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In this image from NASA Dawn spacecraft, bright material extends out from the crater Canuleia on asteroid Vesta. The...
Parts of Meridiani Planum have a surface that appears to be composed of different layers of material. In this image...
The material covering the floors of these two craters looks very different from the surrounds. The unusual markings...
The floor of the crater in this NASA Mars Odyssey image displays interesting textures and it appears to have been...
These images from NASA Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta Numisia quadrangle, southern hemisphere; layers...
NASA Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn ever-changing F ring, showing its bright core, another strand of ring...
Exhumation of craters, the uncovering of old craters hidden from view by younger surface material, is common in many...
This artist conception shows a lump of material in a swirling, planet- forming disk. Astronomers using NASA Spitzer...
This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a raised mound material overlying the brighter material that makes up the...
In some regions of Mars the relative ages of different materials can be determined. In this image, captured by NASA...
These images from NASA Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta Gegania quadrangle, just south of Vesta...
The ejecta materials of this crater are more resistant to erosion than the surrounding materials. The wind has...
These images from NASA Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta Gegania quadrangle, just south of Vesta...
These images from NASA Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta Urbinia quadrangle, in Vesta southern...
One of the great strengths of the HiRISE camera onboard NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is that its high resolution...
In this image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, lower wall rock spurs are found that spread dark materials onto...
Materials excavated during formation of this ~450 m diameter impact crater have an unusual two-toned character,...
This picture from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows craters near the equator of Ceres. Faint patches and streaks of bright...
This 2001 Mars Odyssey THEMIS daytime infrared image shows the dissection of the rim of Holden Crater by numerous...
The region southwest of Olympus Mons is covered with materials that have been eroded by the wind. Surface materials...
This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft of asteroid Vesta shows Sossia and Canuleia craters. Sossia is surrounded by...
This small region of hills appears to be forming from the fractured material just south of it. This material is the...
This image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows dark slope streaks in an unnamed crater in Terra Sabaea....
The interplay of bright and dark material at the rim of Marcia crater on Vesta is visible in this image mosaic taken...