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July 6, 2020

Curiosity Finds Nodules near the Top of Pediment Slope

July 6, 2020

Curiosity Finds Nodules near the Top of Pediment Slope

The goosebump-like features in the center of this image were formed by water billions of years ago. NASAs Curiosity Mars rover discovered them as it crested the slope of Greenheugh Pediment on Feb. 24, 2020.
July 6, 2020

Curiosity's View From the Top of the Greenheugh Pediment

July 6, 2020

Curiosity's View From the Top of the Greenheugh Pediment

Stitched together from 28 images, NASAs Curiosity Mars rover captured this view from Greenheugh Pediment on April 9, 2020.
July 6, 2020

Curiosity's Path to the Sulfate-Bearing Unit

July 6, 2020

Curiosity's Path to the Sulfate-Bearing Unit

Stitched together from 116 images, this view captured by NASAs Curiosity Mars rover shows the path it will take in the summer of 2020 as it drives toward the next region it will be investigating, the sulfate-bearing unit.
July 1, 2020

Clyde's Spot on Jupiter

July 1, 2020

Clyde's Spot on Jupiter

This image from NASAs Juno spacecraft captures several storms in Jupiters southern hemisphere.
June 26, 2020

Arsia Mons

June 26, 2020

Arsia Mons

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of the eastern flank of Arsia Mons, including part of Oti Fossae.
June 25, 2020

Wind Erosion

June 25, 2020

Wind Erosion

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows an area located between the uplands of Aeolis Mensae and Aeolis Planum.
June 24, 2020

Different Types of Neutron Stars (Illustration)

June 24, 2020

Different Types of Neutron Stars (Illustration)

Neutron stars, or cores leftover from exploded stars, are some of the densest objects in the universe. There are several types of neutron stars, shown in this illustration, including magnetars and pulsars.
June 24, 2020

Terra Cimmeria Channel

June 24, 2020

Terra Cimmeria Channel

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a section of an unnamed channel in Terra Cimmeria.
June 23, 2020

Claritas Fossae

June 23, 2020

Claritas Fossae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows Claritas Fossae, a graben filled highland, located between the lava plains of Daedalia Planum and Solis Planum.
June 22, 2020

Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, Germany

June 22, 2020

Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, Germany

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Berlins old Tegel airport, soon to be replaced in by a new airport, Berlin-Brandenburg, located 19 km southeast of the city in Schönefeld.
June 22, 2020

Bahram Vallis

June 22, 2020

Bahram Vallis

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a section of Bahram Vallis. This channel is located in northern Lunae Planum, south of Kasei Valles.
June 19, 2020

Sirenum Fossae

June 19, 2020

Sirenum Fossae

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

Ariadnes Colles

June 18, 2020

Ariadnes Colles

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Ariadnes Colles. The term colles means hills or knobs.
June 17, 2020

One Last Earthly Look

June 17, 2020

One Last Earthly Look

The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover missions disk-shaped cruise stage sits atop the back shell, which contains the powered descent stage and Perseverance rover, in this image taken on May 28, 2020, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
June 17, 2020

Perseverance Rover with Commemorative Plate

June 17, 2020

Perseverance Rover with Commemorative Plate

Seen from below, NASAs the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover bears a plaque to the right of its middle wheel commemorating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and honoring the perseverance of healthcare workers around the world.
June 17, 2020

The Team for Jezero Crater

June 17, 2020

The Team for Jezero Crater

Members of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission pose at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the mission, on July 17, 2019.
June 17, 2020

Rocket to Mars (Artist's Concept)

June 17, 2020

Rocket to Mars (Artist's Concept)

In this artists concept, a two-stage United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle speeds the Mars 2020 spacecraft toward the Red Planet. This will be NASAs fifth Mars launch on an Atlas V.
June 17, 2020

Healthcare Workers to Be Honored on Mars

June 17, 2020

Healthcare Workers to Be Honored on Mars

Attached to the Perseverance Mars rover, this aluminum plate commemorates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and pays tribute to the perseverance of healthcare workers around the world.
June 17, 2020

Spring at the South Pole

June 17, 2020

Spring at the South Pole

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of the south polar cap. The sun has only just risen on the south pole.
June 16, 2020

Sangay Volcano, Ecuador

June 16, 2020

Sangay Volcano, Ecuador

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Sangay Volcano, Ecuador, which erupted in early June, sending lava flows and pyroclastic flows down its southeastern flank.
June 16, 2020

NASA Astronaut Stands on Mars (Illustration)

June 16, 2020

NASA Astronaut Stands on Mars (Illustration)

This illustration shows an astronaut on Mars, as viewed through the window of a spacecraft.
June 16, 2020

PIXL Takes Aim at Rocks (Illustration)

June 16, 2020

PIXL Takes Aim at Rocks (Illustration)

In this illustration, NASAs Perseverance rover uses its Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL) instrument to analyze a rock on the surface of Mars.
June 16, 2020

Trident: Exploring the Mysteries of Triton

June 16, 2020

Trident: Exploring the Mysteries of Triton

A new Discovery mission proposal, Trident would explore Neptunes largest moon, Triton, which is potentially an ocean world with liquid water under its icy crust.
June 16, 2020

Nanedi Valles

June 16, 2020

Nanedi Valles

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the confluence of the two main channels of Nanedi Valles.
June 15, 2020

The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission (Illustration)

June 15, 2020

The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission (Illustration)

The launch period window for NASAs Mars 2020 Perseverance opens on July 20, 2020.
June 15, 2020

Curiosity Rover Finds Earth and Venus in the Martian Sky

June 15, 2020

Curiosity Rover Finds Earth and Venus in the Martian Sky

Two images of the night sky were combined to show Earth and Venus as seen by NASAs Curiosity Mars rover on June 5, 2020. The planets appear as pinpoints of light owing to a combination of distance and dust in the air.
June 15, 2020

Terra Sabaea Channel

June 15, 2020

Terra Sabaea Channel

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows an unnamed channel in Terra Sabaea.
June 12, 2020

Martian Terrain as Viewed in AI4Mars

June 12, 2020

Martian Terrain as Viewed in AI4Mars

Three images from the tool called AI4Mars show different kinds of Martian terrain as seen by NASAs Curiosity rover.
June 12, 2020

Zephyria Planum

June 12, 2020

Zephyria Planum

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the surface of Zephyria Planum and the surrounding plains.
June 11, 2020

Memnonia Sulci

June 11, 2020

Memnonia Sulci

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows some of the extensive wind etched terrain in Memnonia Sulci, located southwest of Olympus Mons.
June 10, 2020

Tharsis Tectonics

June 10, 2020

Tharsis Tectonics

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows some of the tectonic faults in the Tharsis region.
June 9, 2020

Baetis Chaos

June 9, 2020

Baetis Chaos

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Baetis Chaos. This region of chaos is located north of Juventae Chasma.

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