Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Get Away From It All with these Amazing DTM Views of Mars
By day, Kevin Gill is a software engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. But on nights and weekends he takes…
Outstanding Opportunity Rover Making ‘Amazing New Discoveries’ 13 Years After Mars Touchdown – Scientist Tells UT
NASA’s truly outstanding Opportunity rover continues “making new discoveries about ancient Mars” as she commemorates 13 Years since bouncing to…
JPL Needs Citizen Scientists To Hunt Martian Polygonal Ridges
NASA is seeking citizen-scientists to help them identify ridge formations on Mars, which could help us to understanding at the…
Martian Spacecraft Spies Earth and the Moon
The incredible HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter turned its eyes away from its usual target – Mars’…
Spiders Growing on the Surface of Mars Right Before Our Eyes!
For the first time, a research team using data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have observed "spider" formations in Mars'…
HiRISE Drops 1,000 Stunning New Mars Images For Your Viewing Pleasure
We frequently call the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter "our favorite camera" and for good reason. HiRISE,…
Opportunity Robustly in Action on 12th Anniversary of Red Planet Touchdown
NASA’s world famous Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity continues blazing a daily trail of unprecedented science first’s, still swinging her robotic…
Curiosity Reaches Massive Field of Spectacularly Rippled Active Martian Sand Dunes
After many months of painstaking driving, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has reached the edge of a massive field of spectacular…
How Long is a Day on Mars?
Mars is different from Earth in many ways, being rather cold and inhospitable. But interestingly, a day on Mars is…
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Opportunity Rover Prospecting for Water Altered Minerals at Crater Rim in Marathon Valley
As NASA’s Opportunity rover approaches the 12th anniversary of landing on Mars, her greatest science discoveries yet are likely within…