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Weaving Colors in the Martian Atmosphere
- 10/16/08
Like Navajo weavers, scientists use whatever tints they want to create a finished product. Here, brilliant hues show light in the Martian atmosphere that is invisible to humans. The different colors of light, called infrared light, indicate temperature, dust, and ice from the surface up to 50 miles high.
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NASA Orbiter Reveals Details of a Wetter Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has observed a new category of minerals spread across large regions of Mars.
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Unusual Mound in North Polar Layered Deposits
Martian Polar Layer Erosion Looks Striking In a newly released image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, an unusual mound punctuates dramatic stripes of Martian polar terrain where icy layers are eroding.
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NASA Orbiter Reveals Rock Fracture Plumbing On Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed hundreds of small fractures exposed on the Martian surface that billions of years ago directed flows of water through underground Martian sandstone.
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A Tribute to Mars Exploration
As Americans celebrate Labor Day 2008, six flags stand in silent salute to the U.S. workforce on Mars. Three of the flags are on spacecraft still exploring Mars.
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NASA Spacecraft Photographs Avalanches on Mars
A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole.
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| Peeling Back Layers of a Martian Polar Ice Cap |
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| Video Exploration of Details in Athabasca Valles on Mars |
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