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Detail Observed from 10 Feet away with Curiosity’s ChemCam
Detail Observed from 10 Feet away with Curiosity’s ChemCam

This image displays the type of detail discernable with the telescopic camera of the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on…

Example of a Spectrum from Curiosity’s ChemCam Instrument
Example of a Spectrum from Curiosity’s ChemCam Instrument

This image provides an example of the type of data collected by the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on the…

FORCAST W40 Infrared Image
FORCAST W40 Infrared Image

This mid-infrared image of the W40 star-forming region of the Milky Way galaxy was captured recently by the FORCAST instrument…

Sulfates and Clays in Columbus Crater, Mars
Sulfates and Clays in Columbus Crater, Mars

Sulfates are found overlying clay minerals in sediments within Columbus Crater, a depression that likely hosted a lake in the…

Changes in Tilt of Mars’ Axis
Changes in Tilt of Mars’ Axis

Modern-day Mars experiences cyclical changes in climate and, consequently, ice distribution. Unlike Earth, the obliquity (or tilt) of Mars changes…

Fresh Crater Revealing Buried Ice
Fresh Crater Revealing Buried Ice

Recent small craters discovered by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter expose buried ice…

Topography of Gale Crater
Topography of Gale Crater

Color coding in this image of Gale Crater on Mars represents differences in elevation. The vertical difference from a low…

Layers in Burns Cliff Examined by Opportunity
Layers in Burns Cliff Examined by Opportunity

NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity studied layers in the Burns Cliff slope of Endurance Crater in 2004. The layers show…

Rhythmic Layering in Danielson Crater on Mars
Rhythmic Layering in Danielson Crater on Mars

Rhythmic patterns of sedimentary layering in Danielson Crater on Mars result from periodic changes in climate related to changes in…

Topography of Mars
Topography of Mars

Color coding in this image of Mars represents differences in elevation, measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on NASA’s…