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Tag Archives: NASA
HiRISE: At the summit of Jovis Tholus
At the summit of Jovis Tholus. Jovis Tholus is a volcano in the Tharsis region and is about 58 kilometers in diameter. Our image only shows a portion of the summit. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive [More at links]
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Jovis Tholus, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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MARCI weather report, February 18-24, 2019
For the past week on Mars, dust storms and water ice clouds continued to crop up along the edge of the seasonal north polar ice cap. The plains of Amazonis, Chryse, and Utopia also experienced some local-scale dust lifting as … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, dust storms, haze, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, storms, weather, wind
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THEMIS: Protonilus Mensae in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 28, 2019. The hills in this false-color VIS image are part of Protonilus Mensae. These hills, located between the relative highlands of Terra Sabaea and the lowlands of Vastitas Borealis, most likely formed by … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, glaciers, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial terrain, Protonilus Mensae, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Blink and you’ll miss them
Blink and you’ll miss them. The dust devil tracks in this image have faded considerably since an earlier image, something we wanted to measure. If you look to the lower left and center, you can still see some of them. … Continue reading
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Tagged dust devil tracks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Kasei Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Arabia Terra crater dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 27, 2019. This VIS image shows the floor of an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. The peaks in the center of the crater floor were formed by the rebound of melted rock at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Diverse lithologies of the Fourth Planet
Diverse lithologies of the Fourth Planet. This nice image is located in Syrtis Major, right next to Isidis Planitia and south of the Nili Fossae formations. On Mars. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive [More at links]
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Isidis Planitia, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Nili Fossae, Syrtis Major, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Chryse Planitia in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 26, 2019. The brighter region at the bottom of this VIS image is the relative highlands of Arabia Terra, while the rest of the image shows Chryse Plainitia. The boundary between the two regions … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, Chryse Planitia, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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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, global dust storms, 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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HiRISE: Rupes Tenuis
Rupes Tenuis. While it may sound like a medical condition, Rupes Tenuis is actually a scarp in the north polar region. We took this image to track any changes from a 2012 observation. (The name is Latin for “thin cliff”.) … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Rupes Tenuis, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Chasma Boreale in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 25, 2019. This false color image is located near the head of Chasma Boreale, a large trough in the north polar cap. The floor of the trough is mostly ice free. The linear features … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Chasma Boreale, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion
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