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September 28, 2020

Crater Dunes

September 28, 2020

Crater Dunes

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a sand sheet with surface dune forms on the floor of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra.
September 28, 2020

Perseverance's Laser Retroreflector (Illustration)

September 28, 2020

Perseverance's Laser Retroreflector (Illustration)

Visible both in the inset photograph on the upper left and near the center of NASAs Perseverance Mars rover in this illustration is the palm-size dome called the Laser Retroreflector Array (LaRA).
September 25, 2020

Ascraeus Mons

September 25, 2020

Ascraeus Mons

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the contact of the southern flank of Ascraeus Mons and the surrounding Tharsis region lava flows.
September 24, 2020

Aldan, Siberia, Russia

September 24, 2020

Aldan, Siberia, Russia

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Aldan, the administrative center of the Aldansky District in Siberia, Russia. It was founded in 1923 after discovery of rich gold and uranium deposits.
September 24, 2020

Noachis Terra Crater Dunes

September 24, 2020

Noachis Terra Crater Dunes

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows small dunes located in an unnamed crater in southern Noachis Terra.
September 23, 2020

OASIS Study Project (Illustration)

September 23, 2020

OASIS Study Project (Illustration)

The OASIS project seeks to study fresh water aquifers in the desert as well as ice sheets in places like Greenland. This illustration shows what a satellite with a proposed radar instrument for the mission could look like.
September 23, 2020

Cyclones of Color at Jupiter's North Pole

September 23, 2020

Cyclones of Color at Jupiter's North Pole

Cyclones at the north pole of Jupiter appear as swirls of striking colors in this extreme false color rendering of an image from NASAs Juno mission.
September 23, 2020

Sirenum Fossae

September 23, 2020

Sirenum Fossae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows depressions, called graben, which form by the down drop of material between two parallel faults.
September 22, 2020

Rabe Crater Dunes

September 22, 2020

Rabe Crater Dunes

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a large sand sheet with surface dune forms, located on the complex floor of Rabe Crater.
September 22, 2020

PIXL's Nightlight

September 22, 2020

PIXL's Nightlight

PIXL requires pictures of its rock targets to autonomously position itself. Using artificial intelligence, PIXL relies on the images to determine how far away it is from a target to be scanned.
September 22, 2020

PIXL's Hexapod Has Moves

September 22, 2020

PIXL's Hexapod Has Moves

A device with six mechanical legs, the hexapod is a critical part of the PIXL instrument aboard NASAs Perseverance Mars rover. The hexapod allows PIXL to make slow, precise movements to get closer to and point at specific parts of a rocks surface.
September 22, 2020

Perseverance's PIXL Opens its Dust Cover

September 22, 2020

Perseverance's PIXL Opens its Dust Cover

PIXL opens its dust cover during testing at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory. One of seven instruments on NASAs Perseverance Mars rover, PIXL is located on the end of the rovers robotic arm.
September 22, 2020

Perseverance's PIXL at Work on Mars (Illustration)

September 22, 2020

Perseverance's PIXL at Work on Mars (Illustration)

In this illustration, NASAs Perseverance Mars rover uses the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL), which will help search for signs of ancient microbial life in rocks.
September 21, 2020

RIME Instrument en Route to JUICE

September 21, 2020

RIME Instrument en Route to JUICE

JPL engineers and technicians follow COVID-19 Safe-at-Work guidelines as they transport the RIME transmitter and electronics on Aug. 19, 2020, for shipping to the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
September 21, 2020

JUICE Mission's RIME Transmitter Exits Thermal Chamber

September 21, 2020

JUICE Mission's RIME Transmitter Exits Thermal Chamber

NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory built and shipped the receiver, transmitter, and electronics necessary to complete the radar instrument for the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission, set to launch in 2022.
September 21, 2020

Vibration Testing of JUICE Mission's RIME Radar Transmitter

September 21, 2020

Vibration Testing of JUICE Mission's RIME Radar Transmitter

NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory built and shipped the receiver, transmitter, and electronics necessary to complete the radar instrument for the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission.
September 21, 2020

Jezero Crater as Seen by ESA's Mars Express Orbiter

September 21, 2020

Jezero Crater as Seen by ESA's Mars Express Orbiter

This image shows the remains of an ancient delta in Mars Jezero Crater, which NASAs Perseverance Mars rover will explore for signs of fossilized microbial life.
September 21, 2020

Sirenum Fossae

September 21, 2020

Sirenum Fossae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows linear depressions, part of Sirenum Fossae.
September 18, 2020

Enceladus in the Infrared

September 18, 2020

Enceladus in the Infrared

New composite images made from NASAs Cassini spacecraft data are the most detailed global infrared views ever produced of Saturns moon Enceladus.
September 18, 2020

Daedalia Planum

September 18, 2020

Daedalia Planum

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a small part of Daedalia Planum. The lava flows originate from Arsia Mons, one of the large volcanoes in the Tharsis region.
September 17, 2020

Shalbatana Vallis

September 17, 2020

Shalbatana Vallis

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a small section of Shalbatana Vallis. Located in Xanthe Terra, Shalbatana Vallis is an outflow channel carved by massive floods.
September 16, 2020

Complexity

September 16, 2020

Complexity

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a complex region of features in northern Terra Sirenum.
September 15, 2020

Tao-Rusyr Volcano, Kuril Islands

September 15, 2020

Tao-Rusyr Volcano, Kuril Islands

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Kuril Islands, a volcanic archipelago, stretching 1300 km from Hokkaido, Japan to Kamchatka, Russia.
September 15, 2020

NASA's UAVSAR Flights Observe California Fires

September 15, 2020

NASA's UAVSAR Flights Observe California Fires

A NASA aircraft equipped with Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) flew above California fires on Sept. 3 and 10 to examine the ground below.
September 15, 2020

Going Downhill

September 15, 2020

Going Downhill

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows several channels located in Terra Sabaea.
September 14, 2020

NASA's AIRS Instrument Monitors Carbon Monoxide From California Wildfires

September 14, 2020

NASA's AIRS Instrument Monitors Carbon Monoxide From California Wildfires

This visualization shows a three-day average of carbon monoxide concentrations, from Sept. 6 to14, in the atmosphere over California due to wildfires. Higher concentrations of the gas appear as red and orange regions.
September 14, 2020

Perseverance Twin Raises Its Mast

September 14, 2020

Perseverance Twin Raises Its Mast

The full-scale engineering model of NASAs Perseverance rover raises its head, or remote sensing mast, at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
September 14, 2020

Perseverance Twin Drives Into the Mars Yard

September 14, 2020

Perseverance Twin Drives Into the Mars Yard

The full-scale engineering model of NASAs Perseverance rover has put some dirt on its wheels at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
September 14, 2020

Sabis and Minio Valles

September 14, 2020

Sabis and Minio Valles

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the extensive channel system that includes parts of both Sabis Vallis and Minio Vallis.
September 11, 2020

Daedalia Planum

September 11, 2020

Daedalia Planum

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a small portion of the immense lava flows that originated from Arsia Mons.
September 10, 2020

Lava Flows

September 10, 2020

Lava Flows

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a very small portion of the extensive lava flows of the Tharsis volcanic complex.
September 9, 2020

Asteroid Bennu's Particle Ejection Events (Animation)

September 9, 2020

Asteroid Bennu's Particle Ejection Events (Animation)

Using data collected by NASAs OSIRIS-REx mission, this animation shows the trajectories of rock particles after being ejected from asteroid (101955) Bennus surface.

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