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HiRISE: Water-bearing rocks in Noctis Labyrinthus

Posted on July 30, 2014 by rburnham

The bright rocks in this image have minerals that contain water. These water-bearing minerals are found using the companion instrument on the MRO spacecraft called CRISM. By combining the spectral data from the CRISM instrument with the high resolution visible … Continue reading →

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New geologic map details Reull, Waikato valleys

Posted on July 7, 2014 by rburnham

A new geologic map of part of the ancient Martian highlands produced by Scott C. Mest and David A. Crown of the Planetary Science Institute provides new insights into the planet’s history of water modifying the surface. “This map depicts … Continue reading →

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Gale Crater’s icy hydrological cycle

Posted on June 25, 2014 by rburnham

Gale Crater was once home to glaciers and other features of an icy hydrological system, says a team of scientists led by Alberto Fairén (Centro de Astrobiología in Spain and Cornell University). They base their work on images captured with the … Continue reading →

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Mars ‘terraforming’ test among NAIC proposals

Posted on June 6, 2014 by rburnham

NASA has selected a dozen proposals for study under Phase I of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program. Among the selected proposals is the Mars Ecopoiesis Test Bed by Eugene Boland (Techshot Inc.). (“Ecopoiesis” is the creation of an … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: What gullies can say

Posted on May 23, 2014 by rburnham

Right past the sharp, but warped rim of this ancient impact crater are deposits of winter frost, which show up as blue in enhanced color. There are two possible science goals that we can study here: what does the terrain…. … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Alluvial fans

Posted on April 30, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 30, 2014. Triangular shaped deposits at cliff edges are termed alluvial fans. Alluvial fans typically form in arid regions were water flow is limited, so deposits of material are not washed away. Formation of … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Volatiles and gullies

Posted on April 29, 2014 by rburnham

Beautiful Mars series. Volatiles and gullies. More Beautiful Mars images.

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Flowing water on Mars 200,000 years ago?

Posted on April 25, 2014 by rburnham

New research has shown that there was liquid water on Mars as recently as 200,000 years ago. The results have been published in the prestigious international scientific journal Icarus. “We have discovered a very young crater in the southern mid-latitudes … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Hebrus Valles

Posted on March 21, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 21, 2014. This VIS image shows a portion of Hebrus Valles. The flow of liquid (water or lava) is from the bottom of the image into the circular feature, which was likely filled by … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Kasei Valles

Posted on March 12, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 12, 2014. This VIS image shows streamlined islands within part of Kasei Valles. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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