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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 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 2004-02-06 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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 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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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-26 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-26 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-19 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-09 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-04-15 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-25 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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A 'Pot of Gold' Rich with Nuggets
PIA06312:
A 'Pot of Gold' Rich with Nuggets
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-25 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-25 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-07-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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'String of Pearls' Up-Close
PIA06382:
'String of Pearls' Up-Close
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-20 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Sweeping the Dust Away
PIA06791:
Sweeping the Dust Away
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-20 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Grinding into Soft, Powdery Rock
PIA06792:
Grinding into Soft, Powdery Rock
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-10-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Layered Outcrops in Gusev Crater
PIA06936:
Layered Outcrops in Gusev Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-11-04 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Close-up of 'Tetl' Layers
PIA07022:
Close-up of 'Tetl' Layers
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-11-04 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this close-up examination of a freshly exposed area of a rock called 'Uchben' in the 'Columbia Hills' of Mars to reveal an assortment of particle shapes and sizes. This image was taken on Oct. 22, 2004.
PIA07023:
Mix of Particles in "Uchben" Close-up
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-11-30 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Closeup View of Compacted Soil
PIA07082:
Closeup View of Compacted Soil
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-12-30 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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A Rock Like None Before, Brushed
PIA07186:
A Rock Like None Before, Brushed
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-01-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Brushed Target on Rock
PIA07260:
Brushed Target on Rock "Champagne" in Gusev Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-01-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Abraded Target on Rock
PIA07261:
Abraded Target on Rock "Champagne" in Gusev Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-01-25 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Dust Accumulation on Mars
PIA07301:
Dust Accumulation on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-05-24 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Close-up of 'Davis' on 'Jibsheet' Outcrop
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Close-up of 'Davis' on 'Jibsheet' Outcrop
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-05-24 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Close-up of 'Keystone' on 'Methuselah' Outcrop
PIA07977:
Close-up of 'Keystone' on 'Methuselah' Outcrop
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-05-24 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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Texture of Rock at 'Jibsheet'
PIA07979:
Texture of Rock at 'Jibsheet'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-09-01 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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On Aug. 3, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its microscopic imager to take this mosaic of the rock 'Haussmann.' The rounded nature of the pebbles indicates that they were eroded on the surface before being embedded into the rock.
PIA04196:
Focus on 'Rue Legendre'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-02-02 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its microscopic imager to capture this spectacular, jagged mini-landscape on a rock called 'GongGong.'
PIA02157:
Hardened Lava Meets Wind on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-05-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This image shows two shallow, circular holes - one above and one below - that meet in the middle to form an indentation shaped like a figure eight in the Martian soil. The holes are within a larger circular area created by the rock abrasion tool
PIA08455:
Looking for Changes in Soil over Time
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-06-28 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Microscopic Imager
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NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a particularly bright-looking part of the rock Halley, on Mars. Chemical composition of the bright spots is suggestive of a calcium sulfate mineral.
PIA08566:
Spirit Examines Light-Toned 'Halley' (Microscopic Image)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-12-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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'King George Island' Brushed
PIA09092:
'King George Island' Brushed
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-06-03 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This panorama of images from the Spirit rover, taken on Sol 1925 (June 2, 2009), is helping engineers assess the rover's current state and plan her extraction from the soft soil in the region now called 'Troy.'
PIA12102:
Spirit Photographs Her Underbelly, SOL 1925
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-08-21 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This stereo view combines a pair of images taken by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,925th Martian day (sol) of Spirit's mission on Mars (June 2, 2009). 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA12180:
Spirit's View of Own Underbelly, (Sol 1925 Stereo)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-08-21 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This stereo view combines a pair of images taken two months apart by the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA12181:
Spirit's View of Own Underbelly, (Stereo from Two Sols)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-08-21 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
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This mosaic image was taken with the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit to get a look underneath the rover.
PIA12182:
Spirit's View of Own Underbelly, Sol 1990
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-02-17 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
Moessbauer Spectrometer
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This elevation map of a soil target called 'Peak' was created from images taken by the microscopic imager located on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's instrument deployment device or 'arm.'
PIA05303:
Map of Moessbauer Placement
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Microscopic Imager
Moessbauer Spectrometer
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This image, taken by the microscopic imager onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, reveals an imprint left on martian soil by another instrument, the Moessbauer spectrometer. The imprint is within the rover wheel track named 'Middle of Road.'
PIA05313:
Mark of the Moessbauer
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-09-24 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
Moessbauer Spectrometer
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Sampling Martian Soil
PIA06881:
Sampling Martian Soil
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-09-24 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
Moessbauer Spectrometer
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover microscopic imager onboard Spirit revealed a gap less than half an inch in the imprint left behind in the soil. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA06882:
Sampling Martian Soil (3-D)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-09 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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The holes seen here were created by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's rock abrasion tool. The mosaic, created on March 7, 2004, is the first of its kind of an abraded surface on Mars.
PIA05523:
The Biggest Microscopic Image Ever
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-09 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This image shows a zoomed-in views of the rock dubbed 'Humphrey' following its successful grinding with NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's rock abrasion tool.
PIA05522:
Focus on "Humphrey" Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-05 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
Microscopic Imager
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a close-up look at the rock dubbed 'Humphrey.' The image was taken after the rover drilled into the rock with its rock abrasion tool, exposing fresh rock underneath.
PIA05500:
Humphrey on the Inside
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Microscopic Imager
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This close-up image taken by the microscopic imager onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rock dubbed Adirondack after a portion of its surface was ground off by the rover's rock abrasion tool.
PIA05241:
Inner Adirondack
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Microscopic Imager
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This 3D anaglyph, from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows a microscopic image taken of the rock called Adirondack. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05277:
A Clean Adirondack (3-D)
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Microscopic Imager
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This 3D anaglyph, from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows a microscopic image taken of the rock called Adirondack. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05278:
Adirondack Post-Drill (3-D)
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Microscopic Imager
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took the four images that make up this mosaic that reveals the drilled surface of the target called 'New York' on the rock dubbed 'Mazatzal.'
PIA05658:
A Tough Grind
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Microscopic Imager
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This microscopic image mosaic was created by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit after it had completed a second grind with its rock abrasion tool at the target 'New York' on the rock named 'Mazatzal.'
PIA05661:
A Grind Well Done
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Microscopic Imager
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This enhanced-color image NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rock dubbed 'Mazatzal' after a portion of its surface was brushed clean by the rover's rock abrasion tool. The reddish material on the left is the original dust coating.
PIA05679:
'Mazatzal's' Sparkly Self
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Microscopic Imager
Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT)
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This close-up image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's microscopic imager shows a section of the hole drilled into the rock dubbed 'Mazatzal' after the hole was ground for a second time.
PIA05680:
'Mazatzal's' Many Coats
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.)
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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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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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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.)
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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.)
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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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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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Moessbauer Spectrometer
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This image taken at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the Moessbauer spectrometer, an instrument on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit that detects iron-bearing minerals in martian rocks and soil.
PIA05111:
Powerful Yet Tiny Machine
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Moessbauer Spectrometer
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This spectrum captured by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the presence of three different iron-bearing minerals in the soil at the rover's landing site. One mineral has been identified as olivine, a shiny green rock commonly found in lava.
PIA05112:
Mysterious Lava Mineral on Mars
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Moessbauer Spectrometer
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A spectrum from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reveals the different iron-containing minerals that makeup the martian rock dubbed Adirondack.
PIA05174:
Adirondack's Inner Self
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Moessbauer Spectrometer
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Spirit, Too, Finds Hematite
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Spirit, Too, Finds Hematite
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Moessbauer Spectrometer
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Water-Signature Mineral Found by Spirit
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Water-Signature Mineral Found by Spirit
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Moessbauer Spectrometer
Panoramic Camera
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This close-up image of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's instrument deployment device, or 'arm,' shows the donut-shaped plate on the Moessbauer spectrometer.
PIA05302:
Moessbauer Close-Up
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Navigation Camera
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This pair of pieced-together images was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, looking aft on March 6, 2004. It reveals the long and rocky path of nearly 787 feet that Spirit had traveled since safely arriving at Gusev Crater on Jan. 3, 2004.
PIA05525:
A Long Way From Home
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Navigation Camera
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This 360-degree navigation camera mosaic was taken by Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on March 9, 2004, after a drive that brought the rover to less than 20 meters (66 feet) from the rim of the crater nicknamed 'Bonneville.'
PIA05524:
A Glimpse of What's to Come
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Navigation Camera
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This image of a rock called 'Humphrey' was taken by the NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on Mars. Likely a basaltic rock, the fractures are thought to have been caused by the impact as it was hurled from the crater to its current resting place.
PIA05466:
Heading for Humphrey
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Navigation Camera
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rocky path lying due east of the rover. Boulders as large as 1.6 feet dot the landscape here near Bonneville Crater. The east hills, over 1.3 miles away, can be seen to the far right.
PIA05519:
Some Rocky Road Please
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Navigation Camera
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This cylindrical-projection mosaic was assembled from images taken by the navigation camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on sol 107 (April 21, 2004) at a region dubbed 'site 32.' Spirit is sitting east of 'Missoula Crater' on the outer plains.
PIA05810:
Spirit's View on Sol 107 (left eye)
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Navigation Camera
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This mosaic from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows a 360 degree panoramic view of the rover on the surface of Mars.
PIA04980:
First Look at Spirit on Mars
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Navigation Camera
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit represents an overhead view of the rover on the surface of Mars.
PIA04983:
View From Above Spirit on Mars
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Navigation Camera
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This mosaic image taken by the navigation camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has been reprocessed to project a clear overhead view of the rover on the surface of Mars.
PIA04988:
View From Above Spirit on Mars-2
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Navigation Camera
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This mosaic image taken by the navigation camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has been further processed, resulting in a significantly improved 360 degree panoramic view of the rover on the surface of Mars.
PIA04989:
First Look at Spirit on Mars-2
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Navigation Camera
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the left panorama of the rover's landing site.
PIA04991:
Left Panorama of Spirit's Landing Site
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Navigation Camera
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This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the right panorama of the rover's landing site.
PIA04992:
Right Panorama of Spirit's Landing Site
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Navigation Camera
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This sprawling look at the martian landscape surrounding the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is the first 3-D stereo image from the rover's navigation camera. 'Sleepy Hollow' can be seen to center left of the image. 3D glasses are necessary.
PIA04993:
First 3-D Panorama of Spirit's Landing Site
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Navigation Camera
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This image, taken by the navigation camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows the airbags used to protect the rover during landing in 2004. One bright, dust-covered bag is slightly puffed up against the lander.
PIA05002:
Airbag Deflates on Mars
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Navigation Camera
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A plaque commemorating the astronauts who died in the tragic accident of the Space Shuttle Columbia is mounted on the back of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's high-gain antenna.
PIA05009:
Plaque on Spirit Honors Columbia Astronauts
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Navigation Camera
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This cylindrical-projection mosaic was assembled from images taken by the navigation camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on sol 107 (April 21, 2004) at a region dubbed 'site 32.' Spirit is sitting east of 'Missoula Crater' on the outer plains.
PIA05808:
Spirit's View on Sol 107
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Navigation Camera
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Spirit, shows before and after its automated stand-up process. After standing up, the rover is approximately 12 inches higher off of the lander, resulting in a better view of the surrounding terrain.
PIA05032:
From Spirit's Perspective (Animation) Animation Icon
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Navigation Camera
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This anaglyph from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, shows the rover's lander and, in the background, the surrounding martian terrain. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05038:
Martian Landscape in 3-D
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Navigation Camera
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This mosaic image taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit represents an overhead view of the rover as it prepares to roll off the lander and onto the martian surface.
PIA05044:
"Bird's Eye" View of Egress
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Navigation Camera
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This image shows a screenshot from the software used by engineers to drive NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. The software simulates the rover's movements across the martian terrain, helping to plot a safe course for the rover.
PIA05063:
Virtual Rover Takes its First Turn
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Navigation Camera
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This image shows a screenshot from the software used by engineers to drive NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. The software simulates the rover's movements across the martian terrain, helping to plot a safe course for the rover.
PIA05064:
Belly Dancing on Mars
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Navigation Camera
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This image shows the view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit after it successfully completed a 115 degree turn to face northwest, the direction it will roll off the lander.
PIA05080:
Ready to Roll-2
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Navigation Camera
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This overhead polar image was captured after NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took a few baby rolls away from the spacecraft that bore it millions of miles to Mars in 2004. The empty lander is seen to the right of the rover.
PIA05091:
Spirit and Its Now-Empty Mother Ship
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Navigation Camera
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This image shows a screenshot from the software used by engineers to test and drive NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. The rover drove toward its first rock target, a mountain-shaped rock called Adirondack.
PIA05101:
Virtual Rover Drives Toward Rock
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Navigation Camera
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove itself 3 feet out of 21 feet at Gusev Crater, Mars, on Feb. 8, 2004. This image shows the tracks it created in the martian soil as it drove straight ahead, then to the left.
PIA05240:
Spirit Self-motivates
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Navigation Camera
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This is a three-dimensional stereo anaglyph of an image taken by the front navigation camera onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, showing an interesting patch of rippled soil. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA05249:
Ripples in The Soil
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