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Spotlight on Mars
2005-2007   |   2008
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21-Dec-2007
Leaky Protection on Mars
This image shows vertical bands of maroon crisscrossed by bright white streaks here and there. The vertical swaths correspond to changes in martian longitude (x-axis) and latitude (y-axis).
If you were on Mars, you'd have to watch out for zaps of cosmic rays from the sun! Unlike Earth, which has a global magnetic field that protects us, Mars has small, local magnetic fields.
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20-Dec-2007
Alignment on December 24, 2007
Read more about 'Alignment on December 24, 2007'
This is a special day that happens only every 26 months when Earth is exactly between the Sun and Mars. Find out more about opposition and experiment with Mars and Earth in their orbits.
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15-Mar-2007
Thickness of Mars' South Polar Layered Deposits
This map shows the thickness of the south polar layered deposits of Mars, an ice-rich geologic unit that was probed by the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding (MARSIS).
New measurements of Mars' south polar region indicate extensive frozen water. The polar region contains enough frozen water to cover the whole planet in a liquid layer approximately 11 meters (36 feet) deep.
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13-Dec-2006
Echoes of a Buried Basin in Amazonis Planitia
The top image shows parabolic-shaped echoes from the rim walls of a buried impact basin. In the lower image, parabolic echoes project to circular arcs on the surface and indicate the location of a 210-kilometer-diameter (130-mile-diameter) impact basin buried by young lava flows in the Amazonis Planitia region.
MARSIS has detected ancient impact craters buried beneath the smooth, younger surface of the Northern Martian hemisphere.
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30-Nov-2005
MARSIS Uncovers Underground Ice
Radargram of Mars' North Polar Layered Deposits with Topographic Map
For the first time in the history of planetary exploration, the MARSIS radar on board ESA's Mars Express has provided direct information about the deep subsurface of Mars.
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20-Oct-2005
Earthlings Will Get a Better View of Mars
Read the article 'Earthlings Will Get a Better View of Mars'
In fall of 2005, Mars will outshine most of the stars in the night sky.
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16-Jun-2005
Smooth deployment for second MARSIS antenna boom
artist's concept of boom deployed
The second radar boom used to detect water below the surface of Mars has been successfully deployed from the European Space Agency's Mars Express Orbiter.
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04-May-2005
First-of-Its-Kind Antenna to Probe the Depths of Mars
Mars Express
MARSIS will look for what's hidden on Mars. Engineers give the go-ahead for the MARSIS antenna to look for what's hidden beneath the surface of Mars.
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20-Apr-2005
Mars Express Seen by Mars Global Surveyor
This picture shows the Mars Express orbiter as a white, wavy, slanted streak centered against a vast, deep black background.  The lines of the spacecraft make it appear somewhat like a jagged, three-inch worm in space.
Mars Global Surveyor snapped a picture of Mars Express as the orbiters flew past each other about 250 kilometers (155 miles) apart!
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