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October 19, 2020

Gravity Wave Detectors

October 19, 2020

Gravity Wave Detectors

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows three super-sensitive gravitational wave-detection systems in America and Europe. The two American LIGO systems are located near Livingston, LA and near Hanford, WA. The European VIRGO system is located near Pisa, Italy.
October 19, 2020

Close-up of 3D printed MOXIE Heat Exchanger

October 19, 2020

Close-up of 3D printed MOXIE Heat Exchanger

This nickel-alloy heat exchanger is among several that were 3D printed for MOXIE, an instrument aboard NASAs Perseverance Mars rover.
October 19, 2020

Video of 3D printing at JPL

October 19, 2020

Video of 3D printing at JPL

This video clip shows a 3D printing technique where a printer head scans over each layer of a part, blowing metal powder which is melted by a laser.
October 19, 2020

X-ray Image of 3D-Printed MOXIE Part

October 19, 2020

X-ray Image of 3D-Printed MOXIE Part

This X-ray image shows the interior of a 3D-printed heat exchanger in Perseverances MOXIE instrument. X-ray images like these are used to check for defects within parts.
October 19, 2020

Ganges Chasma

October 19, 2020

Ganges Chasma

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of the floor of Ganges Chasma. Deposits of fine surface materials and bright layered deposits are visible in this image.
October 16, 2020

Russell Crater Dunes

October 16, 2020

Russell Crater Dunes

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of the floor of Russell Crater.
October 16, 2020

Replica of InSight's Arm Practices Scraping

October 16, 2020

Replica of InSight's Arm Practices Scraping

This footage from Aug. 19, 2019, shows a replica of InSight scraping soil with a scoop on the end of its robotic arm in a test lab at JPL. On Mars, InSight will scrape and tamp down soil on top of the mole to help it dig.
October 16, 2020

InSight's Arm Pulls Back, Revealing the Mole

October 16, 2020

InSight's Arm Pulls Back, Revealing the Mole

NASAs InSight retracted its robotic arm on Oct. 3, 2020, revealing where the spike-like mole is trying to burrow into Mars. In the coming months, the arm will scrape and tamp down soil on top of the mole to help it dig.
October 16, 2020

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich processing

October 16, 2020

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich processing

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite undergoes final preparations in a clean room at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for an early November launch.
October 15, 2020

Mars 2020 Expanded Spacecraft Illustration

October 15, 2020

Mars 2020 Expanded Spacecraft Illustration

This illustration depicts five major components of the Mars 2020 spacecraft.
October 13, 2020

The Tethered Axel Autonomously Descends a Rocky Slope

October 13, 2020

The Tethered Axel Autonomously Descends a Rocky Slope

The two-wheeled Axel descends the slope while tethered to its counterpart anchored above the slope. The tether serves as a climbing rope of sorts while also providing power and a means of communication.
October 13, 2020

DuAxel Undocks a Tethered Axel to Explore a Steep Slope

October 13, 2020

DuAxel Undocks a Tethered Axel to Explore a Steep Slope

During the same field test, the DuAxel rover separates into two single-axled robots so that one can rappel down a slope too steep for conventional rovers.
October 13, 2020

The DuAxel Rover During a Field Test in California's Mojave Desert

October 13, 2020

The DuAxel Rover During a Field Test in California's Mojave Desert

The DuAxel rover is seen here participating in field tests in the Mojave Desert. The four-wheeled rover is composed of two Axel robots. One part anchors itself in place while the other uses a tether to explore otherwise inaccessible terrain.
October 13, 2020

Proctor Crater Dunes

October 13, 2020

Proctor Crater Dunes

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows sand dunes within Proctor Crater. These dunes are composed of basaltic sand that has collected in the bottom of the crater.
October 12, 2020

Pit Craters and Giant Volcanoes

October 12, 2020

Pit Craters and Giant Volcanoes

This image acquired on August 16, 2020 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows the ceiling of a lava tube has collapsed in one spot and made this pit crater.
October 12, 2020

Dust Devil Dance

October 12, 2020

Dust Devil Dance

This image acquired on September 3, 2020 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows loops in the tracks that can often be used to discern the direction traveled by dust devils.
October 12, 2020

Cliffs in Ancient Ice

October 12, 2020

Cliffs in Ancient Ice

This image acquired on August 15, 2020 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a brownish, dusty cliff wall, where the faint light-blue-colored ice shows through.
October 12, 2020

A Criss-Cross Landscape with Fresh Craters

October 12, 2020

A Criss-Cross Landscape with Fresh Craters

This image acquired on June 23, 2020 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows terrain near Mangala Valles.
October 12, 2020

Rabe Crater Dunes

October 12, 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.
October 9, 2020

All Broken Up

October 9, 2020

All Broken Up

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows Margaritifer Terra near Eos Chasma.
October 8, 2020

A Flight Over Jupiter

October 8, 2020

A Flight Over Jupiter

During the closest approach of this pass, NASAs Juno spacecraft came within approximately 2,100 miles (3,400 kilometers) of Jupiters cloud tops.
October 8, 2020

RIMFAX Location on NASA's Perseverance Rover (Illustration)

October 8, 2020

RIMFAX Location on NASA's Perseverance Rover (Illustration)

Highlighted in blue in this visualization, the RIMFAX instruments antenna is externally mounted underneath the MMRTG (the rovers nuclear battery) on the back of Perseverance.
October 8, 2020

Testing RIMFAX for NASA's Perseverance Rover

October 8, 2020

Testing RIMFAX for NASA's Perseverance Rover

A test model of the RIMFAX instrument, aboard the trailer behind the snow mobile, undergoes field testing in Svalbard, Norway.
October 8, 2020

RIMFAX at Work on NASA's Perseverance (Illustration)

October 8, 2020

RIMFAX at Work on NASA's Perseverance (Illustration)

Perseverances Radar Imager for Mars Subsurface Experiment (RIMFAX) uses radar waves to probe the ground, revealing the unexplored world that lies beneath the Martian surface.
October 8, 2020

Southern Noachis Terra

October 8, 2020

Southern Noachis Terra

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows southern Noachis Terra.
October 7, 2020

Mangala Fossae

October 7, 2020

Mangala Fossae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the intersection of Mangala Fossae and an impact crater.
October 6, 2020

Proctor Crater Dunes

October 6, 2020

Proctor Crater Dunes

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows sand dunes within Proctor Crater. These dunes are composed of basaltic sand that has collected in the bottom of the crater.
October 5, 2020

Ascraeus Mons

October 5, 2020

Ascraeus Mons

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the southwestern flank of Ascraeus Mons.
October 2, 2020

NASA's ECOSTRESS Images California Wildfires From Space

October 2, 2020

NASA's ECOSTRESS Images California Wildfires From Space

Throughout the month of September 2020, NASAs ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) imaged multiple wildfires across the state of California.
October 2, 2020

The Rear of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite (Illustration)

October 2, 2020

The Rear of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite (Illustration)

This illustration shows the rear of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
October 2, 2020

The Front of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite (Illustration)

October 2, 2020

The Front of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite (Illustration)

This illustration shows the front of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
October 2, 2020

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Orbits Earth (Illustration)

October 2, 2020

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Orbits Earth (Illustration)

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft, the worlds latest sea-level satellite, orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

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