16-Apr-2007 |
Water-lain Sedimentary Rock on Mars |
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Two sets of water-lain sedimentary rock units show how sediments were deposited long before the material became rock.
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13-Apr-2007 |
Internal Review Board Findings |
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06-Dec-2006 |
Signs of Recent Water on Mars |
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07-Nov-2006 |
Mars Orbiter Camera Celebrates 10 Years in Space with a Polar View |
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To commemorate its decade in space and over 240,000 images returned, the Mars Orbiter Camera on Mars Global Surveyor offers a stunning image of clouds swirling elegantly above the Martian north pole.
Ten years of studying the red planet has enabled the science team to observe daily and long-term weather patterns, providing the first up-close studies and a deeper understanding of the Martian climate system, one of the four main science goals of the Mars Exploration Program. More at the Mars Orbiter Camera site.
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11-Aug-2006 |
Mars Global Surveyor Celebrates Discovery of Deimos |
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Deimos was discovered 129 years ago on August 11, 1877. To celebrate, the MGS team presents the first and only Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image of this tiny moon.
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03-Jan-2006 |
MGS locates Spirit |
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Shortly before Spirit's Martian anniversary, the Mars Orbiter Camera acquired an image centered on the rover's location at that time in the "Columbia Hills."
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12-Sep-2005 |
Happy 8th Birthday, MGS |
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Mars Global Surveyor wins the title of the oldest spacecraft currently in operation at Mars! The spacecraft's lasting success has enabled scientists to capture repeating weather phenomena and new, fresh insights revealing Mars as an active planet.
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