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Tag Archives: NASA
Curiosity update: Why are we cracking up?
Sols 2352-53, March 19, 2019, update by MSL scientist Dawn Sumner: Today was a fun, busy day to plan. Curiosity finally made the drive to a rock called “Muir of Ord,” which has a cracked surface. The science team is … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Aldons Quarry, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Crail, Crieff, Crossroads, Curiosity, Endurance Crater, fractures, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, James, Kilmarnock, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, mud cracks, Muir of Ord, Murray Formation, NASA, Old Soaker, Opportunity, Small Isles, Wopmay
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THEMIS: Dunes in a Noachis Terra crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 19, 2019. This VIS image shows part of the floor of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. Individual dunes and a large sand sheet with surface dune morphology fill a large area of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Everything is (well) illuminated
The south polar layered deposits are icy layers that have been deposited over millions of years, preserving a climate history of Mars. In this image the layers are well illuminated to accentuate the topography. A prior image of this location … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate cycles, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, south polar ice cap, south polar layered deposits, University of Arizona
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Curiosity update: Capturing Deimos!
Sols 2349-51, March 18, 2019, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell-Cooper: The Curiosity Operations team planned a 3-sol plan today, with lots of activities for both the Environmental (ENV) and Geology (GEO) theme groups. Top priority for ENV and Mastcam … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Arbuthnott, Buzzard, Caledonia, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Deimos, Gale Crater, Gardenstown, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Muir of Ord, Murray Formation, NASA
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Curiosity: Checking out Muir of Ord
Sol 2350, March 17, 2019. It was St. Patrick’s Day on Earth, but Curiosity was squaring up to a rock named for a Scottish Highlands village. As the science team planned, Curiosity was moved a few meters to get a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Muir of Ord, Murray Formation, NASA
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HiRISE: Surface texture
Surface texture. Interesting how the dune ripples within these shallow craters all seem to have a similar orientation. This image is within a crater in the Arabia Terra region. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive [More at links]
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Tagged Arabia Terra, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, regolith, rocks, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Bumpy hills of Arianes Colles
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 18, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows part of Ariadnes Colles. The term colles means hills or knobs. The hills appear brighter than the surrounding lowlands, likely due to relatively less dust cover. Ariadnes Colles … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariadnes Colles, Arizona State University, ASU, hills, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial terrain, rock glaciers, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Curiosity: OK, where are we?
Sol 2347, March 14, 2019. With the rover back online, mission controllers directed Curiosity to take a 12-frame panorama using the Navcam. The composite above looks ahead, while the one below looks behind. Click either image to enlarge it. Sol … 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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HiRISE: When the lighting is just right
When the lighting is just right. Almost all of our images are taken in the Martian afternoon, around 3 p.m., and sometimes the lighting conditions make a particularly striking image. These are layered sediments in east Melas Chasma. HiRISE Picture … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, layered deposits, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Melas Chasma, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: South polar ice cap layers
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 15, 2019. This VIS image is located on the South Polar cap. The linear features are the steep side of a polar trough. At troughs the extensive layering of the ice is exposed. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, climate change, climate cycles, ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar ice cap, south polar layered deposits, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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