Click here to return to the Photojournal Home Page Click here to view a list of Photojournal Image Galleries Photojournal_inner_header
Latest Images  |  Spacecraft & Technology  |  Animations  |  Space Images App  |  Feedback  |  Photojournal Search  
Your search criteria found 12774 images
Target is Mars
Go to PIAxxxxx:
Refine this list of images by:
Target:
Mission:
Spacecraft:
Instrument:
Click on an image for detailed information
Click on a column heading to sort in ascending or descending order
My
List		 Addition DateSort Ascending Target Mission Instrument Size
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-12-03 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 1809x1332x3
This collage shows the variety of soils found at landing sites on Mars. The elemental composition of the typical, reddish soils were investigated by NASA's Viking, Pathfinder and Mars Exploration Rover missions, and now with the Curiosity rover.
PIA16571:
A Sampling of Martian Soils
Full Resolution:     TIFF (7.232 MB)     JPEG (328.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-12-03 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 MAHLI
 1248x706x3
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity acquired close-up views of sands in the 'Rocknest' wind drift to document the nature of the material that the rover scooped, sieved and delivered to the CheMin and SAM instruments in October and November 2012.
PIA16570:
Windblown Sand from the 'Rocknest' Drift
Full Resolution:     TIFF (2.644 MB)     JPEG (255.2 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-12-03 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 MAHLI
 1234x860x3
This is a view of the third (left) and fourth (right) trenches made by the 1.6-inch-wide (4-centimeter-wide) scoop on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity in October 2012 and shows some of the details regarding the properties of the 'Rocknest' wind drift sand.
PIA16469:
Scoop Marks in the Sand at 'Rocknest'
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.185 MB)     JPEG (319.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-12-03 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 MAHLI
 11119x8056x3
This mosaic from NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, shows the first four of five places from which the rover's scoop obtained sand to clean the sample handling and processing system.
PIA16468:
Curiosity's 'Rocknest' Workplace
Full Resolution:     TIFF (268.8 MB)     JPEG (7.885 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-12-03 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1347x2772x1
The unnamed channels in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located southeast of Albor Tholus.
PIA16508:
Channels
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.738 MB)     JPEG (398.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-30 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1351x2774x1
The streamlined island in this image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft is located in the channel of Marte Vallis.
PIA16507:
Streamlined Island
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.752 MB)     JPEG (389.4 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-29 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1323x2934x1
The windstreaks in this image are located in Daedalia Planum as seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16506:
Windstreaks
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.886 MB)     JPEG (542.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-28 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1312x2770x1
The lava channels in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located on the southern flank of Ascraeus Mons.
PIA16505:
Lava Channels
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.638 MB)     JPEG (415.4 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-27 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 REMS
 2999x2249x3
This graph compares a typical daily pattern of changing atmospheric pressure (blue) with the pattern during a regional dust storm hundreds of miles away (red). The data are by the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) on NASA's Curiosity rover.
PIA16455:
Atmospheric Pressure Patterns Before and During Dust Storm
Full Resolution:     TIFF (20.24 MB)     JPEG (324.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-27 Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
 MARCI
 2881x1441x3
A regional dust storm visible in the southern hemisphere of Mars in this nearly global mosaic of observations made by the Mars Color Imager on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Nov. 25, 2012, has contracted from its size a week earlier.
PIA16454:
Regional Dust Storm Weakening, Nov. 25, 2012
Full Resolution:     TIFF (12.46 MB)     JPEG (266 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-27 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1405x2931x1
The channels in this image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are draining the northeastern margin of Tempe Terra.
PIA16504:
Tempe Terra
Full Resolution:     TIFF (4.123 MB)     JPEG (405.5 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-26 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Mastcam
 13726x3008x3
The image, which has been white-balanced to show what the rocks and soils in it would look like if they were on Earth, is a mosaic of images taken at a site called 'Rocknest' while NASA's Mars rover Curiosity was working.
PIA16453:
Panoramic View From 'Rocknest' Position of Curiosity Mars Rover
Full Resolution:     TIFF (123.9 MB)     JPEG (7.811 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-26 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Mastcam
 1851x1440x3
This view of a Martian rock called 'Rocknest 3' combines four images taken by the right-eye camera of the Mast Camera (Mastcam) instrument. The image has been white-balanced to show what the rock would look like if it were on Earth.
PIA16452:
A Martian Rock Called 'Rocknest 3'
Full Resolution:     TIFF (7.999 MB)     JPEG (538.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-26 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 ChemCam
 1295x1317x3
This view of a rock called 'Rocknest 3' combines two images taken by the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on the NASA Mars rover Curiosity and indicates five spots where ChemCam had hit the rock with laser pulses to check its composition.
PIA16451:
Mars Rock 'Rocknest 3' Imaged by Curiosity's ChemCam
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.119 MB)     JPEG (177.2 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-26 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1314x2768x1
The lava channels in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located on the northern flank of Ascraeus Mons.
PIA16503:
Lava Channels
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.641 MB)     JPEG (470.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-23 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1336x2772x1
The hills and mesas in this image seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are part of Echus Chaos.
PIA16502:
Echus Chaos
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.707 MB)     JPEG (308.7 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-22 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1342x2773x1
Dark slope streaks are common on the ridges of Lycus Sulci. These markings are thought to be formed by the removal of the brighter dust when material is shed from the top of the ridge. This image is from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16501:
Lycus Sulci
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.725 MB)     JPEG (287.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-21 Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
 MARCI
 2881x1441x3
This nearly global mosaic of observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Nov. 18, 2012, shows a dust storm in Mars' southern hemisphere. Small white arrows outline the area where dust from the storm is apparent in the atmosphere.
PIA16450:
Martian Dust Storm, Nov. 18, 2012
Full Resolution:     TIFF (12.46 MB)     JPEG (314.4 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-21 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1341x2770x1
This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the Tharsis plains contains numerous channels, which were likely created by the flow of lava.
PIA16500:
Lava Channels
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.718 MB)     JPEG (603.7 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-20 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Navcam (MSL)
 3893x1162x3
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drove 6.2 feet (1.9 meters) during the 100th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (Nov. 16, 2012). The rover used its Navigation Camera after the drive to record the images combined into this 3-D panoramic view.
PIA16449:
Curiosity's Eastward View After Sol 100 Drive, Stereo
Full Resolution:     TIFF (13.58 MB)     JPEG (640.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-20 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Navcam (MSL)
 3707x996x1
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drove 6.2 feet (1.9 meters) during the 100th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (Nov. 16, 2012). The view spans from north at the left to south-southeast at the right. It is presented in a cylindrical projection.
PIA16448:
Curiosity's Eastward View After Sol 100 Drive
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.696 MB)     JPEG (460.2 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-20 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Navcam (MSL)
 1024x1024x1
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drove 83 feet eastward during the 102nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission (Nov. 18, 2012). At the end of the drive, Curiosity's view was toward 'Yellowknife Bay' in the 'Glenelg' area of Gale Crater.
PIA16447:
Post-Drive View on Curiosity's Sol 102
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.05 MB)     JPEG (179.7 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-20 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1376x2930x1
The fractures in this image are part of the large fracture system that surrounds Alba Mons as seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16499:
Alba Mons Fractures
Full Resolution:     TIFF (4.037 MB)     JPEG (525.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-19 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 679x1537x1
The lava flows in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are part of the extensive lava plains of Daedalia Planum.
PIA16498:
Daedalia Planum
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.045 MB)     JPEG (168.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-16 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1339x2922x1
This image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a portion of an unnamed channel near Auqakuh Vallis.
PIA16497:
Channel
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.917 MB)     JPEG (366.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Navcam (MSL)
 1024x1024x1
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used a mechanism on its robotic arm to dig up five scoopfuls of material from a patch of dusty sand called 'Rocknest,' producing the five bite-mark pits visible in this image from the rover's left Navigation Camera (Navcam).
PIA16199:
Five Bites Into Mars
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.05 MB)     JPEG (120.5 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 RAD
 1889x1412x3
This graphic shows the variation of radiation dose measured by the Radiation Assessment Detector on NASA's Curiosity rover over about 50 sols, or Martian days, on Mars.
PIA16480:
Longer-Term Radiation Variations at Gale Crater
Full Resolution:     TIFF (8.005 MB)     JPEG (256.9 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 RAD
REMS
 1889x1412x3
This graphic shows the daily variations in Martian radiation and atmospheric pressure as measured by NASA's Curiosity rover. As pressure increases, the total radiation dose decreases.
PIA16479:
Daily Cycles of Radiation and Pressure at Gale Crater
Full Resolution:     TIFF (8.005 MB)     JPEG (215.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 1286x994x3
This diagram illustrates Mars' 'thermal tides,' a weather phenomenon responsible for large, daily variations in pressure at the Martian surface.
PIA16478:
Thermal Tides at Mars
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.836 MB)     JPEG (97.88 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 REMS
 2999x2249x3
This graph shows the atmospheric pressure at the surface of Mars, as measured by the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station on NASA's Curiosity rover. Pressure is a measure of the amount of air in the whole column of atmosphere sitting above the rover.
PIA16477:
Pressure Cycles on Mars
Full Resolution:     TIFF (20.24 MB)     JPEG (262.7 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 REMS
 2154x1986x3
Twenty-one times during the first 12 weeks that NASA's Mars rover Curiosity worked on Mars, the rover's Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) detected brief dips in air pressure that could be caused by a passing whirlwind.
PIA16476:
Signs of a Whirlwind in Gale Crater
Full Resolution:     TIFF (12.84 MB)     JPEG (224 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 REMS
 2004x1250x3
This graphic shows the pattern of winds predicted to be swirling around and inside Gale Crater, where NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars. Modeling the winds gives scientists a context for the data from Curiosity's Rover Environmental Monitoring Station
PIA16475:
Mountain Winds at Gale Crater
Full Resolution:     TIFF (7.518 MB)     JPEG (187.4 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-15 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1354x2919x1
The channels in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located on the southern margin of the Elysium Volcanic region.
PIA16496:
Channels
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.956 MB)     JPEG (591 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-14 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1342x2626x1
The small dark windstreaks as seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located near Lycus Sulci.
PIA16495:
Windstreaks
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.528 MB)     JPEG (514.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-13 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 SAM
 1425x1038x3
This subframe image from the left Mastcam on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows the covers in place over two sample inlet funnels of the rover's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite.
PIA16446:
Inlet Covers for Sample Analysis at Mars
Full Resolution:     TIFF (4.439 MB)     JPEG (128.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-13 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1213x3061x1
This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft of Daedalia Planum shows the termination or end of a single flow. In this case it is the end of the brighter/rougher flow on the right side of the image.
PIA16473:
Dust Devil Tracks
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.717 MB)     JPEG (491.9 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
 1024x1024x3
A rind that appears bluish in this false-color view covers portions of the surface of a rock called 'Whitewater Lake' in the top half of the view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
PIA16445:
'Whitewater Lake' Rock Viewed by Opportunity
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.147 MB)     JPEG (214.2 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-12 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
 2233x1330x3
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity inspected this mineral vein, called 'Homestake,' in November 2011 at the northern end of the 'Cape York' section of Endeavour Crater's western rim.
PIA16444:
'Homestake' Vein on 'Cape York,' Color Enhanced
Full Resolution:     TIFF (8.913 MB)     JPEG (204.2 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-12 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1341x2771x1
This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a young crater. Dark radial spokes are created by the explosive blast of an impact event. With time, only thick ejecta near the rim of the crater will be visible, and dark spokes will disappear.
PIA16472:
Young Crater
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.72 MB)     JPEG (535.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-09 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
 12953x12953x3
This self-portrait of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is a false color polar projection of the 360-degree 'McMurdo' panorama made from images taken by Spirit from April through October 2006.
PIA16443:
Spirit Mars Rover in 'McMurdo' Panorama, Polar Projection (False Color)
Full Resolution:     TIFF (503.4 MB)     JPEG (15.03 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-09 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
 12953x12953x3
This self-portrait of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is a polar projection of the 360-degree 'McMurdo' panorama made from images taken by Spirit from April through October 2006.
PIA16442:
Spirit Mars Rover in 'McMurdo' Panorama, Polar Projection
Full Resolution:     TIFF (503.4 MB)     JPEG (12.15 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-09 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
 11174x3162x3
This false color view, called the 'McMurdo' panorama, from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, where the rover stayed on a small hill known as 'Low Ridge' from April through October 2006.
PIA16441:
Spirit Mars Rover in 'McMurdo' Panorama (False Color)
Full Resolution:     TIFF (106 MB)     JPEG (4.81 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-09 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
 11174x3162x3
This 360-degree view, called the 'McMurdo' panorama, from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, where the rover stayed on a small hill known as 'Low Ridge' from April through October 2006.
PIA16440:
Spirit Mars Rover in 'McMurdo' Panorama
Full Resolution:     TIFF (106 MB)     JPEG (3.946 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-09 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1335x2773x1
Lava channels east of Olympus Mons as seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16471:
Lava Channels
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.706 MB)     JPEG (484 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-08 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1304x2772x1
The linear depression in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft is a volcanic vent in the lava plains east of Pavonis Mons.
PIA16470:
Volcanic Vent
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.619 MB)     JPEG (370.4 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-07 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1303x2941x1
This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a portion of Her Desher Vallis.
PIA16439:
Her Desher Vallis
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.836 MB)     JPEG (344 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-06 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1331x2772x1
This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a portion of northeastern Syrtis Major. In this image are several windstreaks and a lava flow that has entered the crater on the top of the image.
PIA16437:
Syrtis Major
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.693 MB)     JPEG (283.7 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-05 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1342x2770x1
This image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a portion of Maja Valles.
PIA16339:
Maja Valles
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.721 MB)     JPEG (313.9 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-02 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 937x2920x1
As spring progresses at the south pole, the surface reacts to the change of season. This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a region of the south pole that is monitored throughout spring, summer, and fall at the south pole.
PIA16338:
South Pole
Full Resolution:     TIFF (2.739 MB)     JPEG (313.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-01 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 MAHLI
 5463x7595x3
NASA's Curiosity rover used its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to capture a set of 55 high-resolution images, which were stitched together to create a full-color self-portrait.
PIA16239:
High-Resolution Self-Portrait by Curiosity Rover Arm Camera
Full Resolution:     TIFF (124.5 MB)     JPEG (3.831 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-01 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1350x2985x1
This image NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows part of the dune field on the floor of Brashear Crater.
PIA16337:
Brashear Dunes
Full Resolution:     TIFF (4.034 MB)     JPEG (356 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-01 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 MAHLI
 504x699x3
NASA's Curiosity rover used the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to capture the set of thumbnail images stitched together to create this full-color self-portrait.
PIA16238:
Preliminary Self-Portrait of Curiosity by Rover's Arm Camera
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.057 MB)     JPEG (45.02 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-31 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1349x2773x1
The ridge in this image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows Mars' Tharsis region (called Uranius Dorsum) reminds one of a skeletal spine.
PIA16269:
Uranius Dorsum
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.745 MB)     JPEG (511.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-31 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1349x2773x1
This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft of a ridge in the Tharsis region (called Uranius Dorsum) reminds one of a skeletal spine.
PIA16336:
Uranius Dorsum
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.745 MB)     JPEG (511.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-30 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 CheMin
 582x600x3
This graphic shows results of the first analysis of Martian soil by the CheMin experiment on NASA's Curiosity rover. The image reveals the presence of crystalline feldspar, pyroxenes and olivine mixed with some amorphous (non-crystalline) material.
PIA16217:
First X-ray View of Martian Soil
Full Resolution:     TIFF (351.3 kB)     JPEG (157.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-30 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 CheMin
Mastcam
 2316x1152x3
This pair of images from the Mast Camera on NASA's Curiosity rover shows the upper portion of a wind-blown deposit dubbed 'Rocknest.' At left, colors are unmodified, showing the scene as it would appear on Mars, which has a dusty red-colored atmosphere.
PIA16174:
Wind-Blown Martian Sand
Full Resolution:     TIFF (8.007 MB)     JPEG (530.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-30 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 CheMin
Mastcam
 3027x1200x3
This pair of images shows a 'bite mark' where NASA's Curiosity rover scooped up some Martian soil (left), and the scoop carrying soil.
PIA16173:
Curiosity Digs In
Full Resolution:     TIFF (10.9 MB)     JPEG (660.7 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-30 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1341x2774x1
This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows some of the extensive volcanic flows east of the large Tharsis volcanoes.
PIA16335:
Tharsis Volcanics
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.724 MB)     JPEG (708 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-29 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 MAHLI
 1584x1184x3
This focus-merge image from the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the arm of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows a rock called 'Burwash.' The rock has a coating of dust on it. The coarser, visible grains are windblown sand.
PIA16237:
Rock 'Burwash' Near Curiosity, Sol 82
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.628 MB)     JPEG (445.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-29 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 MAHLI
 1196x1605x3
'Et-Then' is located near the rover's front left wheel, where the rover has been stationed while scooping soil at the site called 'Rocknest' in this image from NASA's Curiosity spacecraft.
PIA16236:
Rock 'Et-Then' Near Curiosity, Sol 82
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.761 MB)     JPEG (666.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-29 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 943x2940x1
The sun has now risen over the south pole of Mars. The polar surface is defrosting. This captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft image shows layering near the margin of the south polar cap.
PIA16334:
South Pole
Full Resolution:     TIFF (2.776 MB)     JPEG (240.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-26 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1315x2782x1
The windstreaks in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located on the volcanic plains of Daedalia Planum.
PIA16333:
Windstreaks
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.662 MB)     JPEG (327.2 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-25 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Navcam (MSL)
 438x200x1
Sample material from the fourth scoop of Martian soil collected by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is on the rover's observation tray in this image taken during the mission's 78th Martian sol, (Oct. 24, 2012) by Curiosity's left Navigation Camera.
PIA16235:
Scooped Material on Rover's Observation Tray
Full Resolution:     TIFF (87.91 kB)     JPEG (14.34 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-25 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1348x2924x1
The channels in this image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are part of Enipeus Vallis.
PIA16332:
Enipeus Vallis
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.946 MB)     JPEG (549.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-24 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1160x1576x1
Dark slope streaks mark the rim of this unnamed crater near Schiaparelli Crater as seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16331:
Dark Slope Streaks
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.83 MB)     JPEG (109.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-23 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1291x2774x1
A volcanic vent has created a small construct (a volcano) in this region of Tharsis east of Arsia Mons. This image is from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16330:
Tharsis Volcanics
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.585 MB)     JPEG (542.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-22 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 ChemCam
 720x720x1
The Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its laser and spectrometers to examine what chemical elements are in a drift of Martian sand during the mission's 74th Martian day, or sol (Oct. 20, 2012).
PIA16234:
Laser Hit on Martian Sand Target, Before and After Animation Icon
Full Resolution:     TIFF (519.1 kB)     JPEG (102.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-22 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1349x2923x1
This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft of Daedalia Planum shows the termination or end of a single flow. In this case it is the end of the brighter/rougher flow on the right side of the image.
PIA16329:
Arcuate Fratures
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.947 MB)     JPEG (653.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-19 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1347x2921x1
What appears to be a channel in this image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft is actually one of the fractures that make up Nili Fossae.
PIA16328:
Nili Fossae
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.939 MB)     JPEG (373.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-18 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 MAHLI
 1083x678x3
The mission's science team assessed the bright particles in this scooped pit to be native Martian material rather than spacecraft debris as seen in this image from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity as it collected its second scoop of Martian soil.
PIA16233:
Bright Particle in Hole Dug by Scooping of Martian Soil
Full Resolution:     TIFF (2.204 MB)     JPEG (122.5 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-18 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Mastcam
 1347x975x3
The robotic arm on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity delivered a sample of Martian soil to the rover's observation tray for the first time during the mission's 70th Martian day, or sol (Oct. 16, 2012).
PIA16232:
First Sample Placed on Curiosity's Observation Tray
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.942 MB)     JPEG (114.9 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-18 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Navcam (MSL)
 1024x1024x1
Three bite marks left in the Martian ground by the scoop on the robotic arm of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity are visible in this image. Each of the three bites is about 2 inches (5 centimeters) wide.
PIA16231:
Curiosity's First Three Bites Into Martian Ground
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.05 MB)     JPEG (161.7 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-18 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1327x2773x1
'Butterfly' ejecta is the name given when a crater has two lobes of ejecta on opposite sides, with little or no ejecta between the lobes. This image is from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16327:
Butterfly Ejecta
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.684 MB)     JPEG (342.6 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-17 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1313x2781x1
NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the apparent effects of wind and water mark the surface of this region just northeast of Gusev Crater.
PIA16326:
Wind and Water
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.655 MB)     JPEG (299.9 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-16 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1289x2778x1
Dark slope streaks marking the walls in this image of Noctis Labyrinthus captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16325:
Noctis Labyrinthus
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.585 MB)     JPEG (134.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 MAHLI
 1584x1184x3
This image from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows a small bright object on the ground beside the rover at the 'Rocknest' site. The rover team has assessed this object as debris from the spacecraft, possibly from the events of landing on Mars.
PIA16230:
Small Debris on the Ground Beside Curiosity
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.628 MB)     JPEG (485.9 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 MAHLI
 1608x1199x3
This image contributed to an interpretation by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity science team that some of the bright particles on the ground near the rover are native Martian material.
PIA16229:
Bright Particle of Martian Origin in Scoop Hole
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.786 MB)     JPEG (288 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-15 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1336x2928x1
Dark slope streaks mark the rim of this unnamed crater as seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16324:
Dark Slope Streaks
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.916 MB)     JPEG (307.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-12 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Navcam (MSL)
 7703x2198x1
Smooth surfaces of windblown sand and dust of the 'Rocknest' area signal an appropriate place for NASA's Curiosity to collect and use the mission's first few scoopfuls of soil.
PIA16227:
Curiosity's Location During First Scooping
Full Resolution:     TIFF (16.95 MB)     JPEG (1.911 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-12 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1324x2772x1
The landslide deposit in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft is located in an unnamed crater in Xanthe Terra.
PIA16323:
Landslide
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.674 MB)     JPEG (220.2 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-11 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 CHIMRA
Mastcam
 1547x1200x3
This image from NASA's Curiosity rover just after discarding a soil sample as part of its first 'decontamination' exercise. A small amount of remnant material is visible inside the delivery tube, which is magnified in the blow-up at lower right.
PIA16196:
Thanks for the Scrub
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.571 MB)     JPEG (161.2 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-11 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 CHIMRA
Mastcam
 1506x1200x3
This image shows fine sand from Mars that was filtered by NASA's Curiosity rover as part of its first 'decontamination' exercise.
PIA16195:
Sand Filtered through Curiosity's Sieve
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.424 MB)     JPEG (113.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-11 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 CHIMRA
Mastcam
 1498x1199x3
In this image, the scoop on NASA's Curiosity rover shows the larger soil particles that were too big to filter through a sample-processing sieve that is porous only to particles less than 0.006 inches (150 microns) across.
PIA16194:
Too Big for the Sieve
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.39 MB)     JPEG (229.6 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-11 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 MAHLI
 1579x1180x3
This image shows the wall of a scuffmark NASA's Curiosity made in a windblown ripple of Martian sand with its wheel. The upper half of the image shows a small portion of the side wall of the scuff and a little bit of the floor of the scuff.
PIA16193:
High-Resolution View of Cross-Section Through a Mars Ripple
Full Resolution:     TIFF (5.592 MB)     JPEG (611.4 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-11 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 ChemCam
Mastcam
 2668x2668x3
This image shows where NASA's Curiosity rover aimed two different instruments to study a rock known as 'Jake Matijevic.' The red dots are where ChemCam zapped the rock with its laser.
PIA16192:
Target: Jake Matijevic Rock
Full Resolution:     TIFF (21.36 MB)     JPEG (1.126 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-11 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1313x2935x1
The channels in this image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are dissecting a slope near Huygens Crater.
PIA16322:
Channels
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.858 MB)     JPEG (302.9 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-10 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Mastcam
 3020x1200x3
This pairing illustrates the first time that NASA's Mars rover Curiosity collected a scoop of soil on Mars. At right, the ground location 'Rocknest,' at left, after the scoop of sand and dust had been removed.
PIA16226:
First Scoop by Curiosity, Sol 61 Views
Full Resolution:     TIFF (10.88 MB)     JPEG (479.7 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-10 Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 HiRISE
 2414x1387x3
This 3-D image shows the upcoming science destination for NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, a region dubbed 'Glenelg,' where three different types of material seen from orbit come together.
PIA16210:
'Glenelg' in 3-D
Full Resolution:     TIFF (10.05 MB)     JPEG (554.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-10 Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 HiRISE
 950x795x3
This stereo anaglyph shows the parachute and back shell that helped guide NASA's Curiosity to the surface of Mars. You need 3-D glasses to view this image.
PIA16209:
Parachute and Back Shell in 3-D
Full Resolution:     TIFF (2.267 MB)     JPEG (87.85 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-10 Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 HiRISE
 398x408x3
This stereo anaglyph shows NASA's Mars rover Curiosity where it landed on Mars within Gale Crater, at a site now called Bradbury Landing. You need 3-D glasses to view this image.
PIA16208:
Curiosity at Bradbury Landing Site in 3-D
Full Resolution:     TIFF (487.5 kB)     JPEG (17.84 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-10 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 683x1538x1
The lava flows in this image are part of Daedalia Planum as seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16321:
Daedalia Planum
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.052 MB)     JPEG (163.6 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-09 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1133x2748x1
This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a part of Olympia Undae, the largest dune field near the north polar cap. In this region, the dunes are spaced far enough apart to show the detail of the surface they are moving across.
PIA16320:
Olympia Undae
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.117 MB)     JPEG (379 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-08 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Mastcam
 1345x1200x3
This image from NASA's Curiosity shows a scoop full of sand and dust lifted by the rover's first use of the scoop on its robotic arm. In the foreground, near bottom of this image, the bright object visible on the ground might be a piece of rover hardware.
PIA16225:
View of Curiosity's First Scoop Also Shows Bright Object
Full Resolution:     TIFF (4.844 MB)     JPEG (242.9 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-08 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Mastcam
 1400x1024x3
This image from a video shows the first Martian material collected by the scoop on the robotic arm of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity. The material vibrated inside the scoop after it was lifted from the ground.
PIA16224:
Curiosity's First Scoop of Mars, in Vibration Movie Animation Icon
Full Resolution:     TIFF (4.303 MB)     JPEG (148.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-08 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1295x2917x1
The lava channels and collapse features in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located near the summit of Arsia Mons. The fracture in the lower right part of the image marks the boundary of the summit caldera.
PIA16319:
Arsia Mons
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.782 MB)     JPEG (320.9 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-05 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
 THEMIS
 1339x2921x1
The landslide deposits in this image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located in Baetis Chaos.
PIA16318:
Landslide
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.915 MB)     JPEG (272 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-04 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Navcam (MSL)
 1024x1024x1
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity cut a wheel scuff mark into a wind-formed ripple at the 'Rocknest' site to give researchers a better opportunity to examine the particle-size distribution of the material forming the ripple.
PIA16205:
Wheel Scuff Mark at 'Rocknest'
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.05 MB)     JPEG (281.5 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-04 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Mastcam
 3926x2218x3
This patch of windblown sand and dust downhill from a cluster of dark rocks is the 'Rocknest' site, which has been selected as the likely location for first use of the scoop on the arm of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity.
PIA16204:
'Rocknest' From Sol 52 Location
Full Resolution:     TIFF (26.13 MB)     JPEG (1.876 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-04 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 Navcam (MSL)
 7824x1488x1
This 360-degree panorama from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows the rocky terrain of 'Rocknest' surrounding it as of its 55th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (Oct. 1, 2012).
PIA16202:
View on the Way to 'Glenelg'
Full Resolution:     TIFF (11.65 MB)     JPEG (1.1 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-04 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 HiRISE
 3600x2700x3
This map shows the route driven by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity through the 56th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission on Mars (Oct. 2, 2012).
PIA16200:
Curiosity's Travels Through Sol 56
Full Resolution:     TIFF (29.17 MB)     JPEG (1.87 MB)
Retrieve Previous Set  Jump to a Previous Set   Jump to a Previous Set   Jump to a Previous Set   Jump to a Previous Set   Jump to a Previous Set   Jump to a Previous Set   Jump to a Previous Set   Jump to a Previous Set   Jump to a Previous Set   Jump to a Previous Set   Retrieve Next Set 
 1-100   101-200   201-300   301-400   401-500   501-600   601-700   701-800   801-900   901-1000 
Currently displaying images: 5121 - 5220 of 12774