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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-09-01 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Spirit rover took this image from the summit of 'Husband Hill,' where three dust devils are clearly visible in the plains of Gusev Crater.
PIA04185:
A Great Place to Watch the Weather
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This anaglyph from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover, Spiriti, was taken from the summit of 'Husband Hill,' three dust devils are clearly visible in the plains of Gusev Crater. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA04186:
A Great Place to Watch the Weather (3-D)
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NASA's Spirit rover took this image from the summit of 'Husband Hill,' where three dust devils are clearly visible in the plains of Gusev Crater.
PIA04187:
A Great Place to Watch the Weather (vertical)
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NASA's Spirit rover took this image from the summit of 'Husband Hill,' where three dust devils are clearly visible in the plains of Gusev Crater.
PIA04188:
A Great Place to Watch the Weather (polar)
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On Aug. 21, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its navigation camera to record this scene on the day the rover arrived at the crest area of 'Husband Hill' inside Gusev Crater.
PIA04194:
Windy Summit and Plains in Gusev
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This view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit taken on Oct 7, 2005 looked back at the long and winding trail of twin wheel tracks the rover created to get to the top of 'Husband Hill' perched on a lofty, rock-strewn incline.
PIA03057:
Looking Back at Spirit's Trail to the Summit
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Before moving on to explore more of Mars, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit looked back at the long and winding trail of twin wheel tracks the rover created to get to the top of 'Husband Hill.' 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03058:
Looking Back at Spirit's Trail to the Summit (Stereo)
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This view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit taken on Oct 7, 2005 looked back at the long and winding trail of twin wheel tracks the rover created to get to the top of 'Husband Hill' perched on a lofty, rock-strewn incline.
PIA03059:
Looking Back at Spirit's Trail to the Summit (Vertical)
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This false-color view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit taken on Oct 7, 2005 looked back at the long and winding trail of twin wheel tracks the rover created to get to the top of 'Husband Hill' perched on a lofty, rock-strewn incline.
PIA03060:
Looking Back at Spirit's Trail to the Summit (Polar)
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This view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit taken on Oct 16, 2005 shows where the rover explored Gusev Crater on Mars.
PIA03061:
After Conquering 'Husband Hill,' Spirit Moves On
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This anaglyph from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit taken on Oct 16, 2005 shows where the rover explored Gusev Crater on Mars.
PIA03062:
After Conquering 'Husband Hill,' Spirit Moves On (Stereo)
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This view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit taken on Oct 16, 2005 shows where the rover explored Gusev Crater on Mars.
PIA03063:
After Conquering 'Husband Hill,' Spirit Moves On (Vertical)
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This polar projection from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit taken on Oct 16, 2005 shows where the rover explored Gusev Crater on Mars.
PIA03064:
After Conquering 'Husband Hill,' Spirit Moves On (Polar)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-03-23 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Light-toned soil deposits might be widely distributed on the flanks and valley floors of the 'Columbia Hills' region in Gusev Crater. The salts may record past presence of water, as they are easily mobilized and concentrated in liquid solution
PIA08012:
Bright Soil Near 'McCool': Salty Deja Vu?
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-11-21 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This synthetic image of NASA's Spirit Mars Exploration Rover in the 'Columbia Hills' was produced using 'Virtual Presence in Space' technology.
PIA03230:
Special-Effects Spirit in "Columbia Hills"
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-11-22 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This black and white image shows a rocky view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit taken on Nov 8, 2005. A superimposed computer image of the rover is seen to help scientist and engineers to plan a path for the rover.
PIA03234:
Simulated View for Rover Activity Planning
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-03-01 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit recorded this view in February 2006 while approaching the northwestern edge of 'Home Plate,' a circular plateau-like area of bright, layered outcrop material.
PIA02399:
Rover Team Decides: Safety First
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In time to survive the Martian winter, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has driven to and parked on a north-facing slope in the 'Columbia Hills.' Spirit acquired the images in this mosaic on April 11, 2006.
PIA08096:
Spirit Greets New Terrain, New Season on Mars
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Disturbed Soil Along the Path from 'Tyrone'(Panorama)
PIA08497:
Disturbed Soil Along the Path from 'Tyrone'(Panorama)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-04-16 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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On sol 1120 (February 26, 2007), the navigation camera aboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured one of the best dust devils it's seen in its three-plus year mission.
PIA09260:
Dust Devils Whip by Spirit Animation Icon
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Spirit Feels Dust Gust
PIA09261:
Spirit Feels Dust Gust Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-02-02 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Spirit Near
PIA11779:
Spirit Near "Stapledon" on Sol 1802 (Polar)
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Spirit Near
PIA11781:
Spirit Near "Stapledon" on Sol 1802 (Stereo)
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Spirit Near
PIA11780:
Spirit Near "Stapledon" on Sol 1802 (Vertical)
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Spirit Near
PIA11782:
Spirit Near "Stapledon" on Sol 1802
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Very Dusty Solar Panel on Spirit, Sol 1811
PIA11798:
Very Dusty Solar Panel on Spirit, Sol 1811
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Spirit Solar Panel on Sol 1813, Still Very Dusty
PIA11799:
Spirit Solar Panel on Sol 1813, Still Very Dusty
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-02-17 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its navigation camera to take the images assembled into this stereo, 120-degree view southward after a short drive on February 3, 2009. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA11803:
Spirit Beside 'Home Plate,' Sol 1809 (Stereo)
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Spirit Beside 'Home Plate,' Sol 1809
PIA11804:
Spirit Beside 'Home Plate,' Sol 1809
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-03-26 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took the images combined to make this stereo view on March 21, 2009. West is at the center, where a dust devil is visible in the distance. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA11960:
Dust Devil in Spirit's View Ahead on Sol 1854 (Stereo)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took these images that have been combined into this stereo, 180-degree view of the rover's surroundings on March 23, 2009. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA11962:
New Record Five-Wheel Drive, Spirit's Sol 1856 (Stereo)
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Dust Devil in Spirit's View Ahead on Sol 1854
PIA11961:
Dust Devil in Spirit's View Ahead on Sol 1854
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New Record Five-Wheel Drive, Spirit's Sol 1856
PIA11963:
New Record Five-Wheel Drive, Spirit's Sol 1856
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Spirit's View Beside 'Home Plate' on Sol 1823
PIA11972:
Spirit's View Beside 'Home Plate' on Sol 1823
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity combined images into this stereo, 360-degree view on March 28-30, 2009. In this view, the western edge of Home Plate is on the portion of the horizon farthest to the left. 3D glasses are necessary.
PIA11977:
View Ahead After Spirit's Sol 1861 Drive (Stereo)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its navigation camera to take the images that have been combined into this stereo, full-circle view of the rover's surroundings on March 10, 2009. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA11973:
Time for a Change; Spirit's View on Sol 1843 (Stereo)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its navigation camera to take the images that have been combined into this stereo, 180-degree view of the rover's surroundings on Feb. 17, 2009. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA11971:
Spirit's View Beside 'Home Plate' on Sol 1823 (Stereo)
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Time for a Change; Spirit's View on Sol 1843
PIA11974:
Time for a Change; Spirit's View on Sol 1843
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View Ahead After Spirit's Sol 1861 Drive
PIA11978:
View Ahead After Spirit's Sol 1861 Drive
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Time for a Change; Spirit's View on Sol 1843 (Polar)
PIA11975:
Time for a Change; Spirit's View on Sol 1843 (Polar)
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Time for a Change; Spirit's View on Sol 1843 (Vertical)
PIA11976:
Time for a Change; Spirit's View on Sol 1843 (Vertical)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its navigation camera to capture this view of the terrain toward the southeast from the location Spirit reached on the 1,871st Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission on Mars (April 8, 2009).
PIA11996:
'Von Braun' Mound in Spirit's Drive Direction
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Researchers used the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit to look for dust devils near the rover during the mission's 1,919th Martian day, or sol (May 27, 2009).
PIA12120:
Huge Dust Devil Northwest of Spirit, Sol 1919
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The navigation camera on NASA's Spirit caught this stereo view of a dust devil during the on May 21, 2009. The view is to the west from Spirit's position at the 'Troy' location where Spirit had become embedded a few weeks earlier. 3D glasses are needed.
PIA12122:
Dust Devil West of Spirit, Sol 1913 (Stereo)
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This scene combines three frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,866th Martian day, or sol, of Spirit's mission on Mars (April 3, 2009). It spans 120 degrees, with south at the center.
PIA12136:
Spirit's Look Ahead After Sol 1866 Drive
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This scene combines three frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,869th Martian day, or sol, of Spirit's mission on Mars (April 6, 2009). It spans 120 degrees, with south at the center.
PIA12138:
Spirit's Look Ahead on Sol 1869
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This scene combines five frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,871st Martian day, or sol, of Spirit's mission on Mars (April 8, 2009). It spans 180 degrees, with east on the left, south at the center
PIA12140:
Spirit Close to "Troy," Sol 1871
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This stereo scene combines frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,869th Martian day, or sol, of Spirit's mission on Mars (April 6, 2009). You will need 3-D glasses to view this image.
PIA12139:
Spirit's Look Ahead on Sol 1869 (Stereo)
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This scene combines seven frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,891st Martian day, or sol, of Spirit's mission on Mars (April 28, 2009).
PIA12142:
Spirit's View from "Troy"
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This stereo scene combines frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,866th Martian day, or sol, of Spirit's mission on Mars (April 3, 2009). You will need 3-D glasses to view this image.
PIA12137:
Spirit's Look Ahead After Sol 1866 Drive (Stereo)
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This stereo scene combines frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,871st Martian day, or sol, of Spirit's mission on Mars (April 8, 2009). You will need 3-D glasses to view this image.
PIA12141:
Spirit Close to "Troy," Sol 1871 (Stereo)
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This stereo scene combines frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,891st Martian day, or sol, of Spirit's mission on Mars (April 28, 2009). You will need 3-D glasses to view this image.
PIA12143:
Spirit's View from "Troy" (Stereo)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its rear hazard avoidance camera to take this view toward the south during the 1,899th Martian day, or sol, of Spirit's mission on Mars (May 6, 2009).
PIA12357:
View in Travel Direction, Sol 1870, with 'Rock Garden'
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This view from the navigation camera near the top of the mast on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the tracks left by the rover as it drove southward and backward, dragging its inoperable right-front wheel.
PIA12473:
Tracks in, Path out?
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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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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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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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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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Spirit, Too, Finds Hematite
PIA06314:
Spirit, Too, Finds Hematite
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Water-Signature Mineral Found by Spirit
PIA07104:
Water-Signature Mineral Found by Spirit
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Moessbauer Spectrometer
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Sampling Martian Soil
PIA06881:
Sampling Martian Soil
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Angular Grains of Sand Hint at Short Transport Distance
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Angular Grains of Sand Hint at Short Transport Distance
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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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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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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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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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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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