Mars Odyssey News & Features
THEMIS Views Mars’ Arsia Mons Volcano
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Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying the Red Planet's atmosphere.
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NASA Mars Orbiter Captures Volcano Peeking Above Morning Cloud Tops
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The 2001 Odyssey spacecraft captured a first-of-its-kind look at Arsia Mons, which dwarfs Earth’s tallest volcanoes. A new panorama from NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter shows one of the Red Planet’s biggest volcanoes, Arsia Mons, poking through a canopy of…
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What NASA Is Learning from the Biggest Geomagnetic Storm in 20 Years
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One year on, NASA scientists are still making huge discoveries about the largest geomagnetic storm to hit Earth in two decades, the Gannon storm. The findings are helping us better understand and prepare for the ways in which the Sun’s…
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