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Candidate for a Mars Landing
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment in orbit around Mars has examined many possible landing sites for the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory rover, including the Nili Fossae area seen here.
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Mars: A Feast for the Eyes
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is providing unprecedented views as it studies the red planet.
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Seeing Mars Better Than Ever
NASA's newest Mars spacecraft, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, is providing an unprecedented view of the surface of Mars.
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Context Imager Instrument Pointing Simulation
This animation highlights the orbiter’s context imager as it took and returned its first image.
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