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Tag Archives: NASA
THEMIS: Northern Arabia Terra channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 8, 2019. The margin between Arabia Terra and the surrounding lowlands is dissected by numerous named and unnamed channels. Today’s VIS image shows part of an unnamed channel in the region. The channel floor … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, channel deposits, glaciers, ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial terrain, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: At the north polar cap’s edge
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 7, 2019. Today’s VIS image is located on the edge of the polar cap. The ice is located at the bottom of the frame, with the surrounding plains at the top half. The circular … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, polar sand dunes, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Curiosity update: Success on the 22nd drill hole; happy landing day — on to year 8!
Sol 2488, August 5, 2019, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: On Sunday morning the team received the message that Curiosity’s latest drill hole was successful at “Glen Etive.” This is the 22nd full-depth drill hole on Mars, and we … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberlady, Aeolis Mons, Argyll, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Etive, Glen Torridon, Kilmarie, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA
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HiRISE: In etched terrain
In etched terrain. A previous image here showed evidence of recurring slope lineae, so this picture is a follow-up to see if this might be a good candidate for them, although the lineae really aren’t very prominent. Still, we have … Continue reading
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Tagged etched terrain, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, Meridiani Planum, MRO, NASA, recurring slope lineae, RSL, University of Arizona
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Testing Mars 2020 rover’s vision
Equipped with visionary science instruments, the Mars 2020 rover underwent an “eye” exam after several cameras were installed on it. The rover contains an armada of imaging capabilities, from wide-angle landscape cameras to narrow-angle high-resolution zoom lens cameras. “We completed … Continue reading
THEMIS: Flank of Albor Tholus volcano
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 6, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows a portion of the flank of Albor Tholus, a volcano found in the Elysium volcanic complex. The pits and cracks may have formed when the volcano’s flank responded … Continue reading
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Tagged Albor Tholus, Arizona State University, ASU, Elysium, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pit craters, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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Curiosity: New finds, 7 years post-landing
NASA’s Curiosity rover has come a long way since touching down on Mars seven years ago. It has traveled a total of 13 miles (21 kilometers) and ascended 1,207 feet (368 meters) to its current location. Along the way, Curiosity … 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, Strathdon, Teal Ridge
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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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HiRISE: Crater in the Zarqa Valles channel
A crater in the inner channel of Zarqa Valles. We target here a crater of diameter close to 1 kilometer that impacted in an inner channel within a valley with potential sedimentary deposits, in the region of Libya Montes. High … Continue reading
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Tagged channel, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, impacts, layered deposits, layers, Libya Montes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona, Zarqa Valles
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