiosity update: Wrapping up at Aberlady
Sol 2379, April 15, 2019, update by MSL scientist Mariah Baker: With our time at Aberlady coming to a close, the search for our next drill target is in full swing. On Friday, the team discussed two different “bump” options … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberlady, Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA
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Latest weather at Gale Crater and Elysium Planitia
Daily Elysium charts and data (temperature, wind speed, atmospheric pressure) here.
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Tagged Curiosity, dust storms, Elysium Planitia, Gale Crater, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, temperature, Temperature and Wind for InSight, TWINS, weather
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Curiosity: Looking at Lumphanan
Sol 2376, April 13, 2019. Curiosity’s Remote Micro-Imager took a look at the target that mission scientists have dubbed Lumphanan, tagged as a possible meteorite. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 2376 raw images (from all cameras).
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Lumphanan, Mars Science Laboratory, meteorites, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, nickel-iron meteorites
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HiRISE: Gullies on Gorgonum Chaos mesas
Gullies on Gorgonum Chaos mesas. This observation shows part of Gorgonum Chaos, a large cluster of chaotic terrain found in the Southern Hemisphere. Many regions of chaotic terrain are found at the head of large outflow channels that were scoured … Continue reading
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Tagged Gorgonum Chaos, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, mesas, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Arabia Terra crater dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 15, 2019. Today’s VIS image is located in an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. Dark blue in this combination is typically basaltic sands. The presence of sand dunes with this tone indicated that these … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, san, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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