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View the release 'Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander Seen in Winter Images'

Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander Seen in Winter Images - 11/04/09

Images of NASA's Phoenix Lander from the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show the lander shrouded in dry-ice frost on Mars. >>

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Evolution of the South Polar Residual Cap Olivine, Phyllosilicates, and Ancient Crater Rims View Martian Weather Report
November 06, 2009
Evolution of the South Polar Residual Cap
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June 30, 2008
Olivine, Phyllosilicates, and Ancient Crater Rims
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August 31 - September 06, 2009
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View the full image and caption 'New Set of High-Resolution Mars ' New Set of High-Resolution Mars
Thousands of image products from 233 recent telescopic observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show a diversity of surface shapes and textures on Mars. >>
View the full image and caption 'Radial Channels Carved by Dry Ice' Radial Channels Carved by Dry Ice
Spider-shaped features in the south polar region of Mars are carved by vaporizing dry ice in a dynamic seasonal process. >>
Read the release 'NASA Spacecraft Sees Ice on Mars Exposed by Meteor Impacts' NASA Spacecraft Sees Ice on Mars Exposed by Meteor Impacts
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed frozen water hiding just below the surface of mid-latitude Mars. The spacecraft's observations were obtained from orbit after meteorites excavated fresh craters on the Red Planet. >>
Read the release 'Radar Map of Buried Mars Layers Matches Climate Cycles' Radar Map of Buried Mars Layers Matches Climate Cycles
New three-dimensional imaging of Mars' north-polar ice layers by a radar instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is consistent with models of Martian climate swings. >>
Read the release 'Preventive Care Continues; Science on Hold' Preventive Care Continues; Science on Hold
During analysis of four safe-mode events this year, engineers for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project have identified a vulnerability to the effects of subsequent events. >>
Read the release 'Thousands of New Images Show Mars in High Resolution' Thousands of New Images Show Mars in High Resolution
Thousands of newly released images from more than 1,500 telescopic observations by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show a wide range of gullies, dunes, craters, geological layering and other features on the Red Planet. >>
Read the release 'Orbiter in Safe Mode Increases Communication Rate' Orbiter in Safe Mode Increases Communication Rate
Engineers for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project have stepped up the communication rate being received from the orbiter as an early step in the process of determining why the spacecraft spontaneously rebooted its computer on Aug. 26. >>
Read the release 'Mars Orbiter Puts Itself in Safe Mode Again' Mars Orbiter Puts Itself in Safe Mode Again
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a safe mode Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, for the fourth time this year, while maintaining spacecraft health and communications. >>
Read the release 'Mars Orbiter Shows Angled View of Martian Crater' Mars Orbiter Shows Angled View of Martian Crater
The high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned a dramatic oblique view of the Martian crater that a rover explored for two years. >>
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Mars Exposed
Watch the videos 'Looking at Landing Sites for MSL'
Looking at Landing
Sites for MSL
Watch the video 'Soaring Over Mars'
Soaring Over Mars
Screenshot from the movie 'Weather Movie, Mars South Polar Region, March-April 2009 - Close'
Weather Movies,
Mars South Polar Region,
March-April 2009
Screenshot from the movie 'Peeling Back Layers of a Martian Polar Ice Cap'
Peeling Back Layers of a Martian Polar Ice Cap
Screenshot from the movie 'Carbon-Dioxide Frost Settling from Seasonal Outbursts on Mars'
Carbon-Dioxide Frost Settling from Seasonal Outbursts
Screenshot from the movie 'Video Exploration of Details in Athabasca Valles on Mars'
Video Exploration of Details in Athabasca Valles on Mars
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