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New orbit gives THEMIS better looks at Mars minerals
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Moving NASA's Mars Odyssey to a different orbit has increased the sensitivity and efficiency of THEMIS.
THEMIS lets you find your place on Mars
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
A new feature in Google Earth 5.0 lets anyone, anywhere suggest places on Mars for THEMIS to photograph.
Sideways look from THEMIS probes Mars atmosphere
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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On May 25, 2008, the Phoenix lander arrived at Mars and raced to a safe touchdown on the northern plains. At the same time, NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter turned its radio antenna to listen for signals from the spacecraft and relayed them to mission controllers on Earth.
THEMIS helps Phoenix land safely on mars
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
ASU's Thermal Emission Imaging System helped scientists find a safe landing site for the Mars Phoenix spacecraft - and the instrument is also giving flight controllers essential data on the atmosphere to ensure a safe touchdown.
Mars salt deposit discovery points to a new place to hunt for life's ancient traces
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Scientists using a camera designed and operated at Arizona State University's Mars Space Flight Facility have discovered the first evidence for deposits of chloride minerals - salts - in numerous places on Mars. These deposits, say the scientists, show where water was once abundant and may also provide evidence for the existence of former Martian life.
Mars image marks milestone for THEMIS web site
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Arizona State University project provides peek into the unknown.
Sharp views show ground ice on Mars is patchy and variable
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
For the first time, scientists have found that water ice lies at variable depths over small-scale patches on the Red Planet. The discovery draws a much more detailed picture of underground ice on Mars than was previously available. The new results appear in the May 3, 2007, issue of the scientific journal Nature.
Gas jets spawn dark 'spiders' and spots on Mars icecap
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Every spring it happens. As the Sun peeks above the horizon at the Martian south polar icecap, powerful jets of carbon-dioxide (CO2) gas erupt through the icecap's topmost layer. The jets climb high into the thin, cold air, carrying fine, dark sand and spraying it for hundreds of feet around each jet.
Orbital eyes picked Mars rover Opportunity's landing site
Thursday, December 1, 2005
On January 24, 2004 - one Mars year ago - NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity arrived at Mars. After a tense, high-speed entry and descent, the rover, tightly cocooned in airbags, bounced and rolled to a stop inside tiny Eagle Crater on Mars' Meridiani Planum. The landing, which made an interplanetary hole-in-one, was flawless.