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This image, made from data obtained by NASA Dawn spacecraft, shows a perspective view of a layered young crater in...
This image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows signs of layering exposed at the surface in a region of Mars...
A chapter of the layered geological history of Mars is laid bare in this postcard from NASA Curiosity rover. The...
This observance from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter covers a pit in the lower West flank of Arsia Mons, one of the...
This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a young crater on asteroid Vesta. Layering is visible in the crater...
This beautiful image shows terrific layers and exposed bedrock along a cliff in west Candor Chasma, which is part of...
Different lighting can hide or reveal different features on the surface of Mars. The lighting was perfect to reveal...
The layered bedrock in this image was brought from several kilometers of depth during the formation of this 44...
This VIS image shows part of the south polar cap. The cap is comprised of layers of ice and dust deposited over...
NASA image acquired September 27, 2012 On September 27, 2012, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)...
This image shows sedimentary rock and sand within Danielson Crater, an impact crater 67 kilometers in diameter,...
This image is part of a campaign to image potential impact craters in the south polar layered deposits (ice cap)....
The polar caps of Mars were deposited over millions of years. Seasonal depositions of ice and dust have created...
This VIS image shows the margin between the polar cap and the surrounding plains. There are dunes on the plains at...
Layered sedimentary rocks are key to understanding the geologic history of a planet, recording the sequence of...
This image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the layering of the South Polar cap of Mars. The...
This VIS image shows part of the south polar cap. The cap is comprised of layers of ice and dust deposited over...
This VIS image shows part of the south polar cap. The cap is comprised of layers of ice and dust deposited over...
Rhythmic patterns of sedimentary layering in Danielson Crater on Mars result from periodic changes in climate...
This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter covers layered sedimentary rocks on the floor of an impact crater...
This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the scattered remains of an exploded star named Cassiopeia A....
This view, taken by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows color variations in bright layered deposits on a plateau...
This map shows the thickness of the south polar layered deposits of Mars, an ice-rich geologic unit that was probed...
This anaglyph from NASA Mars Global Surveyor shows eroded, pitted, light-toned layer outcrops in Iani Chaos. 3D...