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Tag Archives: NASA
Curiosity update: Affirm-Etive: We are GO for drilling at Glen Etive 1!
Sols 2485-87, August 2, 2019, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: Late during planning yesterday, we got the go ahead to proceed with full drilling at “Glen Etive 1.” We received the results of the APXS and ChemCam compositional analysis … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Etive, Glen Etive 1, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA
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MEDLI2 installation on Mars 2020 aeroshell begins
Hardware installed onto NASA’s Mars 2020 entry vehicle this week will help to increase the safety of future Mars landings. Charged with returning astronauts to the Moon by 2024, NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration plans will establish a sustained human presence … Continue reading
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Tagged Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, M2020, Mars 2020, Mars 2020 rover, Mars Entry Descent and Landing Instrumentation 2, MEDLI2, NASA
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THEMIS: Frosty dunes in Hyperboreae Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 5, 2019. Several dune fields encircle the north polar cap. Hyperboreae Undae is one of them, located near Escorial Crater and Chasma Boreale. This VIS image was taken during the spring season, when the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Chasma Boreale, defrosting, dunes, Escorial Crater, frost, Hyperboreae Undae, Mars Odyssey, NASA, polar sand dunes, sand, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Curiosity: MAHLI checks over the outcrop
Sol 2484, August 2, 2019. With Curiosity parked on the Southern Outcrop and looking for a place to drill, mission scientists put the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to work checking out the layers from close range. Click the image … 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, Southern Outcrop, Visionarium
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HiRISE: Near Anseris Mons
Near Anseris Mons. The objective of this observation is to examine a possible fan coming from a channel in Anseris Mons, on the outskirts of a dusty area northeast of the Hellas impact basin. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fan deposits, Anseris Mons, channels, fluvial channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, outwash fans, University of Arizona
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Curiosity update: Preparing to drill
Sol 2484, August 1, 2019, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: Today’s science activities were planned with the hopes of drilling our next target this weekend. The scientists on today’s shift were largely interested in characterizing the large block of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Greenheugh Pediment, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Southern Outcrop, Vera Rubin Ridge, Visionarium
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THEMIS: Channels through Acheron Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 2, 2019. This VIS image is located on the northern side of Acheron Fossae. Acheron Fossae is a complex tectonic region north of Olympus Mons. In this region of Acheron Fossae, channels drain down … Continue reading
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Tagged Acheron Fossae, Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, stream erosion, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Curiosity update: Anticipating drill hole number three (and maybe number four…)
Sol 2483, August 1, 2019, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: Planning today was focused on getting more compositional and textural information on top of this small ridge that we plan to attempt drilling at the weekend. This ridge is … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Canisbay, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Dessary, Glen Etive 2, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Southern Outcrop, Visionarium
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HiRISE: Plains with clay exposures
Plains with clay exposures. If at first you don’t succeed: an earlier observation we took of this area in 2016 was too hazy to study, so a re-image can get us the closer look at clay exposures we wanted. HiRISE … Continue reading
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Tagged clay minerals, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, plains, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Ascraeus Mons flank and lava plains
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 1, 2019. This VIS image is located where the southeastern flank of Ascraeus Mons meets the surrounding volcanic plains. Ascraeus Mons is the northernmost of the three large Tharsis volcanoes. Explore more THEMIS Images … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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