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View the images 'Water-lain Sedimentary Rock on Mars'
Water-lain Sedimentary Rock on Mars - 04/16/07

Two sets of water-lain sedimentary rock units show how sediments were deposited long before the material became rock.


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Read the article 'Panel Will Study Mars Global Surveyor Events' Report Reveals Likely Causes of Mars Spacecraft Loss
After studying Mars four times as long as originally planned, NASA's Mars Global Surveyor orbiter appears to have succumbed to battery failure. >>
View the images and caption for 'Dust Devils As Seen by MGS, MRO, and Viking' Dust Devils As Seen by MGS, MRO, and Viking
Scientists have been observing dust devils on Mars for 30 years. Some dust devils tower more than 8 kilometers (5 miles) into the sky! >>
Read the article 'NASA Images Suggest Water Still Flows in Brief Spurts on Mars NASA Images Suggest Water Still Flows in Brief Spurts on Mars
NASA photographs have revealed bright new deposits seen in two gullies on Mars that suggest water carried sediment through them sometime during the past seven years. >>
Read the article 'NASA's Mars Global Surveyor May Be at Mission's End' NASA's Mars Global Surveyor May Be at Mission's End
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor has likely finished its operating career. The spacecraft has served the longest and been the most productive of any mission ever sent to the red planet. >>
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Watch the slide show: Mars Global Surveyor Highlights
Mars Global Surveyor Highlights
Watch the animation: Animated Elevation Model of 'Victoria Crater'
Animated Elevation Model of 'Victoria Crater'
Watch the animation: Animation of Three Separate Mars Global Surveyor Orbits
Animation of Three Separate Mars Global Surveyor Orbits
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