November 26, 2004

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a streamlined landform in the Mangala Valles region of Mars. An ancient catastrophic flood, probably consisting of water and debris, ran northward in this portion of the Mangala Valles system. The high mesa at the south end of the streamlined form may have been above the floodwaters. Its presence as an obstacle to the flow caused erosion and deposition of sediment to create the teardrop-shaped, tapered form in its lee. The image is illuminated by sunlight from the upper left.
Streamlined "Island" - (PIC)

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November 25, 2004

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows buttes composed of light-toned, sedimentary rock exposed by erosion within a crater occurring immediately west of Schiaparelli Basin. Surrounding these buttes is a field of dark sand dunes and lighter-toned, very large windblown ripples. The sedimentary rocks might indicate that the crater interior was once the site of a lake. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left.
Sedimentary Rocks and Dunes - (PIC)

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> > It is so cool I can dream a little with it....
> >
> > Took 1 min 37 sec to download 32mb
>
> Yea this is really cool. I don't know if it's the program or my machine
> not being powerfull enough but it could be better on my side.
> It works fine, I could just be more "fluid"
>
> I am running it on a P4M 1.4 GHZ 512 DDR RADEON 7500 32MB
>
> I think it took about a minute to download, their server/connection
> are pretty fast.

Hi Marc/

P4M 1.8 GHZ 512 DDR RADEON 9000 128MB
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4 GenuineIntel ~1817 Mhz
Total Physical Memory DDR 1,024.00 MB

I never think I have enough!

Timmy

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> It is so cool I can dream a little with it....
>
> Took 1 min 37 sec to download 32mb

Yea this is really cool. I don't know if it's the program or my machine
not being powerfull enough but it could be better on my side.
It works fine, I could just be more "fluid"

I am running it on a P4M 1.4 GHZ 512 DDR RADEON 7500 32MB

I think it took about a minute to download, their server/connection
are pretty fast.

It is so cool I can dream a little with it....

Took 1 min 37 sec to download 32mb
>

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> GeoPlayerâ„¢ Mars Demo
> Navigate the whole planet of Mars, fly from location to location, explore the
> terrain, view the landing sites. Experience GeoFusion's amazing visualization
> technology yourself!


**Off topoic**

I have just finished downloading it (32MB) at 580 Ko/sec !!!
The fastest downloading speed I have seen on my cable connection so far.

GeoPlayerâ„¢ Mars Demo
Navigate the whole planet of Mars, fly from location to location, explore the terrain, view the landing sites. Experience GeoFusion's amazing visualization technology yourself!

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November 25, 2004

This Mars Odyssey Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) nighttime IR image is of Nirgal Vallis, a long fluvial channel that flows south (towards top of image) into the margin of Argyre Basin.
Nirgal Vallis Nighttime IR - (PIC)

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November 24, 2004

This image, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, shows Crater Hale in the Argyre basin of the southern hemisphere of Mars. Crater Hale, with its terraced walls, central peak and a part of the inner ring is visible in the upper (eastern) part of the image.
Crater Hale in Argyre basin - (PIC)

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November 24, 2004

This Mars Odyssey Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) image shows the small unnamed channel in this nighttime infrared image is located near Tyrrhena Patera. This channel is located to the northwest of the volcanic complex and likely formed by fluvial action. In nighttime images North is to the bottom of the image.
Tyrrhena Patera Nighttime IR - (PIC)

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November 23, 2004

The navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took images during the rover's 285th martian day that are combined into this 360-degree panorama. Opportunity had reached the base of "Burns Cliff," a portion of the inner wall of "Endurance Crater." This view shows rock layers in the wall, with a portion of Opportunity's solar array visible at the bottom right.
Opportunity at the Wall - (PIC)

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November 23, 2004

This 360-degree panorama combines several frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the rover's 313th martian day. The site, labeled Spirit site 93, is in the "Columbia Hills" inside Gusev Crater. The rover tracks point westward.
Track of Right-Wheel Drag - (PIC)

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11/22/04 - Video: Spirit panorama, narrated by Cornell's Dr. Jim Bell

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November 22, 2004

The navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took images during the rover's 285th martian day that are combined into this panorama.
Opportunity at the Wall - (PIC)

November 21, 2004

This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows exposures of north polar layered material--perhaps composed of a mixture of dust and ice--in the form of a hill and an adjacent depression. The depression is in the lower half of the image and forms an oval shape at its lowest elevations. The hill is immediately above the depression and forms a similar pattern of arcuate bands. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the lower left.
Hill and Depression - (PIC)

November 19, 2004

These collapse pits are found in graben located in Tractus Catena. These features are related to subsidence after magma chamber evacuation of Alba Patera.
Tractus Catena Collapse Pits - (PIC)

November 17, 2004

This image, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, show the detailed structure of Coprates Catena, a southern part of the Valles Marineris canyon system on Mars.
Coprates Catena’s ‘collapsed’ structures - (PIC)

November 17, 2004

Clouds above the rim of "Endurance Crater" in this image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity can remind the viewer that Mars, our celestial neighbor, is subject to weather.
Clouds Over 'Endurance' Crater Rim - (PIC1) & (PIC2)

November 15, 2004

This view from the base of "Burns Cliff" in the inner wall of "Endurance Crater" combines several frames taken by Opportunity's navigation camera during the NASA rover's 280th martian day.
Along Crater's Inner Wall - (PIC)

November 11, 2004

These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, are Europe’s highest-resolution pictures so far of the Martian moon Phobos. These HRSC images show new detail that will keep planetary scientists busy for years, working to unravel the mysteries of this moon. The images show the Mars-facing side of the moon.
Martian moon Phobos in detail - (PIC)