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Mission controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory say that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed surprising dune motion patterns on the Red Planet. Sand masses were found to move in similar patterns to those on Earth, even though the atmospheres surrounding the two planets are very different from one a... |
10 May 2012
03:29 GMT |
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Astronomers figured out that Mars is an ever-changing world some time ago, but each time they see something appear or disappear from its surface, they are equally baffled and thrilled. Such was the case when they recently browsed a series of images that covered the same location, but two years apart.
The photos wer... |
20 April 2012
05:07 GMT |
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A structure discovered on the Red Planet, and believed to be a monolith left behind by alien civilizations, may in fact be nothing more than a rectangular boulder, scientists from the Arizona State University (ASU) say.
The rock was first discovered several years ago, by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's (MRO) ... |
12 April 2012
09:17 GMT |
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This animation posted by experts at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, California, shows a very narrow, very tall twister making its way across the dust-covered Amazonis Planitia region, on our neighboring planet's northern hemisphere.
The short video clip was put together from extrapolations the ... |
5 April 2012
11:25 GMT |
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A very tall, very narrow dust devil was recently imaged as it was making its way over the Martian landscape, from high above the planet's surface. Even though it reached an altitude of about 20 kilometers (12 miles), the dust devil was not more than 70 meters wide at any point.
The formation was imaged from ab... |
5 April 2012
03:50 GMT |
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The (full) image above shows patches of Martian ices, produced during the winter. Experts managing the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) experiment aboard the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) wanted to image them recently, but got a surprise instead.
The extremely accurate instrument was bloc... |
23 March 2012
11:32 GMT |
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Officials from the American space agency have just revealed a new image of the Martian surface. Unlike other that only showed sand dunes and canyons, this one shows an actual tornado making its way across the rugged landscape. As seen from above, the weather event looks like a horizontal “S,” snaking it... |
8 March 2012
02:51 GMT |
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Experts operating the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) announce that the orbiter was recently able to observe two defunct Martian missions from its orbital perch. The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and the Phoenix Mars Lander completed both of their missions successfully.
Spirit, or MER-A, has been inactive since 20... |
10 February 2012
02:35 GMT |
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A group of investigators from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, says that the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) instrument aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) was recently used to image amazing landscapes on the surface of Mars.
HiRISE is one of the most ca... |
26 January 2012
03:39 GMT |
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Experts at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announce the release of a new tool for viewing Mars, which allows users to hike over thousands of square miles of surface. All the images included in this viewer were collected in high-resolution, and are freely available to anyone.
HiView, which is available for ... |
8 December 2011
04:06 GMT |
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As the NASA Martian Science Laboratory (MSL) mission is getting ready to launch this November, the American space agency is drumming up interest in the mission by releasing new, amazing images of various features on the surface of the Red Planet. A view of Newton Crater is the latest such photo.
This particular ima... |
1 November 2011
10:20 GMT |
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For the first time ever, scientists were able to calculate the exact speed of winds within dust devils that form on the surface of the Red Planet. Thus far, investigators were only capable of measuring how fast th devils themselves were moving, but not how fast they were spinning themselves. These formations kick up ... |
17 October 2011
19:01 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency say that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft was recently able to snap a new image of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity, which currently lies on the rim of the massive Endeavour Crater.
The explorations robot has been driving towards this landscape fea... |
26 September 2011
03:20 GMT |
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According to investigators based at the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), two landscape features recently discovered on the surface of the Red Planet may very well represent former hotspots for life.
The team behind the new study explains that a NASA orbiter was able to identify two small depressions on the Marti... |
22 September 2011
06:48 GMT |
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Mission controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, announce that the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has finally been brought back online.
HiRISE is one of the most potent scientific instruments eve... |
9 September 2011
04:36 GMT |
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The famous sand dunes of Mars have been among the first structures to be observed on the planet when its exploration began, and experts until now believed that the sand masses were frozen in time. A new study shows that, in fact, the dunes can shift at both low and high speeds. In the new investigation, experts focus... |
4 February 2011
03:01 GMT |
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New data sent back by the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft appear to indicate that the Red Planet features caves on its surface. The finding could have significant implications for future space exploration plans, as astronauts could squat those natural shelters.The photographs the probe sent back sho... |
4 January 2011
06:49 GMT |
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Evidence from a new investigation would appear to suggest that the Martian surface was once so frigid that it contained a primeval ocean, filled with glaciers and icebergs. The new discoveries do not support any of the two leading theories on how Mars looked like in the past, but rather hint at a third idea, that was... |
1 October 2010
09:57 GMT |
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A recent image obtained by NASA shows that a young crater on the Martian surface still contains water-ice, a discovery that may shed more light on the planet's troubled past.The data were collected using the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbit... |
28 August 2010
04:50 GMT |
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Scientists operating the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft were recently surprised when it sent a new series of photos back to Earth. One of them showed a massive impact crater on the Red Planet that was apparently caused following a devastating cosmic collision, most likely with an asteroid. The thin... |
5 August 2010
06:17 GMT |
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As the age of space exploration progressed, space agencies and governments around the world understood that there is little countries can do on their own. The highlight of this understanding is the agreement signed by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) with regards to exploring Mars. The imitative calls for the... |
4 August 2010
08:55 GMT |
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Scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, announce the release of the first batch of images that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) snapped at the request of the public. Some time ago, NASA opened channels through which people could select the areas of the Red Planet they wan... |
1 April 2010
03:34 GMT |
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The surface of Mars is largely recognized by three things, namely that it's reddish, has a lot of sand storms ravaging it, and features a multitude of craters, each of them of varied ages and depths. The rover Spirit, for example, is currently stuck inside one of these craters, while its twin, Opportunity, is, a... |
18 February 2010
14:01 GMT |
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The American space agency has recently announced the publication of a new web tool, called HiWish, that is meant to allow the general public a chance of having their favored Martian destinations photographed. Anyone can submit a possible Martian location that they believe could be of interest, and the team managing t... |
21 January 2010
03:04 GMT |
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Data collected by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) fill the pages of the January special issue of the renowned scientific journal Icarus. More than 21 research papers documenting various features of Mars have been published in this edition, a... |
12 January 2010
10:06 GMT |
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Recent observations by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), in orbit around the Red Planet, reveal new insight into Terra Meridiani, or Sinus Meridiani. The albedo feature stretches from East to West, just beneath the equator, and was given its name by French astronomer Camille Flammarion, as far back as the late 1... |
4 January 2010
03:41 GMT |
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Using its High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has recently snapped some amazing photos of unique features on the surface of the Red Planet, fluidized-ejecta craters (also known as rampart craters). The geological formations, which result from comet, a... |
14 November 2009
07:07 GMT |
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The Phoenix Mars Lander was a NASA mission that launched to the Red Planet on August 4, 2007, aboard the Delta II 7925 vehicle. It consisted of a robotic station that was to conduct scientific experiments on Mars, and study surface chemistry, weather patterns, atmospheric conditions, and the landscape too. Originally... |
5 November 2009
16:41 GMT |
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According to astronomers investigating the pictures sent back by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), it would appear that areas near the Hale crater, on the surface of the Red Planet, are laden with channels. In a view that covers an area about ... |
29 October 2009
04:46 GMT |
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Despite its ongoing “health problems,” the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is still apt to take beautiful, high-resolution pictures of the Red Planet. Some 233 recent telescopic observations of the surface yielded thousands of detailed images of various features on the planet, ranging from sand dunes to... |
9 October 2009
05:09 GMT |
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According to a recent series of investigations that analyzed the surface of the Red Planet halfway between the North Pole and its equator, water ice may exist directly under the first layers of soil. Also, experts have found, it may be that these reserves are as much as 99 percent pure, and free of any contaminants. ... |
25 September 2009
01:39 GMT |
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From the beginning of April through early August of 2009, the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) recorded a number of about 1,500 new photographs of the Martian surface. The amazing snapshots, taken with a resolution as small as 25 centimeters per p... |
14 September 2009
09:00 GMT |
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On the evening of May 25, the Phoenix Mars Lander successfully touched down in the northern regions of the Red Planet. As it descended to the surface of Mars, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on board NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - monitoring the progress of the Phoenix spacecraft - captured ... |
27 May 2008
02:46 GMT |
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