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White Rock through the ages: 2001 Mars Odyssey (2001-present)
In the fourth installment in my look at one spot on Mars as seen through the eyes of different spacecraft, we finally get to a mission that is still operational: 2001 Mars Odyssey.
Before, during, and after avalanches on Mars
Before, during, and after avalanches on Mars
Dawn Journal: Backup Camera Checks Out
Treating intercalary days just as it does most other days in its interplanetary cruise, today Dawn continues patiently and ever-so-gently reshaping its orbit around the Sun with the delicate yet persistent push from its ion propulsion system.
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
The Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Spirit Settles into Winter Spot, Opportunity Descends Deeper into Victoria Crater
With fall slowly passing in the southern hemisphere of Mars and winter looming on the horizon, the Mars Exploration Rovers carried on with business as usual in February, working as much as possible before the reduced sunlight and beyond-frigid temperatures of the dreaded season set in.
Pretty pictures from Cassini: Rhea, Saturn, and Janus
Pretty pictures from Cassini: Rhea, Saturn, and Janus
Carnival of Space #43
Carnival of Space #43
Mapping Meridiani: Part 2
Last time, I gave some of the background information about my research. Now, armed with that knowledge, we can press forward and talk about what I do.
Tag it, track it!
Tag it, track it!
How dark is your sky?
How dark is your sky?
Five Myths About the Satellite Smash-Up
Five Myths About the Satellite Smash-Up
Chandrayaan-1 launch delayed to July
Chandrayaan-1 launch delayed to July
Apophis Mission Design Winners Announced!
Apophis Mission Design Winners Announced!
Ulysses to fall silent, its voyage to continue forever
Ulysses to fall silent, its voyage to continue forever
Mapping Meridiani: Part 1
The mantra of Mars exploration is
White Rock through the ages: Mars Global Surveyor (1997-2006)
We first spotted the strange bright feature colloquially known as
Carnival of space #42
Carnival of space #42
Dark-halo craters on Mercury
Dark-halo craters on Mercury
Lunar eclipse tonight
Lunar eclipse tonight
Showing off Saturn's moons
There was a press release from the Cassini mission today about a pile of papers (14 of them!) being published in the journal Icarus about Saturn's icy moons. I haven't had time to read more than the overview article yet, but I wanted to come up with a graphic for an overview of Saturn's moons, and I couldn't resist delving into the massive database of Cassini images to produce something new