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  • Channels on Mars from Hale Crater

    Channels from Hale Crater

    This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows channels to the southeast of Hale crater on southern Mars. Taken by the orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, this view covers an area about 3 kilometers (2 miles) wide.

  • Layers in the lower portion of two neighboring buttes within the Noctis Labyrinthus formation on Mars are visible in this image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

    Light-Toned Deposits in Noctis Labyrinthus

    Layers in the lower portion of two neighboring buttes within the Noctis Labyrinthus formation on Mars are visible in this image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

  • A meteorite recently discovered by Opportunity

    Opportunity Finds Another Meteorite

    NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found a rock that apparently is another meteorite, less than three weeks after driving away from a larger meteorite that the rover examined for six weeks.

  • Spider-shaped features on Mars carved by vaporizing 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.

  • Shallow Radar instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for mapping underground ice-rich layers of the north polar layered terrain on Mars.

    Radar Mapping of Icy Layers Under Mars' North Pole

    This composite graphic illustrates the use of the Shallow Radar instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for mapping underground ice-rich layers of the north polar layered terrain on Mars.

  • image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows gullies near the edge of Hale crater on southern Mars.

    Gullies at the Edge of Hale Crater, Mars

    This image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows gullies near the edge of Hale crater on southern Mars.

  • full-circle view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit

    'Calypso' Panorama of Spirit's View from 'Troy' (False Color)

    This full-circle view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the terrain surrounding the location called "Troy," where Spirit became embedded in soft soil during the spring of 2009.

  • full-circle view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit

    'Calypso' Panorama of Spirit's View from 'Troy'

    This full-circle view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the terrain surrounding the location called "Troy," where Spirit became embedded in soft soil during the spring of 2009.

  • stereo view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit

    'Calypso' Panorama of Spirit's View from 'Troy' (Stereo)

    This full-circle, stereo view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the terrain surrounding the location called "Troy," where Spirit became embedded in soft soil during the spring of 2009.

  • A regional dust storm moved southward and blocked some of the sunshine at Spirit's location.

    Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 1975

    Where are the rovers now? Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 1975.

  • In this image from Aug. 12, 2009, rover team members are moving a board used in getting the setup ready for the next test.

    Laying the Groundwork for a Rover Test

    A test setup at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory enables experiments with maneuvers being considered for use by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit to get Spirit out of soft soil where it has become embedded.

  • This telescopic view from orbit around Mars catches a Martian dust devil in action in the planet's southern hemisphere.

    Martian Dust Devil with Track and Shadow

    This telescopic view from orbit around Mars catches a Martian dust devil in action in the planet's southern hemisphere.

  • This image of Victoria Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

    Oblique View of Victoria Crater

    This image of Victoria Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter at more of a sideways angle than earlier orbital images of this crater.

  • The triangular pattern of small ridges seen at the upper right in this image and elsewhere on the rock is characteristic of iron-nickel meteorites found on Earth.

    Magnified Look at a Meteorite on Mars

    NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its microscopic imager to get this view of the surface of a rock called "Block Island" during the 1,963rd Martian day.

  • This view of a rock called Block Island, the largest meteorite yet found on Mars.

    'Block Island' Meteorite on Mars, Sol 1961 (False Color)

    This view of a rock called 'Block Island,' the largest meteorite yet found on Mars, comes from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

  • This iron-nickel meteorite found near Fort Stockton, Texas, in 1952 shows a surface texture similar to some portions of the surface of an iron-nickel meteorite that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity found on Mars in July 2009.

    Iron-Nickel Meteorite from Texas with Triangle-Pattern Texture

    This iron-nickel meteorite found near Fort Stockton, Texas, in 1952 shows a surface texture similar to some portions of the surface of an iron-nickel meteorite that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity found on Mars in July 2009.

  • Panelists reviewed results to date from testing possible maneuvers to use in driving NASA's Mars Rover Spirit

    Review of Options for Driving Spirit

    Panelists reviewed results from testing possible maneuvers to use in freeing Spirit.

  • Composition measurements by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite.

    'Block Island' Meteorite on Mars, Sol 1961

    Composition measurements by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite.

  • Composition measurements by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite.

    'Block Island' Meteorite on Mars, Sol 1961 (Stereo)

    Composition measurements by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite.

  • Opportunity Traverse Map update until Sol 1961

    Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 1961

    Where are the rovers now? Opportunity's traverse map through Sol 1961.