NASA shares incredible pictures of Mars captured by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to celebrate its 15th anniversary
4 years, 7 months ago

NASA shares incredible pictures of Mars captured by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to celebrate its 15th anniversary

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The orbiter has managed to capture the multiple spacecrafts - Spirit, Opportunity as well as the Curiosity rover - trekking and exploring Mars. On 12 August 2005, NASA launched its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter from Cape Canaveral, Florida. There are three cameras aboard the orbiter: The Mars Color Imager, which is tasked with the duty of capturing a global view daily; The Context Camera, which provides 30-kilometer-wide black and white terrain shots; The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, which is responsible for capturing “tightly focused images”. Our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched 15 years ago today to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere, weather, subsurface water, and more. But the mission might best be known for the images sent by its @HiRISE camera: https://t.co/Z7pOAes4tA pic.twitter.com/i1UdmO9FY2 — NASA August 12, 2020 The orbiter has managed to capture the multiple spacecrafts - Spirit, Opportunity as well as the Curiosity rover - trekking and exploring Mars.

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NASA’s InSight Mars lander: New HiRISE image reveals dusty resting place on the red planet
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NASA’s InSight Mars lander: New HiRISE image reveals dusty resting place on the red planet

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NASA’s retired InSight Mars lander has been spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in a new image captured on October 23, 2024, using the HiRISE camera. Dust patterns on Mars and Martian surface changes The HiRISE image of InSight helps scientists study the dust accumulation process on Mars. Its HiRISE camera plays a critical role in understanding long-term changes in …

NASA Celebrates 15 Years of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Shares Incredible Photos on Twitter
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NASA Celebrates 15 Years of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Shares Incredible Photos on Twitter

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration celebrated 15 years of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on August 12. The orbiter captures pictures using three cameras- The Mars Color Imager with a fisheye lens with which a daily global view feed is generated, the Context Camera provides black-and-white terrain shots with a range of 19 miles and the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera. …

NASA's Mars Orbiter Shares Rare Images of the Red Planet Taken Over the Last 15 Years
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NASA's Mars Orbiter Shares Rare Images of the Red Planet Taken Over the Last 15 Years

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15 years ago, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter left earth. Those images, in turn, offer context for the tightly focused images provided by MRO's third camera, the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, which produces the most striking views, finds a NASA blog. Our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched 15 years ago today to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere, weather, subsurface water, and more. …

Mars Orbiter Mission was launched on this day in 2013: Facts about Mangalyaan
6 years, 6 months ago

Mars Orbiter Mission was launched on this day in 2013: Facts about Mangalyaan

India Today  

India's maiden interplanetary mission - the Mars Orbiter Mission - completed five years orbiting the red planet on September 24, 2019. This Mars mission which was launced on Novermber 5, 2013, and entered Martian orbit on September 24, made India the first country to enter the red planet's orbit on its first attempt. Here's ISRO's celebratory tweet from earlier this …

NASA spots silent Opportunity rover on Mars
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NASA spots silent Opportunity rover on Mars

India TV News  

A NASA Mars orbiter has spotted the agency's Opportunity rover on the Red Planet for the first time since it went into hibernation after a dust storm swept over the region a little more than 100 days ago and blocked sunlight from reaching the rover. A high-resolution camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the image of the rover on …

Stunning images of Mars beamed back from Indian space probe reveal the red planet in all its glory
8 years, 5 months ago

Stunning images of Mars beamed back from Indian space probe reveal the red planet in all its glory

Daily Mail  

They come from the first full year's worth of data beamed back from its probe in The spotlight surrounding research on Mars is often on the US, European and Russian space agencies. To celebrate its achievements, the space agency has released a new series of beautiful images using data beamed back from its Mars orbiter, revealing our closest planetary neighbour …

Space probe above Mars spots massive trail of boulder as it tumbles down hill
10 years, 7 months ago

Space probe above Mars spots massive trail of boulder as it tumbles down hill

Daily Mail  

The long track of a rectangular, tumbling boulder has on Mars has been captured in incredible detail by a space probe. The trail has an odd repeating pattern, suggesting the boulder could not roll straight due to its shape, according to Nasa The giant boulder, captured using MRO's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, ended its roll pointed upright. A path …

Stunning Photos of the Red Planet in Black and White
11 years, 6 months ago

Stunning Photos of the Red Planet in Black and White

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1 / 10 Chevron Chevron 3 Photo: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is Aperture's hottest new photographer. It's a lavish book of eye-popping images from the telescope camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, called HiRISE. The MRO was kitted out with a special camera, called HiRISE to send views of the Red Planet’s surface to scientists on earth. …

Mars Orbiter Takes Big Picture Approach
19 years ago

Mars Orbiter Takes Big Picture Approach

NPR  

Mars Orbiter Takes Big Picture Approach Last Friday the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived safely into orbit around Mars. Future landing sites for exploration will be chosen from the pictures taken. Guest: Alfred McEwen, principal investigator, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter; professor, planetary geology, lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona Space Mars Orbiter Takes Big Picture Approach …

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