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August 23, 2019

NASA's AIRS Maps Carbon Monoxide from Brazil Fires

August 23, 2019

NASA's AIRS Maps Carbon Monoxide from Brazil Fires

This time series shows carbon monoxide associated with fires from the Amazon region in Brazil from Aug. 8-22, 2019.
August 23, 2019

Clues for Mars in the Australian Outback

August 23, 2019

Clues for Mars in the Australian Outback

Scientists with NASAs Mars 2020 mission and the European-Russian ExoMars mission traveled to the Australian Outback to hone their research techniques before their missions launch to the Red Planet in the summer of 2020.
August 23, 2019

Rolling Stones Rock (Animation)

August 23, 2019

Rolling Stones Rock (Animation)

This animation illustrates NASAs InSight lander touching down on Mars, its thrusters setting a rock in motion.
August 23, 2019

Rolling Stones Rock

August 23, 2019

Rolling Stones Rock

The rock in the center of this image was tossed about 3 feet (1 meter) by NASAs InSight spacecraft as it touched down on Mars on November 26, 2018.
August 23, 2019

Arsia Mons Flows

August 23, 2019

Arsia Mons Flows

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows flows that are part of the southwest flow apron of Arsia Mons.
August 22, 2019

Curiosity's 21 Drill Holes on Mars

August 22, 2019

Curiosity's 21 Drill Holes on Mars

This graphic maps locations of the sites where NASAs Curiosity Mars rover collected its rock and soil samples for analysis by laboratory instruments inside the vehicle.
August 22, 2019

Mid-2019 Map of NASA's Curiosity Rover Mission

August 22, 2019

Mid-2019 Map of NASA's Curiosity Rover Mission

This map shows the route driven by NASAs Curiosity Mars rover, from the location where it landed in August 2012 to its location in August 2019.
August 22, 2019

Granicus Valles

August 22, 2019

Granicus Valles

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a section of Granicus Valles. Granicus Valles is a complex channel system located west of Elyisum Mons.
August 21, 2019

Biblis Patera

August 21, 2019

Biblis Patera

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows Biblis Patera, the summit caldera of the volcano Biblis Tholus.
August 20, 2019

Phoenix, AZ

August 20, 2019

Phoenix, AZ

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Phoenix, the capital and most populous city in Arizona.
August 20, 2019

Changes in Mass, Greenland

August 20, 2019

Changes in Mass, Greenland

NASAs GRACE-FO shows that almost all of Greenland continued to lose mass in May 2019 as the ice sheet continues to melt.
August 20, 2019

Changes in Mass, North America

August 20, 2019

Changes in Mass, North America

NASAs GRACE-FO shows North America was almost entirely above its long-term average in mass in May 2019, due to Midwestern flooding, with the runoff raising the Great Lakes to record levels.
August 20, 2019

Ascraeus Mons Flows

August 20, 2019

Ascraeus Mons Flows

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows lava flows and other volcanic features that are part of Ascraeus Mons.
August 19, 2019

Nanedi Valles

August 19, 2019

Nanedi Valles

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a small portion of Nanedi Valles. This channel is located in Xanthe Terra.
August 19, 2019

Rare Glimpse of the Surface of a Rocky World (Illustration)

August 19, 2019

Rare Glimpse of the Surface of a Rocky World (Illustration)

This artists illustration of the exoplanet LHS 3844b, shows the planets surface may be covered mostly in dark lava rock, with no apparent atmosphere, according to observations by NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope.
August 16, 2019

Nili Fossae

August 16, 2019

Nili Fossae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows two linear depressions which are part of the Nili Fossae fracture system.
August 15, 2019

Indus Vallis

August 15, 2019

Indus Vallis

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a small section of Indus Vallis. Indus Vallis is located in northern Terra Sabaea.
August 15, 2019

A Little Bit Carousel Higher

August 15, 2019

A Little Bit Carousel Higher

In this image, taken on Aug. 5, 2019, engineers at NASAs JPL lift the Mars 2020 rovers bit carousel from its storage container. The bit carousel is at the heart of the rovers Sample Caching System.
August 15, 2019

Cache and Carry

August 15, 2019

Cache and Carry

In this August 5, 2019 image, the bit carousel, the heart of sampling and caching subsystem of NASAs Mars 2020 mission, is attached to the front end of the rover.
August 14, 2019

Bamburg Crater Dunes

August 14, 2019

Bamburg Crater Dunes

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a small field of sand dunes on the floor of Bamberg Crater.
August 13, 2019

Crater Channel

August 13, 2019

Crater Channel

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a channel dissecting a crater rim, flowing from the interior of a large crater into a smaller crater on the large craters floor.
August 12, 2019

Jezero Crater Delta

August 12, 2019

Jezero Crater Delta

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a delta deposit that was created by the flow from the rim channel into the crater.
August 9, 2019

Lyot Crater Dunes

August 9, 2019

Lyot Crater Dunes

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows Lyot Crater, a large, complex crater in the northern lowlands of Vastitas Borealis.
August 8, 2019

ECOSTRESS Focuses on Costa Rican Drought

August 8, 2019

ECOSTRESS Focuses on Costa Rican Drought

This ECOSTRESS image shows plant stress in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica a few months after the onset of a major Central American drought.
August 8, 2019

Northern Arabia Terra

August 8, 2019

Northern Arabia Terra

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of an unnamed channel in the margin between Arabia Terra and the surrounding lowlands.
August 7, 2019

Mauna Kea volcano, Hawaii

August 7, 2019

Mauna Kea volcano, Hawaii

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the top of Mauna Kea Volcano, Big Island of Hawaii, where the Mauna Kea Observatories, with thirteen telescopes, are located.
August 7, 2019

At the Edge

August 7, 2019

At the Edge

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the edge of the polar cap.
August 6, 2019

Mars 2020 Rover on Stand

August 6, 2019

Mars 2020 Rover on Stand

This image of NASAs Mars 2020 rover was taken on July 23, 2019 in the Spacecraft Assembly Facilitys High Bay 1 at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
August 6, 2019

Mars Helicopter Arrives in Clean Room

August 6, 2019

Mars Helicopter Arrives in Clean Room

Members from NASAs Mars Helicopter and Mars 2020 teams stand behind the Mars Helicopter.
August 6, 2019

Albor Tholus

August 6, 2019

Albor Tholus

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a portion of the flank of Albor Tholus, a volcano found in the Elysium volcanic complex.
August 5, 2019

Mastcam Views Strathdon

August 5, 2019

Mastcam Views Strathdon

This mosaic of images shows a boulder-sized rock called Strathdon, which is made up of many complex layers. NASAs Curiosity Mars rover took these images using its Mast Camera, or Mastcam.
August 5, 2019

Close-up of Strathdon

August 5, 2019

Close-up of Strathdon

This mosaic of images shows layers of ancient sediment on a boulder-sized rock called Strathdon, as seen by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on NASAs Curiosity rover.

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