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Artist's concept of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter approaching Mars.

Artist's concept of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter approaching Mars.

February 24, 2006

Artist's concept of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter approaching Mars.

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This image acquired on December 8, 2018 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows erosion of the surface revealing several shades of light toned layers, likely sedimentary deposits.
Layered History
This is an image of a central pit of an impact crater in the Martian ancient highlands.
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The total distance driven by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity passed the one-mile mark a few days before the first anniversary of the rover's landing on Mars.
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Full Curiosity Traverse Passes One-Mile Mark
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Expected Depths to Ice, Mid-Latitude Northern Mars
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This map shows the route driven by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity through the 29th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission on Mars (Sept. 4, 2012).
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Curiosity Traverse Map Through Sol 29
This map of the region around NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the relative locations of several craters and the rover in May 2010.
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Observes Changes
This view of layered rocks on the floor of McLaughlin Crater shows sedimentary rocks that contain spectroscopic evidence for minerals formed through interaction with water.
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This view of layered rocks on the floor of McLaughlin Crater shows sedimentary rocks that contain spectroscopic evidence for minerals formed through interaction with water.
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This image acquired on September 18, 2018 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows araneiform terrain (colloquially: spider-like terrain) located in the south polar region of Mars.
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The Enduring Charm of Martian Spiders
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This image contrasts gullies and recurring warm-season slope flows appearing in the same crater, in the middle southern latitudes of Mars.
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Gullies and Newly Identified Flow Features in Same Mars Crater
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Curiosity Mars Rover's Route from Landing to 'The Kimberley' Waypoint
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Of Elephants and Floods of Lava (3-D)
Two dark, rimless pits are located to the northwest of Ascraeus Mons in the Tharsis volcanic region of Mars.
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Dark Rimless Pits in the Tharsis Region
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The Changing Ice Cap of Mars
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Dark Materials on Olympus Mons
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Curiosity Rover at 'Pahrump Hills'
The Electris region of Mars contains some interesting features, such as the raised-relief blocks of material visible in this image.
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The Electris region of Mars contains some interesting features, such as the raised-relief blocks of material visible in this image.
Remnant of Unconformable Deposit in Electris (3-D)
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Artist rendering of commercial Mars satellites providing communications back to Earth.
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This color thumbnail image was obtained by NASA's Curiosity rover during its descent to the surface of Mars on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT).
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