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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-29 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image shows a close-up of track marks from the first test drive of NASA's Curiosity rover. The rover's arm is visible in the foreground. A close inspection of the tracks reveals a unique, repeating pattern: Morse code for JPL.
PIA16093:
Curiosity Leaves Its Mark
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-29 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The straight lines in Curiosity's zigzag track marks are Morse code for JPL. The 'footprint' is an important reference mark that the rover can use to drive more precisely via a system called visual odometry.
PIA16111:
Reading the Rover's Tracks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-29 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image shows a close-up of track marks left by NASA's Curiosity rover. Holes in the rover's wheels, seen here in this view, leave imprints in the tracks that can be used to help the rover drive more accurately. The imprint is Morse code for JPL.
PIA16112:
Curiosity Tracks Its Tracks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-29 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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Soil clinging to the right middle and rear wheels of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity can be seen in this image taken by the Curiosity's Navigation Camera after the rover's third drive on Mars.
PIA15693:
Martian Soil on Curiosity's Wheels After Sol 22 Drive
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-29 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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On Aug. 28, 2012, during the 22nd Martian day, or sol, after landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover drove about 52 feet (16 meters) eastward, the longest drive of the mission so far. The drive imprinted the wheel tracks visible in this image.
PIA15694:
Tracks from Eastbound Drive on Curiosity's Sol 22
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-30 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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The linear and circular features in this image from NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft are all volcanic and are located at the base of the southern flank of Ascraeus Mons on Mars.
PIA15933:
Ascraeus Mons
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-30 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its laser to examine side-by-side points in a target patch of soil, leaving the marks apparent in this before-and-after comparison.
PIA15695:
Marks of Laser Exam on Martian Soil
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-31 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the floor of this unnamed crater on Mars in the northern lowlands is partially filled by a sand sheet with surface dune forms.
PIA15934:
Sand Sheet
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-31 Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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Details such as the shadow of the mast on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity appear in an image taken Aug. 17, 2012, by the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, from more directly overhead than previous HiRISE images of Curiosity.
PIA15696:
Orbiter View of Curiosity From Nearly Straight Overhead
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-31 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drove about 70 feet (about 21 meters) on the mission's 21st Martian day, or sol (Aug. 30, 2012) and then took images with its Navigation Camera that are combined into this scene, which inclues the fresh tracks.
PIA15697:
Looking Back at Tracks from Sol 24 Drive
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-03 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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The channel in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft is part of Hebrus Vallis, located on the western margin of the Elysium volcanic complex.
PIA15935:
Hebrus Valles
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-04 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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The small unnamed channels in this image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located on the northeastern margin of Tempe Terra.
PIA15936:
Channels
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-04 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This 3D image from NASA's Curiosity was taken from the rover's Bradbury Landing site inside Gale Crater, Mars. Between the rover on the right, and its shadow on the left, looms the rover's eventual target: Mount Sharp.
PIA16140:
3-D View from Bradbury Landing Site
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-05 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows small channels at many different elevations, all part of the complex region between the northern and southern (bottom of image) main channels of Kasei Valles.
PIA15937:
Kasei Valles
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-06 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey captures an unnamed crater with the interior sand sheet and the dunes outside of it are part of Abalos Undae, a dune field near Mars' north polar cap. Small gullies are located on the interior.
PIA15938:
Abalos Undae
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-06 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This scene shows the surroundings of the location where NASA's Mars rover Curiosity arrived on the 29th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission on Mars (Sept. 4, 2012).
PIA15698:
Curiosity's Location During Arm Checkouts
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-06 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The left eye of the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity took this image of the camera on the rover's arm, the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), during the 30th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission on Mars (Sept. 5, 2012).
PIA15699:
Camera on Curiosity's Arm as Seen by Camera on Mast
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-06 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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Tracks from the first drives of NASA's Curiosity rover are visible in this image captured by the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The rover is seen where the tracks end.
PIA16141:
A Rover's Journey Begins
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-06 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This color view of the parachute and back shell that helped deliver NASA's Curiosity rover to the surface of the Red Planet was taken by the High-HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
PIA16142:
Relics of Rover's Landing
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-06 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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After a rocket-powered descent stage, also known as the sky crane, delivered NASA's Curiosity rover to Mars on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT), 2012, it flew away and fell to the surface.
PIA16143:
Dissecting the Scene of Sky Crane Crash
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-06 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This engineering drawing shows the location of the arm on NASA's Curiosity rover, in addition to the arm's turret, which holds two instruments and three tools. The arm places and holds turret-mounted tools on rock and soil targets.
PIA16144:
Curiosity's Robotic Arm
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-06 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This engineering drawing shows the five devices that make up the turret at the end of the arm on NASA's Curiosity rover. These include: the drill for acquiring powdered samples from interiors of rocks.
PIA16145:
Tools at Curiosity's 'Fingertips'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-06 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This engineering drawing shows various components needed to support tools at the end of the arm on NASA's Curiosity rover, including: calibration targets for helping instruments set their baseline levels.
PIA16146:
Curiosity's Work Bench
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-06 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This engineering drawing shows the arm on NASA's Curiosity's rover in its 'ready-for-action' position, or 'ready out' as engineers say, in addition to the position it assumes to drop off samples.
PIA16147:
Flexing Curiosity's Arm
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-06 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This map shows the route driven by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity through the 29th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission on Mars (Sept. 4, 2012).
PIA16148:
Curiosity Traverse Map Through Sol 29
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-07 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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The channel in this image captured by NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft is called Hrad Vallis. Hrad Vallis is located on the northwestern margin of the Elysium volcanic complex.
PIA15939:
Hrad Vallis
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity captured this view of its afternoon shadow stretching into Endeavour Crater during the 3,051st Martian day, or sol, of Opportunity's work on Mars (Aug. 23, 2012).
PIA16120:
Shadow Self-Portrait by Opportunity at Endeavour Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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The team operating NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity plans to investigate rocks in this area. Both the dark fins and the paler outcrop beyond them hold potential targets for studying with instruments on the rover.
PIA16121:
Outcrop Beckoning Opportunity, Sol 3057
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This 3D 360-degree panorama assembled from images taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exporation Rover Opportunity. The Sol 3000 site is near the northern tip of the Cape York segment of the western rim of Endeavour Crater.
PIA16122:
Opportunity's Surroundings on 3,000th Sol
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This 360-degree stereo panorama assembled from images taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exporation Rover Opportunity shows terrain surrounding the position where the rover spent its 3,000th Martian day working on Mars (July 2, 2012).
PIA16123:
Opportunity's Surroundings on 3,000th Sol, in 3-D
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This 360-degree polar projection was assembled from images taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exporation Rover Opportunity shows terrain surrounding the position where the rover spent its 3,000th Martian day.
PIA16124:
Opportunity's Surroundings on 3,000th Sol, Polar Projection
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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This 360-degree vertical projection was assembled from images taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exporation Rover Opportunity shows terrain surrounding the position where the rover spent its 3,000th Martian day.
PIA16125:
Opportunity's Surroundings on 3,000th Sol, Vertical Projection
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Rock fins up to about 1 foot (30 centimeters) tall dominate this stereo scene from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity taken during the 3,058th Martian day (Aug. 23, 2012).
PIA16126:
Opportunity Eyes Rock Fins on Cape York, Sol 3058 (Stereo)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Rock fins up to about 1 foot (30 centimeters) tall dominate this false color scene from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
PIA16127:
Opportunity Eyes Rock Fins on Cape York, Sol 3058 (False Color)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-07 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Rock fins up to about 1 foot (30 centimeters) tall dominate this approximate true color scene from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
PIA16128:
Opportunity Eyes Rock Fins on Cape York, Sol 3058
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-08 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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On Sol 32 (Sept. 7, 2012) the Curiosity rover used a camera located on its arm to obtain this self portrait. The MAHLI cover was in the closed position in order to inspect the dust cover.
PIA16149:
Rover Takes Self Portrait
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-09 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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As the last step in a series of inspections of the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) aboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, this camera's reclosable dust cover was opened for the first time on Sept. 8, 2012.
PIA16129:
Martian Ground Seen by Arm Camera With and Without Dust Cover (Thumbnails)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-09 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The level of detail apparent in this image from Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) shows that haziness in earlier MAHLI images since landing was due to dust that had settled on the dust cover during the landing.
PIA16130:
First Image From Curiosity's Arm Camera With Dust Cover Open
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-10 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The penny in this image is part of a camera calibration target on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity. The MAHLI camera on the rover took this image of the MAHLI calibration target during the 34th Martian day of Curiosity's work on Mars, Sept. 9, 2012.
PIA16131:
Lincoln Penny on Mars in Camera's Calibration Target
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This view of the calibration target for the MAHLI camera aboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity combines two images taken by that camera during Sept. 9, 2012. Part of Curiosity's left-front and center wheels and a patch of Martian ground are also visible.
PIA16132:
Calibration Target for Curiosity's Arm Camera
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-10 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This view of the lower front and underbelly areas of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity was taken by the rover's MAHLI camera during Sept. 9, 2012. Also visible are the hazard avoidance cameras on the front of the rover.
PIA16133:
Belly Check for Curiosity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-10 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This view of the three left wheels of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity combines two images that were taken by the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) during the 34th Martian day, or sol, on Mars (Sept. 9, 2012).
PIA16134:
Wheels and a Destination
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The dark surface markings in this image from NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft are dust devil tracks. These tracks are located in Utopia Planitia on Mars.
PIA15940:
Dust Devil Tracks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-10 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity carries five cylindrical blocks of organic check material for use in a control experiment if the rover's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) laboratory detects any organic compounds in samples of Martian soil or powdered rock.
PIA16135:
Sealed Organic Check Material on Curiosity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-10 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image taken by the MAHLI camera shows a sample of basaltic rock from a lava flow in New Mexico serves as a calibration target carried on the front of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity for the rover's Canadian-made APXS instrument.
PIA16136:
A Piece of New Mexico on Mars
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This view of the lower front and underbelly areas of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity combines nine images taken by the rover's MAHLI camera during the 34th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's work on Mars.
PIA16137:
Panorama of Curiosity's Belly Check
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-11 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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The small channels in this image captured by NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft dissect the southern rim of Sklodowska Crater on Mars.
PIA15941:
Channels
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-11 Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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Observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have detected carbon-dioxide snow clouds on Mars and evidence of carbon-dioxide snow falling to the surface.
PIA16138:
Carbon-Dioxide Snowfall on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-12 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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The channels in this image from NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located on the western flank of Alba Mons on Mars.
PIA15942:
Channels
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-12 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image shows the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) on NASA's Curiosity rover, with the Martian landscape in the background. This image let researchers know that the APXS instrument had not become caked with dust during Curiosity's landing.
PIA16160:
Portrait of APXS on Mars
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This image shows the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on NASA's Curiosity rover, with the Martian landscape in the background. The image was taken by Curiosity's Mast Camera on the 32nd Martian day, or sol, of operations on the surface.
PIA16161:
Hello, MAHLI
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-12 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the cover on an inlet that will receive powdered rock and soil samples for analysis. The image also shows sand and angular and rounded pebbles that were deposited on the rover deck when it landed.
PIA16162:
Getting Ready for Sampling on Mars
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This image from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the open inlet where powdered rock and soil samples will be funneled down for analysis.
PIA16163:
Say 'Ahh' on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-12 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the inlet covers for the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument as the rover continues to check out its instruments in the first phase after landing.
PIA16164:
Opening and Closing SAM Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-13 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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The dunes in this image captured by NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft are just a small portion of the dune field that encircles part of the north pole of Mars.
PIA15943:
North Polar Dunes
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This 3-D view of the calibration target for the MAHLI camera aboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity was assembled from two images taken by that camera during the 34th Martian day. The camera is on the turret of tools at the end of Curiosity's robotic arm.
PIA15879:
3-D View of MAHLI Calibration Target
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Several regions on Mars captured by NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft reveal the solid surface the polar dunes are moving across. This surface material appears brighter than the sand dunes in the image.
PIA15944:
More Polar Dunes
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-14 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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Small spherical objects fill the field in this mosaic combining four images from the Microscopic Imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity at an outcrop called 'Kirkwood' in the Cape York segment of the western rim of Endeavour Crater.
PIA16139:
Puzzling Little Martian Spheres That Don't Taste Like 'Blueberries'
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The dunes in this image from NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft are part of the dune field that encircles a large portion of Mars' northern pole. Less sand available in this region of the dune field, resulting in individual dunes.
PIA15945:
North Polar Dunes
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Multiple channels in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey dissect this region on the margin of Terra Sabaea on Mars.
PIA15946:
Channels
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-19 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a landslide occurred on the rim of Fesenkov Crater on Mars, creating the deposit visible in this image.
PIA15947:
Landslide
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-19 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This mosaic from the Mast Camera on NASA's Curiosity rover shows a close-up view looking toward the 'Glenelg' area. One terrain type is light-toned with well-developed layering, which likely records the deposition of sedimentary materials.
PIA16150:
Dark Bands Run Through Light Layers
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Mars has two small, asteroid-sized moons named Phobos and Deimos. This frame from an animation shows the point of view of the rover, located near the equator of Mars, as these moons occasionally pass in front of, or 'transit,' the disk of the sun.
PIA16151:
Phobos in Transit Animation Icon
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As part of a multi-mission campaign, NASA's Curiosity rover is observing Martian moon transits, the first of which involved the moon Phobos grazing the sun's disk.
PIA16152:
Comparing Phobos Views
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-19 Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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This map shows the route driven by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity through the 43rd Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission on Mars (Sept. 19, 2012). The route starts where the rover touched down, a site subsequently named Bradbury Landing.
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Curiosity Traverse Map Through Sol 43
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This mosaic from the Mast Camera on NASA's Curiosity rover shows the view looking toward the 'Glenelg' area, where three different terrain types come together.
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On the Road to Glenelg
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The drive by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity during the mission's 43rd Martian day ended with this rock front of the rover. The rover team has assessed it as a suitable target for the first use of Curiosity's contact instruments on a rock.
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'Jake Matijevic' Contact Target for Curiosity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-20 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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The channels in this image captured by NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft were created by the flow of lava. This image shows part of the region between Pavonis and Ascraeus Mons on Mars.
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Lava Channels
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-20 Vesta Dawn
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A distinctive 'pitted terrain' observed by NASA's Dawn mission on asteroid Vesta has also been seen on Mars. The morphologies of pits are similar on both bodies, with irregular shapes and sharp angles where pits share walls.
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Pitted Terrain on Mars and Vesta
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-21 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey captures storm clouds that are moving towards the crater in the bottom of this image. Storms like this are common during the spring and early summer near Mars' north pole.
PIA15949:
Storm Front
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-21 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This view of the American flag medallion on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity was taken by the rover's MAHLI camera during the 44th Martian sol on Sept. 19, 2012. The flag is one of four 'mobility logos' placed on the rover's mobility rocker arms.
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Curiosity's Stars and Stripes
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This view of Curiosity's deck shows a plaque bearing several signatures of US officials, including that of President Obama and Vice President Biden. The image was taken by the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI).
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President's Signature Onboard Curiosity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-24 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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This image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft is of the region near Escorial Crater on Mars and shows individual dunes beginning to coalesce into a dense dune field.
PIA16309:
More Polar Dunes
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-24 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image shows the robotic arm of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity with the first rock touched by an instrument on the arm. The rover placed the APXS instrument onto the rock to assess what chemical elements were present in the rock.
PIA16220:
Curiosity's Rock-Contact Science Begins
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This image combines photographs taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) at three different distances from the first Martian rock that NASA's Curiosity rover touched with its arm.
PIA16221:
Mars Hand Lens Imager Nested Close-Ups of Rock 'Jake Matijevic'
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The channels in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located on the northwestern margin of the Elysium Volcanic complex on Mars. Channels are very common in this region and were likely created by the flow of lava.
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Elysium Channels
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A very large valley (mega gully) on Mars cuts through part of this mesa in Chryse Chaos in this image as seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16311:
Mega Gully
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This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows part of a dune field near the north polar cap. This is not Olympia Undae, the largest dune field near the north polar cap, but is rather a portion of a smaller dune field further to the east.
PIA16312:
Polar Dunes
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-27 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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NASA's Curiosity rover found evidence for an ancient, flowing stream on Mars at a few sites, including the rock outcrop pictured here, which the science team has named 'Hottah' after Hottah Lake in Canada's Northwest Territories.
PIA16156:
Remnants of Ancient Streambed on Mars
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This map shows the path on Mars of NASA's Curiosity rover toward Glenelg, an area where three terrains of scientific interest converge. Arrows mark what appears to be an ancient Martian streambed.
PIA16157:
Curiosity's Roadside Discoveries
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This image shows the topography, with shading added, around the area where NASA's Curiosity rover landed. An alluvial fan, or fan-shaped deposit where debris spreads out downslope, has been highlighted in lighter colors for better viewing.
PIA16158:
Where Water Flowed Downslope
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This false-color map shows the area within Gale Crater on Mars, where NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Aug. 5, 2012 PDT (Aug. 6, 2012 EDT). The rover is heading toward Glenelg, just to the lower right of Bradbury.
PIA16159:
Downslope of the Fan
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This image from NASA's Curiosity Rover shows a high-resolution view of an area that is known as Goulburn Scour, a set of rocks blasted by the engines of Curiosity's descent stage on Mars.
PIA16187:
Best View of Goulburn Scour
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In this image from NASA's Curiosity rover, a rock outcrop called 'Link' pops out from a Martian surface that is elsewhere blanketed by reddish-brown dust.
PIA16188:
Link to a Watery Past
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This set of images compares the 'Link' outcrop of rocks on Mars (left) with similar rocks seen on Earth (right). The 'Link' outcrop shows rounded gravel fragments, or clasts, up to a couple inches (few centimeters), within the rock outcrop.
PIA16189:
Rock Outcrops on Mars and Earth
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This image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a small portion of Olympia Undae, the largest dune field near the north polar cap.
PIA16313:
Olympia Undae
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The channels in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft were created by the flow of lava rather than water. These lava channels are near the northeast flank of Olympus Mons.
PIA16314:
Lava Channels
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity held its MAHLI camera about 10.5 inches (27 centimeters) away from the top of a rock called 'Bathurst Inlet' for a set of eight images combined into this merged-focus view of the rock.
PIA14762:
'Bathurst Inlet' Rock on Curiosity's Sol 54, Context View
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This is the highest-resolution view that the MAHLI camera on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity acquired of the top of a rock called 'Bathurst Inlet'; the rock is dark gray and is so fine-grained that MAHLI cannot resolve grains or crystals in it.
PIA14763:
'Bathurst Inlet' Rock on Curiosity's Sol 54, Close-Up View
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This image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows part of Olympia Undae where the surface beneath the dunes is visible.
PIA16315:
Polar Dunes
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This image shows a portion of Utopia Planitia that is covered by dust devil tracks as seen by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
PIA16316:
Utopia Planitia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-03 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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On the horizon in the right half of this panoramic view from NASA's Opportunity is an area of Mars informally named 'Matijevic Hill,' in commemoration of an influential rover-team leader. The hill includes an outcrop called Kirkwood.
PIA16222:
'Matijevic Hill' on Rim of Mars' Endeavour Crater, Stereo View
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This stereo image from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows a rock outcrop called 'Hottah,' cited as evidence for vigorous flow of water in a long-ago Martian stream. You need 3D glasses to view this image.
PIA16223:
Martian Streambed Evidence Rock in 3-D
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The hills (chaos) in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located between Stege Crater, just outside of the image to the northeast, and Maja Valles (left side of image).
PIA16317:
Chaos
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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
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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).
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View on the Way to 'Glenelg'
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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
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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'
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The landslide deposits in this image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located in Baetis Chaos.
PIA16318:
Landslide
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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
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