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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-01-03 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Panoramic Camera
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Spirit View of 'Wishstone' (False Color)
PIA07191:
Spirit View of 'Wishstone' (False Color)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-12-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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This graph shows the seasonal trend of air temperatures 100 meters (328 feet) above NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity from late summer to mid-winter of Mars' southern hemisphere.
PIA07103:
Seasonal Air Temperatures Above Opportunity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-03 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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The colored dots in this image mosaic NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity denote thermal data in features that make up the impact crater known as 'Endurance' on Mars.
PIA06015:
The Temperature of "Endurance"
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-05-17 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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Surface composition in 'Endurance Crater' is mapped with color-coded interpretation of data from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The information has been overlaid onto a view of a crater on Mars.
PIA05933:
Seeing 'Endurance' Through Infrared Eyes
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-05-17 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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Temperature information from the miniature thermal emission spectrometer on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is overlaid onto a view of the site from Spirit's panoramic camera indicating rates of change in surface temperatures during a martian day.
PIA05932:
Temperature Map, "Bonneville Crater" (4:39 p.m.)
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.175 MB)     JPEG (364.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2004-05-17 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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Temperature information from the miniature thermal emission spectrometer on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is overlaid onto a view of the site from Spirit's panoramic camera indicating rates of change in surface temperatures during a martian day.
PIA05931:
Temperature Map, "Bonneville Crater" (2:35 p.m.)
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.323 MB)     JPEG (398.4 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2004-05-17 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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Rates of change in surface temperatures during a martian day indicate differences in particle size in and near 'Bonneville Crater' as shown in this image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) taken in 2004.
PIA05930:
Temperature Map, "Bonneville Crater" (1:35 p.m.)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-05-17 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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Temperature information from the miniature thermal emission spectrometer on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is overlaid onto a view of the site from Spirit's panoramic camera indicating rates of change in surface temperatures during a martian day.
PIA05929:
Temperature Map, "Bonneville Crater" (11:49 a.m.)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-05-17 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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Temperature information from the miniature thermal emission spectrometer on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is overlaid onto a view of the site from Spirit's panoramic camera indicating rates of change in surface temperatures during a martian day.
PIA05928:
Temperature Map, "Bonneville Crater" (10:15 a.m.)
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.273 MB)     JPEG (387 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2004-05-17 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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Temperature information from the miniature thermal emission spectrometer on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is overlaid onto a view of the site from Spirit's panoramic camera indicating rates of change in surface temperatures during a martian day.
PIA05927:
Temperature Map, "Bonneville Crater"
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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The mineralogy of
PIA05758:
Recipe for 'Bounce' Rock
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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The mineralogy of 'Bounce' rock was determined by fitting spectra from laboratory minerals to the spectrum of Bounce taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity including pyroxene, plagioclase and olivine commonly found in basaltic volcanic rocks.
PIA05757:
Best Fit for 'Bounce'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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This graph shows the light signatures, or spectra, of two sides of the rock dubbed 'Bounce,' located at Meridiani Planum, Mars. The spectra were taken by the miniature thermal emission spectrometer onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
PIA05756:
'RAT' Leaves a Fine Mess
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-01 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Panoramic Camera
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows a daisy pattern created by the rover's rock abrasion tool on the surface of 'Mazatzal.' The pattern was made as the rover brushed dust off enough area on the rock to form the pattern.
PIA05673:
Daisy in Full Bloom on "Mazatzal"
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-31 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Microscopic Imager
Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This mosaic, created from four images taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's microscopic imager, outlines the target on 'Bounce' rock that the rover's rock abrasion tool later abraded.
PIA05660:
Eye on "Bounce"
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-27 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Hazcam
Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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This image from the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity focuses on a target called 'Goal 5' a wind-rippled spot on the upper part of the crater, higher in hematite content compared to other soils within the crater.
PIA05645:
Ebony and Ivory
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-13 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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This figure derived from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the first ever atmospheric temperature profile measured from the top of the Mars atmosphere all the way to the surface.
PIA05559:
A Full Profile on Mars Temperature
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-13 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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Footprints from Above
PIA05558:
Footprints from Above
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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This image shows the hematite abundance map for a portion of the Meridiani Planum rock outcrop called 'Echo' near where NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landed. Portions of the inner crater wall in this region appear rich in hematite (red).
PIA05550:
Hematite Abundance Map at Echo
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Navigation Camera
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These maps, acquired from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity prior to the rover's roll-off, show the five locations the rover visited along the Meridiani Planum rock outcrop (dubbed 'Alpha,' 'Bravo,' 'Charlie,' Delta,' and 'Echo').
PIA05549:
Patches of Hematite
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Panoramic Camera
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These maps from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's panoramic camera mast assembly, show the hematite abundance as detected by the instrument from inside the crater at Opportunity's landing site.
PIA05548:
Here-a-Hematite, There-a-Hematite
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.278 MB)     JPEG (488.5 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-05 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Navigation Camera
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rock dubbed 'Humphrey' and the circular areas on the rock that were wiped off by the rover before drilling into the rock with its rock abrasion tool, exposing fresh rock underneath.
PIA05502:
Rock Dusting Leaves "Mickey Mouse" Mark
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-02 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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These plots, or spectra, show that the rock collection dubbed 'El Capitan' near NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's landing site at Meridiani Planum, Mars, consists of three primary mineral groups, sulfate, silicates, and oxides.
PIA05472:
"El Capitan" Exposed!
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Panoramic Camera
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This hematite abundance index map helps geologists choose hematite-rich locations to visit around NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's landing site. Blue dots equal areas low in hematite and red dots equal areas high in hematite.
PIA05289:
Red Marks the Spot
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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This graph shows atmospheric temperatures above the surface of Mars at Gusev Crater, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's landing site. The color red denotes warmer temperatures, while blue is cooler. Red and yellow waves of represent pockets of heat.
PIA05272:
Martian Heat on the Rise
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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This graph shows that the air 30 meters above the surface of Mars at Gusev Crater, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's landing site, is hotter and fluctuates in temperature to a larger degree than the air higher up at 500 meters.
PIA05271:
The Heat Below
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-04 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Panoramic Camera
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This map of a portion of the small crater currently encircling NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows where crystalline hematite resides. Red and orange patches indicate high levels of iron-bearing mineral, while blue and green denote low levels.
PIA05204:
Thar be Hematite!
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-31 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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This spectrum captured by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's mini-thermal emission spectrometer shows the presence of grey hematite in the martian soil at Meridiani Planum, Mars.
PIA05179:
Hematite on Mars!
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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These temperature profiles were derived from data taken by the mini-thermal emission spectrometer onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit showing the temperature above the surface of Mars at three different points in time.
PIA05085:
The Unpredictable Weather on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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A view of the sky as observed by the mini-thermal emission spectrometer onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. This instrument detects the different wavelengths of infrared light emitted by an object producing a graph called a spectrum.
PIA05084:
What Makes Up a Martian Sky?
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-09 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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Spectra of martian dust taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's mini-thermal emission spectrometer are compared to that of the orbital Mars Global Surveyor's thermal emission spectrometer which are in excellent agreement.
PIA05030:
Dust Spectra from Above and Below
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-09 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
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This image shows the martian terrain through the eyes of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's mini-thermal emission spectrometer, an instrument that detects the infrared light, or heat, emitted by objects. Red represents warmer regions and blue, cool.
PIA05029:
Mars Through Infrared Eyes of Spirit-3
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