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Thursday, November 5, 2009
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New HiRISE Images Show Chilly, Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander

2:40PM Rosa Golijan | Mars isn’t exactly the warmest place during the winter transition, but as the first few rays of sunshine lick at the planet’s surface we’re able to make out the Phoenix lander shivering under a cover of dry-ice frost. More »
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New Mars Surface Shots: A World Without Footprints

7:00AM Danny Allen | This close-up of the rough terrain near Mars’ Zilair Crater was snapped by the High Resolution (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on August 3. It’s one of several amazing new images that make for some beautiful desktop wallpaper. More »
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Friday, August 14, 2009
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A Beach On Mars

12:50PM Jesus Diaz | The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE—High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment—camera has captured one of the most beautiful photographs of Mars to date: An oblique view—at 22 degrees east of straight down—of the Victoria Crater, in the Meridiani Planum region. More »
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