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Which Planet is This? A Gale Crater Doppelganger

16 Aug , 2012 by John Williams

The Badwater Basin region of California’s Death Valley acquired by NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite (EO-1) on October 23, 2002. Alluvial fans in the image are remarkably similar to the terrain that the Curiosity rover will explore on Mars. Image and annotations from

Badwater Basin, Curiosity, Death Valley, Earth Observing Satellite (EO-1), Mars, Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), NASA

Earth, Earth Observation, Satellites

As Seen from Space: Ghostly, Ethereal Island

21 Feb , 2011 by Nancy Atkinson

[/caption] Looking rather otherworldly, this haunting view of Shikotan-to island shows ghostly swirls of sea ice surrounding the snow-covered volcanic island. Also known as Ostrov Shikotan, this island is at the southern end of a volcanic archipelago called the Kuril Chain, which is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. The chain stretches approximately 1,300 […]

Earth Observation, Earth Observing Satellite (EO-1)

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