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December 4, 2019

Indus Vallis

December 4, 2019

Indus Vallis

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Indus Vallis, located in northern Terra Sabaea.
December 3, 2019

Huo Hsing Vallis

December 3, 2019

Huo Hsing Vallis

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Huo Hsing Valles, located in northern Terra Sabaea.
December 2, 2019

Elysium Fossae

December 2, 2019

Elysium Fossae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a section of one of the many channel forms found radial to the Elysium Mons volcanic complex.
November 29, 2019

Maja Valles Tributary

November 29, 2019

Maja Valles Tributary

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Maja Valles, a large channel system in Lunae Planum.
November 28, 2019

Ophir Chasma Landslide

November 28, 2019

Ophir Chasma Landslide

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Ophir Chasma. Ophir Chasma is part of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon system on Mars.
November 27, 2019

Both Ancient and Modern

November 27, 2019

Both Ancient and Modern

This image acquired on September 15, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows the floor of an old impact crater in Arabia Terra.
November 27, 2019

Layered Sediments in Valles Marineris

November 27, 2019

Layered Sediments in Valles Marineris

This image acquired on August 8, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows layered sediments on the floor of eastern Coprates Chasma in Valles Marineris, the grandest canyon on Mars.
November 27, 2019

Pits, Hollows and Viscous Flow

November 27, 2019

Pits, Hollows and Viscous Flow

This image acquired on July 21, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows the mid-latitudes of Mars, draped with deposits of water ice and dust on the order of tens of meters thick.
November 27, 2019

Polygonal Patterns Highlighted by Frost

November 27, 2019

Polygonal Patterns Highlighted by Frost

This image acquired on July 8, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows spring in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars.
November 27, 2019

Cerberus Fossae

November 27, 2019

Cerberus Fossae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows linear depressions that are some of the graben that comprise Cerberus Fossae.
November 26, 2019

Anti-Atlas Mtns., Morocco

November 26, 2019

Anti-Atlas Mtns., Morocco

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco, formed as a result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 80 million years ago.
November 26, 2019

A Mars Dust Tower Stands Out

November 26, 2019

A Mars Dust Tower Stands Out

This image, taken on Nov. 30, 2010, by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a Mars dust tower, a concentrated cloud of dust that can be lofted dozens of miles above the surface.
November 26, 2019

Gandzani Crater

November 26, 2019

Gandzani Crater

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a large crater called Gandzani Crater.
November 25, 2019

Preparing Pioneer 4 for the Moon

November 25, 2019

Preparing Pioneer 4 for the Moon

This image from March 2, 1959 shows engineers from NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory checking NASAs Pioneer 4 spacecraft.
November 25, 2019

Acheron Fossae

November 25, 2019

Acheron Fossae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of the northern margin of Acheron Fossae.
November 22, 2019

Kasei Valles

November 22, 2019

Kasei Valles

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a portion of Kasei Valles. In the region of this image Kasei Valles is flowing northward from Vallis Marineris.
November 21, 2019

Glancing Back

November 21, 2019

Glancing Back

NASAs Juno spacecraft caught this striking view of Jupiters southern hemisphere as the spacecraft sped away from the giant planet just after its close flyby on Nov. 3, 2019.
November 21, 2019

Terra Sabaea Dune

November 21, 2019

Terra Sabaea Dune

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows an interesting sand dune on the floor of an unnamed crater in Terra Sabaea.
November 20, 2019

Sentinel-6A in Its Clean Room

November 20, 2019

Sentinel-6A in Its Clean Room

The Sentinel-6A spacecraft sits in its clean room in Germanys IABG space test center, being prepared for a scheduled launch in November 2020 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
November 20, 2019

Twelve and Twenty

November 20, 2019

Twelve and Twenty

Side-by-side images depict NASAs Surveyor 3 spacecraft (left) and an artists concept of the Mars 2020 rover (right).
November 20, 2019

Apollo 12 Graphic Novel

November 20, 2019

Apollo 12 Graphic Novel

A graphic novel chronicling the historic flight of Apollo 12 is available for download from NASA.
November 20, 2019

Phlegethon Catena

November 20, 2019

Phlegethon Catena

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the eastern flank of Alba Mons. Linear faults and graben surround the volcano aligned north/south, intersecting and deflected around the summit.
November 19, 2019

Kasei Valles

November 19, 2019

Kasei Valles

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the region where the northward flow of Kasei Valles turns to the east having split into two large channels.
November 18, 2019

First Global Geologic Map of Titan

November 18, 2019

First Global Geologic Map of Titan

The first global geologic map of Titan is based on radar and visible-light images from NASAs Cassini mission, which orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017.
November 18, 2019

Shalbatana Vallis

November 18, 2019

Shalbatana Vallis

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a section of Shalbatana Vallis. Located in Xanthe Terra, Shalbatana Vallis is one of many channels that empty into Chryse Planitia.
November 15, 2019

Researching Outback Stromatolites

November 15, 2019

Researching Outback Stromatolites

Scientists from NASAs Mars 2020 and ESAs ExoMars projects study stromatolites, the oldest confirmed fossilized lifeforms on Earth, in the Pilbara region of North West Australia.
November 15, 2019

Crater Rim Channels

November 15, 2019

Crater Rim Channels

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows half of an unnamed crater in southern Tempe Terra.
November 14, 2019

Sichuan Basin, China

November 14, 2019

Sichuan Basin, China

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Sichuan Basin, in the northeast Sichuan province of China, surrounded by mountains on all sides and drained by the Yangtzee River.
November 14, 2019

Hydaspis Chaos

November 14, 2019

Hydaspis Chaos

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a small section of Hydaspis Chaos, one of many regions of chaos in Margaritifer Terra.
November 13, 2019

Grooved Crater

November 13, 2019

Grooved Crater

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows an unnamed crater located in Utopia Planitia.
November 12, 2019

Jezero Crater's Ancient Lakeshore

November 12, 2019

Jezero Crater's Ancient Lakeshore

Lighter colors represent higher elevation in this image of Jezero Crater on Mars, the landing site for NASAs Mars 2020 mission. The oval indicates the landing ellipse, where the rover will be touching down on Mars.
November 12, 2019

Jezero Crater Minerals

November 12, 2019

Jezero Crater Minerals

Color has been added to highlight minerals in this image of Jezero Crater on Mars, the landing site for NASAs Mars 2020 mission. The green color represents minerals called carbonates, which are especially good at preserving fossilized life on Earth.

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