NASA Administrator Charles Bolden outlined the agency's post-shuttle future in a speech to media and members at the National Press Club in Washington. Bolden told the luncheon gathering and a national television audience that NASA will continue its human space exploration efforts aboard the International Space Station, and by developing new technologies and capabilities to send future generations to multiple destinations beyond low Earth orbit. Bolden also spoke of NASA's continued dedication...
Topics: What -- Earth, Where -- Arizona, Where -- Washington, Who -- Charles Bolden
STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly and Mission Specialist Mike Fincke take questions from students of the Mesa Verde Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona. A 9-year-old girl who attended the school perished in the January shopping plaza shooting at which Kelly's wife, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was critically wounded.
Topic: Where -- Arizona
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Feb 16, 2011
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This image shows part of the floor of Rabe Crater, a large impact crater in Mars' southern highlands. Dark dunes--accumulations of wind blown sand--cover part of crater's floor, and contrast with the surrounding bright-colored outcrops. The extreme close-up view reveals a thumbprint-like texture of smaller ridges and troughs covering the surfaces of the larger dunes. These smaller ripples are also formed and shaped by blowing wind in the thin atmosphere of Mars. One puzzling question is why the...
Topics: What -- Crater, What -- Mars, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/517510main_PIA13728_full.jpg
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Jan 25, 2011
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Jan 25, 2011
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From left, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Associate Director for Science Carl Wieman; NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver; Billings, Montana, Central Catholic High School student Mikayla Nelson; Phoenix, Arizona, South Mountain Community College student Diego Vasquez; Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Dr. John P. Holdren; sixteen-year-old high school junior from Richardson, Texas, Amy Chyao; West Philadelphia High School student Brandon...
Topics: Who -- Lori Garver, Who -- Charles Bolden, What -- Phoenix, Where -- Montana, Where -- Arizona,...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/512488main_201101250001HQ_full.jpg
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Jan 25, 2011
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Jan 25, 2011
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From left, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Associate Director for Science Carl Wieman, NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, Billings, Montana Central Catholic High School student Mikayla Nelson, Phoenix, Arizona South Mountain Community College student Diego Vasquez, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Dr. John P. Holdren, sixteen-year-old high school junior from Richardson, Texas Amy Chyao, West Philadelphia High School student Brandon Ford...
Topics: Who -- Lori Garver, Who -- Charles Bolden, What -- Phoenix, Where -- Montana, Where -- Arizona,...
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Astronaut Scott Kelly, twin brother of fellow astronaut Mark Kelly, speaks with ABC News Primetime Host Diane Sawyer from the International Space Station about the Tucson shooting of his sister in-law, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Topics: Who -- Scott Kelly, Where -- Arizona
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Dec 20, 2010
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Dec 20, 2010
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Based on data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, this image shows an area of Saturn's moon Titan, known as Sotra Facula. Scientists believe Sotra is the best case for a cryovolcano, or ice volcano. The flyover shows two peaks more than 3,000 feet (about 1,000 meters) tall and multiple craters as deep as 5,000 feet (1,500 meters). The image also shows finger-like flows, which also indicate the presence cryovolcanism. The 3-D topography comes from Cassini's radar instrument. Topography has been...
Topics: What -- Cassini, What -- Moon, What -- Titan, What -- Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/506389main_pia13695_full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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Dec 8, 2010
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A false-color mosaic focuses on one junction in Noctis Labyrinthus where canyons meet to form a depression 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) deep. Dust (blue tints) lies on the upper surfaces, while rockier material (warmer colors) lies below. The pictures used to create this mosaic image were taken from April 2003 to September 2005 by the Thermal Emission Imaging System instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter. It is part of a special set of images marking the occasion of Odyssey becoming the...
Topics: What -- Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), What -- Mars, What -- 2001 Mars Odyssey, Where --...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504632main_pia13656-full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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Dec 8, 2010
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Fans and ribbons of dark sand dunes creep across the floor of Bunge Crater in response to winds blowing from the direction at the top of the picture. The frame is about 14 kilometers (9 miles) wide. This image was taken in January 2006 by the Thermal Emission Imaging System instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter and posted in a special December 2010 set marking the occasion of Odyssey becoming the longest-working Mars spacecraft in history. The pictured location on Mars is 33.8 degrees south...
Topics: What -- Crater, What -- Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), What -- Mars, What -- 2001 Mars...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504750main_pia13654b-full_full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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JSC2010-E-173386 (24 Sept. 2010) --- The Orion crew exploration vehicle parachute assembly system team performed an airdrop test at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. It was the eighth test in a series of nine planned for the most recent design of the parachute system. The objective of the test was to evaluate the effect of allowing more air to flow through the parachute canopy in a two parachute cluster configuration, which may provide increased parachute stability. The air flow...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504526main_jsc2010e173386_full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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JSC2010-E-173387 (24 Sept. 2010) --- The Orion crew exploration vehicle parachute assembly system team performed an airdrop test at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. It was the eighth test in a series of nine planned for the most recent design of the parachute system. The objective of the test was to evaluate the effect of allowing more air to flow through the parachute canopy in a two parachute cluster configuration, which may provide increased parachute stability. The air flow...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504538main_jsc2010e173387_full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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JSC2010-E-173364 (24 Sept. 2010) --- The Orion crew exploration vehicle parachute assembly system team performed an airdrop test at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. It was the eighth test in a series of nine planned for the most recent design of the parachute system. The objective of the test was to evaluate the effect of allowing more air to flow through the parachute canopy in a two parachute cluster configuration, which may provide increased parachute stability. The air flow...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504454main_jsc2010e173364_full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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JSC2010-E-173376 (24 Sept. 2010) --- The Orion crew exploration vehicle parachute assembly system team performed an airdrop test at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. It was the eighth test in a series of nine planned for the most recent design of the parachute system. The objective of the test was to evaluate the effect of allowing more air to flow through the parachute canopy in a two parachute cluster configuration, which may provide increased parachute stability. The air flow...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504490main_jsc2010e173376_full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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JSC2010-E-173384 (24 Sept. 2010) --- The Orion crew exploration vehicle parachute assembly system team performed an airdrop test at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. It was the eighth test in a series of nine planned for the most recent design of the parachute system. The objective of the test was to evaluate the effect of allowing more air to flow through the parachute canopy in a two parachute cluster configuration, which may provide increased parachute stability. The air flow...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504514main_jsc2010e173384_full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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Humanity is a very visual species. We rely on our eyes to tell us what is going on in the world around us. Put any image in front of a person and that person will examine the picture looking for anything familiar. Even if the examiner has no idea what he/she is looking at in a picture, he/she will still be able to make a statement about the picture, usually preceded by the words ''it looks like...'' The image above is part of the surface of Mars, but is presented for its artistic value rather...
Topics: What -- Mars, What -- 2001 Mars Odyssey, What -- Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), Where --...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504670main_pia05462b-full_full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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JSC2010-E-173368 (24 Sept. 2010) --- The Orion crew exploration vehicle parachute assembly system team performed an airdrop test at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. It was the eighth test in a series of nine planned for the most recent design of the parachute system. The objective of the test was to evaluate the effect of allowing more air to flow through the parachute canopy in a two parachute cluster configuration, which may provide increased parachute stability. The air flow...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504466main_jsc2010e173368_full.jpg
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JSC2010-E-173374 (24 Sept. 2010) --- The Orion crew exploration vehicle parachute assembly system team performed an airdrop test at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. It was the eighth test in a series of nine planned for the most recent design of the parachute system. The objective of the test was to evaluate the effect of allowing more air to flow through the parachute canopy in a two parachute cluster configuration, which may provide increased parachute stability. The air flow...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504478main_jsc2010e173374_full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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If a meteorite breaks in two shortly before hitting the ground, the typical bowl shape of a single impact crater becomes doubled. The two circular blast regions intersect, creating a straight wall separating the two craters. At the same time, ''wings'' of ejected debris shoot out to the side. The image covers an area 13 kilometers (8 miles) wide. This picture was taken in May 2005 by the Thermal Emission Imaging System instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter and posted in a special December...
Topics: What -- Crater, What -- Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), What -- Mars, What -- 2001 Mars...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504693main_pia13660-full_full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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Dec 8, 2010
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Find out how NASA's testing in the Arizona Desert is preparing us to go to other planetary bodies.
Topics: What -- Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS), Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/mp4/504225main_nasa360-0318.mp4
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Dec 8, 2010
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JSC2010-E-173378 (24 Sept. 2010) --- The Orion crew exploration vehicle parachute assembly system team performed an airdrop test at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. It was the eighth test in a series of nine planned for the most recent design of the parachute system. The objective of the test was to evaluate the effect of allowing more air to flow through the parachute canopy in a two parachute cluster configuration, which may provide increased parachute stability. The air flow...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504502main_jsc2010e173378_full.jpg
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West of Valles Marineris lies a checkerboard named Noctis Labyrinthus, which formed when the Martian crust stretched and fractured. As faults opened, they released subsurface ice and water, causing the ground to collapse. This westward view combines images taken during the period from April 2003 to September 2005 by the Thermal Emission Imaging System instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter. It is part of a special set of images marking the occasion of Odyssey becoming the longest-working...
Topics: What -- Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), What -- Mars, What -- 2001 Mars Odyssey, Where --...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504631main_pia13655-full.jpg
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JSC2010-E-173391 (24 Sept. 2010) --- The Orion crew exploration vehicle parachute assembly system team performed an airdrop test at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. It was the eighth test in a series of nine planned for the most recent design of the parachute system. The objective of the test was to evaluate the effect of allowing more air to flow through the parachute canopy in a two parachute cluster configuration, which may provide increased parachute stability. The air flow...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504550main_jsc2010e173391_full.jpg
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Dec 8, 2010
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A sea of dark dunes, sculpted by the wind into long lines, surrounds the northern polar cap covering an area as big as Texas. In this false-color image, areas with cooler temperatures are recorded in bluer tints, while warmer features are depicted in yellows and oranges. Thus, the dark, sun-warmed dunes glow with a golden color. This image covers an area 30 kilometers (19 miles) wide. This scene combines images taken during the period from December 2002 to November 2004 by the Thermal Emission...
Topics: What -- Polar, Where -- Denver, Where -- California, What -- Sun, What -- Thermal Emission Imaging...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504716main_pia13662-full_full.jpg
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A vast dune field lies near the northern polar cap of Mars. Seen here in summer, the dunes have partially buried an impact crater about 1,000 (3,300 feet) wide. This image was taken in August 2010 by the Thermal Emission Imaging System instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter and posted in a special December 2010 set marking the occasion of Odyssey becoming the longest-working Mars spacecraft in history. The pictured location on Mars is 79.1 degrees north latitude, 245.5 degrees east...
Topics: What -- Polar, Where -- California, What -- Mars, What -- Crater, What -- Thermal Emission Imaging...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504704main_pia13661-full_full.jpg
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JSC2010-E-173392 (24 Sept. 2010) --- The Orion crew exploration vehicle parachute assembly system team performed an airdrop test at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. It was the eighth test in a series of nine planned for the most recent design of the parachute system. The objective of the test was to evaluate the effect of allowing more air to flow through the parachute canopy in a two parachute cluster configuration, which may provide increased parachute stability. The air flow...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504562main_jsc2010e173392_full.jpg
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Sand dunes shaped like blue-black flames lie next to a central hill within an unnamed, 120-kilometer-wide (75-mile-wide) crater in eastern Arabia on Mars. False colors depict the nature of the ground surface: Areas in bluish tints have more fine sand at the surface, while redder tints indicate harder sediments and outcrops of rock. This scene combines images taken during the period from February 2003 to August 2004 by the Thermal Emission Imaging System instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey...
Topics: What -- Crater, What -- Mars, What -- Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), What -- 2001 Mars...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504660main_pia13658-full_full.jpg
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Although it is 45 kilometers (28 miles) wide, countless layers of ice and dust have all but buried Udzha Crater. Udzha lies near the edge of the northern polar cap, and only the topmost edges of its crater rim rise above the polar deposits to hint at its circular shape. The image was taken by the Thermal Emission Imaging System instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter and posted in a special December 2010 set marking the occasion of Odyssey becoming the longest-working Mars spacecraft in...
Topics: What -- Crater, Where -- California, What -- Polar, What -- Thermal Emission Imaging System...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504646main_pia13657-43_full.jpg
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Chasma Boreale is a long, flat-floored valley that cuts deep into Mars' north polar icecap. Its walls rise about 1,400 meters (4,600 feet) above the floor. Where the edge of the ice cap has retreated, sheets of sand are emerging that accumulated during earlier ice-free climatic cycles. Winds blowing off the ice have pushed loose sand into dunes and driven them down-canyon in a westward direction, toward our viewpoint. This scene combines images taken during the period from December 2002 to...
Topics: What -- Mars, What -- Polar, What -- Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), What -- 2001 Mars...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/504682main_pia13659-full_full.jpg
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Dec 3, 2010
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Originally released Aug. 1, 2007, this Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image shows an ridge in Mars' Terra Meridiani that is most likely a former streambed, now exposed in inverted relief. The stream that formed this ridge must have been ancient as the ridge is buried by brighter rocks, which are themselves very old, having been thickly deposited and then heavily eroded. The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landed in the same region of Mars, and the rocks it has examined are likely part of a...
Topics: What -- Mars Exploration Rover (MER), What -- Terra, What -- Opportunity, What -- Mars, Where --...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/503569main_PIA13614_full.jpg
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This enhanced image shows the inside of a rimless pit about 180 meters (591 feet) in diameter, northwest of the mountain Ascraeus Mons in the northern hemisphere of Mars. The pit has a very steep eastern wall (on the right) and a more gently sloped western wall. Shadows and overhangs obscure some of the interior, but this stretched-brightness image shows boulders and sand ripples on the floor. The image is part of an observation made by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)...
Topics: What -- Mars, What -- High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), Where -- Jet Propulsion...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/503149main_pia13650a_full.jpg
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This enhanced image shows the inside of a rimless pit about 310 meters (1,017 feet) in diameter, northwest of the mountain Ascraeus Mons in the northern hemisphere of Mars. The pit has a very steep eastern wall (on the right) and more gently sloped western wall. Shadows and overhangs obscure some of the interior, but this stretched-brightness image shows boulders on the floor. The image is part of an observation made by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's...
Topics: What -- Mars, What -- High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), Where -- Jet Propulsion...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/503137main_pia13650b_full.jpg
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The dark rippled dunes of Mars' Proctor Crater likely formed more recently than the lighter rock forms they appear to cover, and are thought to slowly shift in response to pervasive winds. The dunes arise from a complex relationship between the sandy surface and high winds on Mars. Similar dunes were first seen in Proctor Crater by Mariner 9 more than 35 years ago. This image was taken by HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, currently in orbit around Mars. Image Credit:...
Topics: What -- Mars, What -- Crater, What -- Mariner 9, What -- High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/502451main_marsdunes_mro_big_full.jpg
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Originally released May 30, 2007, this image is centered on a small cone on the side of one of Mars' giant shield volcanoes. The cone shows some layers of hard rock but most of it is made of relatively soft material. This appears to be an example of a ''cinder'' cone composed of pieces of lava thrown into the air during a small volcanic eruption. Typically, such eruptions produce fountains of molten lava. Most of the lava would have cooled in this fountain, producing a loose pile of lava rocks....
Topics: What -- Mars, What -- Earth, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/500226main_PIA13480_full.jpg
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Originally released Aug. 1, 2007, this image is of Mars' Russell Crater dune field, which is covered seasonally by carbon dioxide frost. This image shows the dune field after the frost has evaporated from solid to gas, with just a few patches remaining of the bright seasonal frost. Numerous dark dust devil tracks can be seen meandering across the dunes. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
Topics: What -- Mars, What -- Crater, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/499150main_PIA13539_full.jpg
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A bizarre six-sided feature encircling the north pole of Saturn near 78 degrees north latitude has been spied by the visual and infrared mapping spectrometer on NASA's Cassini spacecraft. This image is one of the first clear images ever taken of the north polar region as seen from a unique polar perspective. Originally discovered and last observed by a spacecraft during NASA's Voyager flybys of the early 1980's, the new views of this polar hexagon taken in late 2006 prove that this is an...
Topics: Solar System Exploration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Planets, What -- Saturn, What -- Visual and...
Source: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=4803
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This image set was taken at a distance of 15,000 kilometers (9,300 miles) from Titan and shows two views of an area riddled by mountain ranges that were probably produced by tectonic forces. Near the bottom of the right image, a band of bright clouds is seen. These clouds are probably produced when gaseous methane in Titan's atmosphere cools and condenses into methane fog as Titan's winds drive air over the mountains. It was once thought that these recurring clouds were produced by volcanic...
Topics: Solar System Exploration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Planets, What -- Titan, What -- Visual and...
Source: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=4683
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JSC2010-E-110907 (27 July 2010) --- The Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Parachute Assembly System (CPAS) performed a successful airdrop test shortly after sunrise on July 27, 2010, at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. This photo captures its steady descent under drogue chutes. The primary test objectives were 1) to measure the performance of a two drogue parachute cluster with one drogue skipping the second of two reefing stages and 2) to measure the performance of a two main...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/488361main_jsc2010e110907_full.jpg
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JSC2010-E-110908 (27 July 2010) --- The Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Parachute Assembly System (CPAS) performed a successful airdrop test shortly after sunrise on July 27, 2010, at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. The primary test objectives were 1) to measure the performance of a two drogue parachute cluster with one drogue skipping the second of two reefing stages and 2) to measure the performance of a two main parachute cluster with modified suspension line and riser...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/488373main_jsc2010e110908_full.jpg
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JSC2010-E-110906 (27 July 2010) --- The Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Parachute Assembly System (CPAS) performed a successful airdrop test shortly after sunrise on July 27, 2010, at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. This image depicts its steady descent under the main chutes. The primary test objectives were 1) to measure the performance of a two drogue parachute cluster with one drogue skipping the second of two reefing stages and 2) to measure the performance of a two main...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/488349main_jsc2010e110906_full.jpg
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JSC2010-E-110909 (27 July 2010) --- The Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Parachute Assembly System (CPAS) performed a successful airdrop test shortly after sunrise on July 27, 2010, at the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. The primary test objectives were 1) to measure the performance of a two drogue parachute cluster with one drogue skipping the second of two reefing stages and 2) to measure the performance of a two main parachute cluster with modified suspension line and riser...
Topics: What -- Orion, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/488385main_jsc2010e110909_full.jpg
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This image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows "Victoria crater," an impact crater at Meridiani Planum, near the equator of Mars. The crater is approximately 800 meters (half a mile) in diameter. It has a distinctive scalloped shape to its rim, caused by erosion and downhill movement of crater wall material. Layered sedimentary rocks are exposed along the inner wall of the crater, and boulders that have fallen from the crater...
Topics: Solar System Exploration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Planets, What -- High Resolution Imaging...
Source: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=4743
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This enhanced-color view shows gullies in an unnamed crater in the Terra Sirenum region of Mars. It is a sub-image from a larger view imaged by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Oct. 3, 2006. This scene is about 254 meters (about 830 feet) wide. The upper and left regions of this scene are in shadow, yet color variations are still apparent. The high signal to noise ratio of the HiRISE camera allows for colors to be...
Topics: Solar System Exploration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Planets, What -- Crater, What -- Terra, What...
Source: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=4725
The crew aboard the International Space Station welcomed the latest unpiloted Progress spacecraft packed with cargo and supplies. Also, NASA engineers, scientists and astronauts spend two weeks in northern Arizona simulating a mission on the moon. Plus, celebrating comets, a meeting with two masters, and being prepared.
Topics: What -- COMETS, Where -- Arizona, What -- Moon
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NASA's Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, team made its 13th trip to the desert for another round of analog testing. The Desert RATS tests offer a chance for a NASA-led team of engineers, astronauts and scientists to conduct technology development research in the Arizona desert. The location offers a good stand-in for destinations for future planetary exploration missions. This year's tests take place Aug. 31-Sept. 15. This image is a night-time shot of the rover and habitat unit....
Topics: What -- Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS), Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/481189main_desertrats_full.jpg
Viking 1 images composite of Mars by USGS University of Arizona. The Viking 1 Mission was flown in June of 1976. Photo Credit: NASA
Topics: What -- Viking, What -- Mars, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/479783main_viking_ratio_full.jpg
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Participatory exploration is the active involvement of individuals as contributors and collaborators throughout NASA's research, science and discovery activities. Summary: NASA invited people from around the world to choose a destination in the mission traverse plan for the 2010 Desert Research and Technologies Studies (Desert RATS) analog field test. Description: Two GigaPan panoramic images of the Arizona desert test site were published for the public to view online and vote on a location for...
Topics: What -- Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS), Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/477877main_2010-31A_full.jpg
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Aug 5, 2010
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The north polar layered deposits are layers of dusty ice up to 2 miles thick and approximately 620 miles in diameter. We can see the layers exposed on the walls of troughs and scarps cut into the deposits, such as the trough wall imaged here. The bright region at the top is the flat surface above the trough wall; it is higher than the terrain underneath. The wall exposing these layers has a vertical relief of about 1970 feet. It is thought that the north polar layered deposits likely formed...
Topics: What -- Polar, What -- Mars, What -- Earth, What -- High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment...
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/473463main_ESP_018482_2790_full.jpg
Members of the NASA Kennedy Space Center D-RATS (Desert Research and Technology Studies) team are headed into the high Arizona desert to evaluate and test human-robotic exploration techniques. They'll carry specially-designed backpacks containing GPS antennas, communications components and cameras. The exercise helps evaluate operational exploration concepts for ground surface support that include rovers and extra vehicular activities.
Topic: Where -- Arizona
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This observation from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the floor of a large impact crater in the southern highlands, north of the giant Hellas impact basin. Most of the crater floor is dark, with abundant small ripples of wind-blown material. However, a pit in the floor of the crater has exposed light-toned, fractured rock. The light-toned material appears fractured at several different scales. These fractures, called joints, result from stresses on the rock after its formation. Joints...
Topics: What -- Mars, What -- Crater, Where -- Arizona
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/470736main_PIA13266_full.jpg
California middle school students using the camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter recently discovered a cave on Mars. The discovery by the seventh-grade class at Evergreen Middle School in Cottonwood, Calif., was made possible by NASA's Mars Student Imaging Program -- a program that invites classrooms nationwide to conduct planetary exploration and science using NASA instruments. The program is run by Arizona State University, Tempe, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Topics: Where -- Arizona, Where -- California, Where -- Mars
