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Tag Archives: NASA
THEMIS: Elysium Planitia in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 26, 2019. Today’s false-color VIS image is located in Elysium Planitia. The linear depressions at the top of the image are created by tectonic faults, where the center block of material has dropped downward … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Elysium Planitia, false color, graben, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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Curosity: Pebbles on the ground
Sol 2357, March 24, 2019. On its drive to the east-northeast on this sol, Curiosity took snapshots of the ground passing beneath using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI). The image combines three MAHLI frames. It reveals a patch of … 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, Stonebriggs
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THEMIS: Northern Terra Sabaea in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 25, 2019. This false-color VIS image shows part of northern Terra Sabaea. Blue tones in false-color images usually indicate basaltic sand. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, hills, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial terrain, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Curiosity update: Clay-bearing unit showing us its stripes?
Sols 2354-58, March 23, 2019, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: As Curiosity makes her way to the site where the science team would like to drill next, there is no shortage of observations to make of the many different … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bellyford Burn, Cairnwell, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Dumfries, Flodigarry, Gale Crater, Gigha, Glen Torridon, Greenock, Greenvoe, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Snorre, Stonebriggs, Vera Rubin Ridge
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HiRISE: Deposits along the floor of Coprates Catena
Deposits along the floor of Coprates Catena. The rest of this depression has very interesting layered deposits so we’re interested to see if there could be some here too. Coprates Catena is roughly in the center of the Valles Marineris … Continue reading
Curiosity: Driving onward into Glen Torridon
Sol 2354, March 21, 2019. Two Mastcam pans, one looking forward, the other behind. Click either image to enlarge it. Sol 2354 raw images (from all cameras).
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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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HiRISE: Bedrock in the central peaks of Hale Crater
This long image is entirely over the extensive central peak complex of Hale Crater. Of particular interest are bedrock outcrops and associated fine-grained sediments with different colors. This 153-kilometer diameter crater was named after American astronomer George Ellery Hale. [More … Continue reading
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Tagged bedrock, central peaks, Hale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Tapestry in rock — Daedalia Planum
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 22, 2019. This VIS image shows a small portion of Daedalia Planum. The lava flows in this image originated at Arsia Mons. Individual flows have lengths up to almost 180 km (~111 miles). The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Arsia Mons, ASU, Daedalia Planum, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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HiRISE: Holden Crater impact ejecta
Holden Crater impact ejecta. Because Holden is such a massive crater (about 140-km in diameter), its ejecta certainly covers a wide area. This image focuses on a small portion of it, where we can see some diverse compositions. HiRISE Picture … Continue reading
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Tagged crater ejecta, ejecta, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Holden Crater, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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Curiosity: Mastcam view of Glen Torridon
Sol 2352, March 19, 2019. Leaving the rock named Muir of Ord behind, and following a drive of about 30 meters (almost 100 feet), Curiosity’s wide-angle Mastcam shot a five-frame view looking at the terrain ahead. The rover is on … 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, Vera Rubin Ridge
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