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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-04-19 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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'Columbia Hills' Color Elevation Map
PIA07848:
'Columbia Hills' Color Elevation Map
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-04-19 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Plains and Hills Explored by Spirit
PIA07849:
Plains and Hills Explored by Spirit
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-04-19 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Hills Explored by Spirit
PIA07850:
Hills Explored by Spirit
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-04-19 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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'Columbia Hills' Oblique View
PIA07851:
'Columbia Hills' Oblique View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-12-05 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Spirit Traverse Map, Sol 680
PIA03624:
Spirit Traverse Map, Sol 680
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-01-03 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Spirit Rover on 'Husband Hill'
PIA03253:
Spirit Rover on 'Husband Hill'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-01-03 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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This stereo image mosaic from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor is of 'Columbia Hills.' 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03254:
Spirit's Neighborhood in 'Columbia Hills,' in Stereo
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-01-03 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Spirit on
PIA03255:
Spirit on "Husband Hill," with 2004 Comparison
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-01-24 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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This anaglyph from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor is of Meridiani Planum, the landing site of Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03691:
2 Years on Mars! Meridiani Planum Features Investigated by the Rover, Opportunity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-05-08 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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This image from the Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor highlights the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's approach toward 'Victoria Crater' on April 29, 2006.
PIA08447:
'Victoria' on Opportunity's Horizon (Orbital View)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-06-28 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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'Beagle Crater' on Opportunity's Horizon (Orbital View)
PIA08564:
'Beagle Crater' on Opportunity's Horizon (Orbital View)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-09-06 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Closing in on 'Victoria Crater'
PIA08731:
Closing in on 'Victoria Crater'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-09-26 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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This image from the Mars Orbiter Camera aboard NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft shows an overview of 'Victoria Crater' and a portion of the
area NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has covered to reach the
enormous depression
PIA08777:
Overview of Approach to 'Victoria'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-10-06 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Opportunity Traverse Map, 'Eagle' to 'Victoria'
PIA08811:
Opportunity Traverse Map, 'Eagle' to 'Victoria'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-12-13 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Oblique View of Columbia Hills
PIA09087:
Oblique View of Columbia Hills
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-06-28 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Opportunity's Path, Sol 1,215
PIA09691:
Opportunity's Path, Sol 1,215
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-09-21 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Navigation Camera
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Spirit's Travels During its First 238 Martian Days
PIA06872:
Spirit's Travels During its First 238 Martian Days
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-09-11 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Panorama Camera
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This overview of 'Endurance Crater' traces the circuitous path of NASA' Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity from sol 94 (April 29, 2004) to sol 205 (August 21, 2004).
PIA06865:
'Endurance Crater' Overview
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-27 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Panoramic Camera
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NASA Dedicates Martian Landmarks To Apollo 1 Crew
PIA05155:
NASA Dedicates Martian Landmarks To Apollo 1 Crew
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-13 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Thermal Emission Imaging System
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This map shows the estimated location of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit within Gusev Crater, Mars. Engineers targeted Spirit for the center of the blue ellipse.
PIA05055:
Right on Target
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-13 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Thermal Emission Imaging System
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This map shows a close-up look at the estimated location of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit within Gusev Crater, Mars. Measurements taken during the rover's descent by the DSN predicted its landing site to be the spot marked with a black dot.
PIA05056:
Right on Target-2
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-18 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Thermal Emission Imaging System
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The route of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, from its landing site to its location on sol 72 (March 16, 2004) near the rim of the large crater dubbed 'Bonneville' is pictured here on this traverse map.
PIA05581:
To 'Bonneville' and Beyond
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-19 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Thermal Emission Imaging System
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This still from an animation shows the geography of Ma'adim Vallis, a valley or channel that enters Gusev Crater. The view of the crater is from the northwest, which is not the direction from which NASA's Spirit rover approached the crater as it landed.
PIA05590:
Ma'adim Vallis From the Top
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-28 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Thermal Emission Imaging System
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This map illustrates NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's position as of April 26, 2004, near the crater called 'Missoula.' Like a train on a tight schedule, Spirit made regular stops along the way to its ultimate destination, the 'Columbia Hills.'
PIA05834:
Spirit's Express Route to 'Columbia Hills'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-29 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Thermal Emission Imaging System
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This map highlights the path that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit had traveled on April 28, 2004 toward the 'Columbia Hills.'
PIA05836:
Confirming Predictions
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-07-16 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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The red dot labeled 'Sol 134-141' in this map illustrates when and where NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit acquired the 'Santa Anita Panorama.'
PIA06688:
Spirit Traverse Map
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-03-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Mastcam
Panoramic Camera
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This set of images compares rocks seen by NASA's Opportunity rover and Curiosity rover at two different parts of Mars.
PIA16833:
Two Different Aqueous Environments
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-06 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This image composite shows two of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's magnets, the 'capture' magnet (upper portion of left panel) and the 'filter' magnet (lower portion of left panel).
PIA05515:
Rules of Attraction
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This close-up image of a penny shows the degree to which the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit can zoom in on a target.
PIA05093:
Penny for Your Reference
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This image taken by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the powdery soil of Mars in 3-D. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05095:
Martian Soil in 3-D
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-20 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit observes a patch of soil scientists examined at Gusev Crater just after Spirit rolled off the Columbia Memorial Station.
PIA05110:
Super Soil? Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-30 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit close-up look at the martian rock dubbed Adirondack. The rock's smooth and pitted surface is revealed in this first-ever microscopic image of a rock on another planet.
PIA05177:
Adirondack's Finer Side
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-04 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a magnified view of coarse grains sprinkled over a fine layer of sand in Meridiani Planum on Mars.
PIA05207:
Mars Under the Microscope
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-04 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity look at the martian soil of its landing site, Meridiani Planum. Coarse grains are sprinkled over a fine layer of sand.
PIA05208:
Mars Under the Microscope (color)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-04 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows coarse grains sprinkled over a fine layer of sand at its landing site, Meridiani Planum on Mars.
PIA05209:
Mars Under the Microscope (stretched)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-06 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows soil at Meridiani Planum, Mars. The sandy soil is loosely packed.
PIA05213:
Now You See Them, Now You Don't Animation Icon
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Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows a cleaned off portion of the rock dubbed Adirondack. In preparation for grinding into the rock, Spirit wiped off a fine coat of dust with a stainless steel brush located on its rock abrasion tool.
PIA05216:
Shiny and New
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-09 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This sharp, close-up image taken by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's instrument deployment device, or 'arm,' shows a rock target dubbed 'Robert E,' located on the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars.
PIA05237:
Mars Rock Formation Poses Mystery
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-09 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This sharp, close-up image taken by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's instrument deployment device, or 'arm,' shows a rock target dubbed 'Robert E,' located on the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars.
PIA05238:
Mars Rock Formation Poses Mystery-2
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, shows its microscopic imager (circular device) in the middle against the red-hued martian landscape. The microscopic imager is located on the rover's instrument deployment device, or arm.
PIA05270:
Martian Microscope
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Microscopic Imager
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This mosaic image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) shows an extreme close-up of round, blueberry-shaped formations in the martian soil near a part of the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum called Stone Mountain.
PIA05273:
"Berries" on the Ground
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows a rock target dubbed 'Robert E,' on a rock called Stone Mountain at Meridiani Planum, Mars. It is one of the highest-resolution images ever taken while looking at a rock on another planet.
PIA05276:
A Sharp Look at Robert E
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This is 3-D anaglyph, from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows an extreme close-up of round, blueberry-shaped grains on the crater floor near the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum called Stone Mountain. 3D glasses are necessary.
PIA05284:
Eye-popping 'Berries'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This 3-D anaglyph, from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows an extreme close-up of round, blueberry-shaped grains on the crater floor near the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum called Stone Mountain. 3D glasses are necessary.
PIA05285:
More Eye-popping 'Berries'
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Microscopic Imager
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This 3-D anaglyph, from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows an extreme close-up of round, blueberry-shaped grains on the crater floor near the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum called Stone Mountain. 3D glasses are necessary.
PIA05286:
Even More Eye-popping 'Berries'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit microscopic imager, an instrument located on the rover's instrument deployment device, or arm, shows a patch of soil at the target nicknamed Squiggle Dunes.
PIA05288:
Ground Inspection
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-09-29 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Angular Grains of Sand Hint at Short Transport Distance
PIA06410:
Angular Grains of Sand Hint at Short Transport Distance
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-18 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Opportunity rover shows soil clods exposed in the upper wall of the trench dug by its right front wheel. The presence of soil clods implies weak bonding between individual soil grains.
PIA05319:
The Trench Throws a Dirt Clod at Scientists
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Microscopic Imager
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's instrument deployment device or 'arm', shows the crater floor at Meridiani Planum, Mars. Grains of soil on the floor appear sand-sized with millimeter-sized pebbles on top.
PIA05324:
Tiny Pebbles
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Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity 's instrument deployment device, or 'arm,' reveals shiny, spherical objects embedded within the trench wall at Meridiani Planum, Mars.
PIA05326:
The Mystery of the Sparkling Spheres
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Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity 's instrument deployment device, or 'arm,' shows the partial clotting or cement-like properties of the sand-sized grains within the wall trenched by the rover.
PIA05331:
"Stucco" Walls
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Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity 's instrument deployment device, or 'arm,' shows partial 'clodding' or cementation of the sand-sized grains within twall trenched by the rover.
PIA05332:
"Stucco" Walls-2
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Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the troughs between the waves of windblown soil that characterize the surface of Gusev Crater. The fine-grained soil, combined with coarse grains indicate that waves are geologic features known as ripples.
PIA05454:
The Answer is in the Crests and Troughs
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Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the tops or crests of the waves of windblown soil that characterize the surface of Gusev Crater. The fine-grained soil, combined with coarse grains indicate that waves are geologic features known as ripples.
PIA05455:
The Answer is in the Crests and Troughs -2
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Microscopic Imager
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This image, taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, shows a geological feature dubbed 'Robert E.' Light from the top is illuminating the feature, which is located within the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars.
PIA05473:
Focused on Robert E
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Microscopic Imager
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This image, taken by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, shows a geological region of the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars dubbed 'El Capitan.' Light from the top is illuminating the region.
PIA05474:
Focus on El Capitan
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Microscopic Imager
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This image, taken by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, shows a geological region of the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars dubbed 'El Capitan.' Light from the top is illuminating the region.
PIA05475:
Focus on El Capitan-2
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Microscopic Imager
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This image, taken by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, shows a geological region of the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars dubbed 'El Capitan.' Light from the top is illuminating the region.
PIA05476:
Focus on El Capitan-3
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Microscopic Imager
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The microscopic imager onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, shows a portion of the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars, dubbed 'Guadalupe.'
PIA05479:
Focus on Guadalupe
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Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows an extreme close-up of the 'El Capitan' region, part of the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars. This region appears laminated, or composed of layers of firmly united material.
PIA05480:
Larger Grains Suggest Presence of Fluid
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Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a close-up of the region dubbed 'El Capitan,' which lies within the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars. A spherule, or sphere-shaped grain, is penetrating the interior of a small cavity called a vug.
PIA05481:
Which Came First? Vug or Spherule?
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Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the shapes of the vugs, or small cavities, located on the region dubbed 'El Capitan.' The region is part of the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars.
PIA05493:
Vugs Provide Clues to Martian Past
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Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows its 'capture magnet,' which attracts atmospheric dust particles from its front deck. Lighter-colored area are clean sections are virtually free of dust, and dark areas are places where dust has collected.
PIA05496:
Mars Magnet Hits the Bull's-Eye
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This microscopic image was taken at the outcrop region dubbed 'El Capitan' near NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's landing site reveals millimeter-scale layers running horizontally.
PIA05585:
'Blueberry' Layers Indicate Watery Origins
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This microscopic image, taken at the outcrop region dubbed 'Berry Bowl' near NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's landing site, shows the sphere-like grains or 'blueberries' that fill Berry Bowl.
PIA05586:
'Blueberry' Triplets Born in Rock
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this microscopic image of the drift dubbed 'Serpent' on Mars after successfully digging into the side of the drift. The drift is dominated by larger pea-shaped particles.
PIA05597:
A Double Take at "Serpent" Drift
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this microscopic image of the drift dubbed 'Serpent' on Mars after successfully digging into the side of the drift. The drift is dominated by larger pea-shaped particles.
PIA05598:
A Double Take at 'Serpent' Drift
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A microscopic image shows variability of grain size, medium-sized, well rounded and sorted, within a parallel-stratified portion of the 'Slickrock' area in the martian rock outcrop examined by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
PIA05622:
Grain Size Variability in Rock Layers
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This magnified view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity of a portion of a martian rock called 'Upper Dells' shows fine layers (laminae) that are truncated, discordant and at angles to each other. Eight spherules are embedded in the rock.
PIA05624:
"Upper Dells" Clues to Watery History
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This image of 'Punaluu' named after the white sand beaches of Hawaii, was taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity showing irregularly shaped, light-colored, millimeter-sized (0.04 inch) clasts, or particles, in a fine-grained soil.
PIA05646:
'Lanikai' Under the Microscope
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's 'Eagle Crater' soil survey displays a mixture of light and dark soil units with several different types of clasts, or particles, held in surrounding fine-grained sands.
PIA05649:
'Cookies and Cream' Under the Microscope
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The image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity illustrates the tremendous variety of soil types and shapes found in Eagle Crater on Mars.
PIA05651:
No Two Soil Patches Are Alike
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Microscopic Imager
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This 3-D image taken by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a close-up of the center of the rock abrasion tool hole, ground into 'Bounce.' 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05687:
A Crack Runs Through It
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit acquired this microscopic imager view of its capture magnet on April 6, 2004. The magnets' primary purpose is to collect the martian magnetic dust so it can be analyzied with the rover's Moessbauer spectrometers.
PIA05730:
Martian Magnets Under the Microscope
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This image was taken by the microscopic imager onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on sol 99 (April 13, 2004). It is a close-up look at a portion of the rock called 'Route 66,' which was brushed by the rover's rock abrasion tool.
PIA05761:
Smooth Side of 'Route 66'
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This image taken by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the hole drilled by the rover's rock abrasion tool into the rock dubbed 'Pilbara.' The process left a pile of rock powder around the side of the hole.
PIA05824:
'Blueberry' Exposed
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the hole drilled by the rover's rock abrasion tool into the rock dubbed 'Pilbara.' A sliced 'blueberry,' or spherule, which is darker and harder than the rest of the rock is visible.
PIA05831:
Door to 'Pilbara'
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This mosaic of four images from the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the freshly exposed interior of a rock dubbed 'Lion Stone' after the rover's rock abrasion tool ground away a circular patch of the rock's surface.
PIA05978:
Rock Interior Exposed Near 'Endurance'
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This image was taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity showing 'Panoramic Position 2' on the southeast side of the rim of 'Endurance' Crater on Mars.
PIA06017:
Are Ripples a Sign of Water?
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took the images that make up this mosaic with its microscopic imager on June 14, 2004. The target is a rock called 'Tennessee,' which was drilled into by the rover's rock abrasion tool.
PIA06287:
A Hole in 'Tennessee'
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a contact line between two distinct layers of rock inside 'Endurance Crater.' The layers are defined by subtle color and texture variations and represent separate chapters in Mars' history.
PIA06309:
Microscopic Image Inside 'Endurance'
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A 'Pot of Gold' Rich with Nuggets
PIA06312:
A 'Pot of Gold' Rich with Nuggets
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A 'Pot of Gold' Rich with Nuggets (Sol 163)
PIA06313:
A 'Pot of Gold' Rich with Nuggets (Sol 163)
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the finely-laminated target called 'Cobble Hill' at 'Endurance Crater.' The circle is where the rover's rock abrasion tool cut away the rock's surface to expose the interior.
PIA06319:
'Cobble Hill' Profile
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A 'Pot of Gold' Rich with Nuggets (Sol 163-2)
PIA06320:
A 'Pot of Gold' Rich with Nuggets (Sol 163-2)
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'String of Pearls' Up-Close
PIA06382:
'String of Pearls' Up-Close
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This mosaic image taken on June 24, 2004 by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rock abrasion tool target 'London.'
PIA06383:
Looking into "London"
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This microscopic imager mosaic of the rock called 'Diamond Jenness' was snapped on sol 177, 2004, before NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity ground into the surface with its rock abrasion tool, or 'Rat.'
PIA06748:
'Diamond Jenness': Before the Grind
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rock dubbed 'Diamond Jenness.' It was taken on sol 177 (July 23, 2004) after the rover first ground into the rock with its rock abrasion tool, or 'Rat.'
PIA06749:
'Diamond Jenness': After the Grind
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This microscopic imager mosaic of the target area called 'Diamond Jenness' was taken after NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity ground into the surface with its rock abrasion tool for a second time.
PIA06750:
'Diamond Jenness': A Tough Grind
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This mosaic was produced from pictures taken with the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on June 29, 2004. It shows one of a series of holes ground by the rover's rock abrasion tool in 'Endurance Crater' on Mars.
PIA06752:
A Hole in 'Kettlestone'
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This mosaic, featuring the rock target dubbed 'Bylot,' was acquired by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on Aug. 9, 2004. Seen are spherules and dark sand partially covering rock.
PIA06762:
Browsing at 'Bylot'
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity examined a type of rougher-textured, lighter-colored round pebbles related to the smoother, darker spherules nicknamed 'blueberries' inside 'Endurance Crater' on Mars.
PIA06778:
'Blueberries' and 'Popcorn'
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This view from the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a type of light-colored, rough-textured spherules scientists call 'popcorn' in contrast to the darker, smoother spherules called 'blueberries.'
PIA06779:
'Blueberries' Inside 'Popcorn'
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a target dubbed 'Grindstone' on a rock called 'Manitoba' in 'Endurance Crater.' Opportunity dug a hole into the target with its rock abrasion tool.
PIA06784:
Grinding 'Grindstone'
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a target dubbed 'Drammensfjorden' on a rock called 'Millstone' in 'Endurance Crater.' Opportunity dug a hole into the target with its rock abrasion tool.
PIA06785:
'Drammensfjorden' Up Close
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This 3-D, microscopic imager mosaic of a target area on a rock called 'Diamond Jenness' was taken after NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity ground into the surface with its rock abrasion tool for a second time. 3D glasses are necessary.
PIA06786:
'Diamond' in 3-D
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a target dubbed 'Campbell' on a rock called 'MacKenzie' in 'Endurance Crater.' Opportunity dug a hole into the target with its rock abrasion tool.
PIA06787:
'Campbell' Up Close
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a target dubbed 'Tuktoyuktuk' on a rock called 'Inuvik' in 'Endurance Crater.' Opportunity dug a hole into the target with its rock abrasion tool.
PIA06788:
'Tuktoyuktuk' Up Close
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This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a target dubbed 'Bylot' on the slopes of 'Endurance Crater.' Opportunity dug a hole into the target with its rock abrasion tool.
PIA06789:
'Bylot' Up Close
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