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»» Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: First HiRISE Image of Mars from Mapping Orbit: Ius Chasma, Valles Marineris
[Sunday, October 1, 2006] MRO's HiRISE camera captured its first image of Mars in the mapping orbit, demonstrating the full resolution capability. The image was acquired with the spacecraft at an altitude of 280 km, the image scale is 29.7 cm/pixel (about 12 inches/pixel).
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»» Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Image: North Polar Layered Deposits
[Sunday, October 1, 2006] This image of the north polar layered deposits was taken during the summer season when carbon dioxide frost had evaporated from the surface. The bright spots seen here are most likely patches of water frost.
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»» Victoria's Secret
[Monday, October 2, 2006] Opportunity is beginning complex and dangerous science operations 242 million mi. from Earth at the massive Victoria crater, the most spectacular and potentially significant target of the entire $800-million twin-rover Mars surface exploration mission.
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»» MRO Image: Polygonal Terrain in the Northern Plains
[Monday, October 2, 2006] A network of shallow surface troughs and fissures coalesce into polygonal patterns that are ubiquitous throughout this image. Polygonal patterned ground of this nature is quite common in permafrost regions of Earth.
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»» MRO Image: Fault In Ius Chasma
[Monday, October 2, 2006] This area shows exposures of light- and dark-toned layers of rock that have been faulted and folded. These rocks formed out of sedimentary deposits that originally accumulated in thick horizontal sequences, like a layer cake.
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»» Mars Express successfully powers through eclipse season
[Monday, October 2, 2006] The Mars Express spacecraft has emerged from an unusually demanding eclipse season introducing a special, ultra-low-power mode nicknamed 'Sumo' - an innovative configuration aimed at saving the power necessary to ensure spacecraft survival.
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»» Opportunity Status 29 September 2006
[Monday, October 2, 2006] Opportunity is healthy and sitting at the rim of "Victoria Crater"! After traveling 9,279.34 meters (5.77 miles) in 952 sols the team is rewarded by some of the most spectacular views seen on this mission.
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»» Spirit Status 29 September 2006
[Monday, October 2, 2006] Solar power levels on Spirit are slowly beginning to rise again following a winter low of 275 watt-hours on Martian day, or sol, 933 (Aug. 18, 2006). This week, the rover's power levels rose to about 296 watt-hours.
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»» NASA's Mars Rover Reveals Dramatic New Images
[Tuesday, October 3, 2006] NASA is hosting a news briefing at 11 a.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 6, to present stunning images returned by the agency's "Opportunity" rover from the Victoria crater on Mars. The briefing will be in the NASA headquarters auditorium.
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»» Mars Picture of the Day: Scrambled Hellas
[Tuesday, October 3, 2006] This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows an example of the extremely odd, seemingly scrambled layered rocks exposed by erosion near the deepest part of the deepest basin on Mars, Hellas.
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»» Mars Picture of the Day: Mars at Ls 121 deg
[Tuesday, October 3, 2006] These images capture what Mars typically looks like in mid-afternoon at Ls 121 deg. In other words, with the exception of occasional differences in weather and polar frost patterns, this is what the red planet looks like this month (October 2006).
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»» Note on Discontinuation of NASA Mars Picture of the Day
[Tuesday, October 3, 2006] Owing to changes in funding levels, personnel responsibilities, and a desire to be more flexible and responsive to the announcement of important new MOC findings, the MOC Picture of the Day daily release activity has been suspended.
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»» NASA Announces Public Meeting for Proposed Mars Mission
[Wednesday, October 4, 2006] NASA officials will be available Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. EDT to exchange information and receive public comments about the recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Mars Science Laboratory mission.
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»» NASA's Mars Rover and Orbiter Team Examines Victoria Crater
[Friday, October 6, 2006] While Opportunity spent its first week at the crater, NASA's MRO photographed the rover and its surroundings from above. The level of detail in the photo from the high-resolution camera on MRO will help guide the rover's exploration of Victoria.
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»» MRO Image: 'Victoria Crater' at Meridiani Planum
[Friday, October 6, 2006] 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.
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»» New Spectrometer on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Begins Its Global Map of Mars
[Friday, October 6, 2006] The Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, a mineral mapping instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (CRISM), began observing Mars after its lens cover was opened on Sept. 27, 2006.
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»» Layers of 'Cape Verde' in 'Victoria Crater' (Enhanced)
[Friday, October 6, 2006] This view of Victoria crater is looking north from "Duck Bay" towards the dramatic promontory called "Cape Verde." The dramatic cliff of layered rocks is about 50 meters (about 165 feet) away from the rover and is about 6 meters (about 20 feet) tall.
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»» Exploration, Science, and Art: A Book Review of Terra Antarctica and Driving to Mars
[Saturday, October 7, 2006] When it comes to exploration, there's nothing like being there. All explorers need to tell others what they have seen - as well as find a way to understand and recall the experience themselves. Exploration is pointless if it is not shared.
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»» MRO Image: Sample of Ancient Mesa Near Tyrrhena Patera
[Sunday, October 8, 2006] This HiRISE image samples the top of a mesa that is a remnant of the ancient crust that is mostly found in the southern half of Mars. As expected, the surface is covered with a mix of impact craters, dust, and sand.
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»» CBO Report: Alternatives for Future U.S. Space-Launch Capabilities
[Tuesday, October 10, 2006] In considering manned lunar missions, CBO explored alternatives that would use existing launch vehicles; those that would require minor modifications to the designs of existing launchers); as well as new and much more capable launchers.
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»» Mars Global Surveyor Image of the Week - October 10, 2006: Summertime View of North Polar Sand Dunes
[Tuesday, October 10, 2006] This image shows a suite of dunes in one of the several north polar dune fields. The bright surfaces adjacent to some of the dunes are patches of frost.
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»» Briefing To Share Mars Views from Eagle-Eyed Orbiter
[Thursday, October 12, 2006] NASA is hosting a news briefing at 9 a.m. Pacific time (noon Eastern time) on Monday, Oct. 16, to present remarkably detailed Mars images returned by NASA's newest Mars spacecraft during its first week of low-orbit observations.
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»» NASA Orbiter Reveals New Details of Mars, Young and Old
[Monday, October 16, 2006] During its first week of observations from low orbit, NASA's newest Mars spacecraft is already revealing new clues about both recent and ancient environments on the red planet.
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»» Mars Express and the story of water on Mars
[Monday, October 16, 2006] For a number of decades now, astronomers have wondered about water on Mars. Thanks to ESA's Mars Express, much of the speculation has been replaced with facts. Launched on 2 June 2003, Mars Express has changed the way we think of Mars.
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»» Spirit Status 13 October 2006
[Tuesday, October 17, 2006] Spirit's solar energy levels continued to rise, ending the week at around 300 watt-hours. One hundred watt-hours is the amount of electricity needed to light one 100-watt bulb for one hour.
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»» Spirit Status 16 October 2006
[Tuesday, October 17, 2006] As Spirit enters a solar conjuction, when the sun interferes with transmissions between Mars and Earth, mission planners sent a complete set of plans for science activities during solar conjunction to Spirit on the rover's 982nd sol.
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»» Opportunity Status 16 October 2006
[Tuesday, October 17, 2006] Opportunity is healthy and perched at the tip of the promontory "Cape Verde," 3.1 meters (10.2 feet) from the edge of a sharp drop off on the rim of "Victoria Crater."
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»» Decoding Mars's Cryptic Region
[Thursday, October 19, 2006] Mars Express's OMEGA instrument has given planetary scientists outstanding new clues to help solve the mystery of Mars's so-called 'cryptic region'.
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»» Mars May Be A Cozy Place for Hardy Microbes
[Thursday, October 19, 2006] A class of especially hardy microbes that live in some of the harshest Earthly environments could flourish on cold Mars and other chilly planets, according to a research team of astronomers and microbiologists.
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»» Two miles underground, strange bacteria are found thriving
[Friday, October 20, 2006] Researchers have discovered bacteria nearly two miles underground that derives all of its energy from the decay of radioactive rocks rather than from sunlight. The finding suggests life might exist in similarly extreme conditions even on other worlds.
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»» During Solar Conjunction, Mars Spacecraft Will Be on Autopilot
[Monday, October 23, 2006] Every day for the past decade, the U.S. has had a presence at Mars. During that time, all spacecraft have become virtually incommunicado for about two weeks every two years.
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»» Mineral discovery explains Mars' landscape
[Monday, October 23, 2006] A Queen's University researcher has discovered a mineral that could explain the mountainous landscape of Mars, and have implications for NASA's next mission to the planet.
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»» Cydonia - the Face on Mars movie
[Monday, October 23, 2006] Recently, Mars Express delivered photos of the famous 'Face on Mars' in the Cydonia region. The High Resolution Stereo Camera images are some of the most spectacular views of the Red Planet ever taken. Now, there's a stunning 3D animation of the area.
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»» How Safe is Travel to Mars?
[Tuesday, October 24, 2006] A new study should force renewed attention on one of the most intractable dangers of space travel: radiation. The review identified major radiation hazards that must be solved before the safe completion of a human Mars mission.
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»» NASA Posts Panorama To Celebrate Rover's 1,000th Martian Day
[Wednesday, October 25, 2006] NASA's long-lived Mars Exploration Rover Spirit will finish its 1,000th Martian day Thursday, continuing a successful mission originally planned for 90 Martian days.
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»» Findings of the NASA Mars Forward Lunar Objectives Science Analysis Group (Draft)
[Sunday, October 29, 2006] "The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) has completed a preliminary analysis of the June, 2006 draft list of possible lunar objectives from the perspective of its relevance to preparation for human missions to Mars."
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»» Was there water on Mars long enough for the origination of life?
[Sunday, October 29, 2006] Based on the lovely green rock, olivine, also known as the gemstone, peridot, a Virginia Tech graduate student has created a mineral lifetime diagram that provides the a clue to when and for how long there might have been water on Mars.
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»» Protection of "Special Regions" on Mars is Aim of NASA-Sponsored Study Results Described in Astrobiology
[Sunday, October 29, 2006] The findings of a recent study to determine the potential for terrestrial life to propagate on Mars will be considered when NASA revises its policies and plans for future missions to Mars to ensure that areas of the planet designated as "special regions".
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»» Fly Your Name on NASA's Phoenix Mission to Mars
[Monday, October 30, 2006] In 2007, The Planetary Society will send a specialized silica-glass DVD to Mars aboard Phoenix, NASA's newest Scout mission, led by Principal Investigator Peter Smith at the University of Arizona.
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