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NASA image: Sandstone Cliffs and Hematite Lag Deposits of Ophir Mensa
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Nov 13, 2013

Sandstone Cliffs and Hematite Lag Deposits of Ophir Mensa

This observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows one of the first close HiRISE views of the enigmatic...

JPL
NASA image: Bright Layered Deposits with Clues of Acidic Water
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Jan 11, 2010

Bright Layered Deposits with Clues of Acidic Water

This view, taken by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows color variations in bright layered deposits on a plateau...

JPL
NASA image: Thickness of Mars South Polar Layered Deposits
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Mar 15, 2007

Thickness of Mars South Polar Layered Deposits

This map shows the thickness of the south polar layered deposits of Mars, an ice-rich geologic unit that was probed...

JPL
NASA image: New Gully Deposit in a Crater in the Centauri Montes Region
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Dec 6, 2006

New Gully Deposit in a Crater in the Centauri Montes Region

Two Martian southern mid-latitude craters have new light-toned deposit that formed in gully settings during the...

JPL
NASA image: Well-Preserved Impact Ejecta and Impact Melt-Rich Deposits in Terra Sabaea
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Jan 12, 2017

Well-Preserved Impact Ejecta and Impact Melt-Rich Deposits in Terra Sabaea

This image of a well-preserved unnamed elliptical crater in Terra Sabaea, is illustrative of the complexity of...

JPL
NASA image: Drag Folds in the North Polar Layered Deposits
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Jun 1, 2016

Drag Folds in the North Polar Layered Deposits

These North Polar layered deposits, composed of ice, captured by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft, show...

JPL
NASA image: Gully and Fan-Shaped Deposit on Vesta
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Jan 22, 2015

Gully and Fan-Shaped Deposit on Vesta

This image shows Cornelia Crater on the large asteroid Vesta. On the right is an inset image showing an example of...

JPL
NASA image: Sojourner Rover View of Cloddy Deposits near Pooh
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Jan 7, 1998

Sojourner Rover View of Cloddy Deposits near Pooh

Sojourner Rover View of Cloddy Deposits near Pooh

JPL
NASA image: Impact Ejecta Deposits Covering Underlying Topography
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Feb 17, 2012

Impact Ejecta Deposits Covering Underlying Topography

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows impact ejecta deposits dominating asteroid Vesta landscape. This impact...

JPL
NASA image: Radargrams Indicating Ice-Rich Subsurface Deposit
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Nov 22, 2016

Radargrams Indicating Ice-Rich Subsurface Deposit

These two images show data acquired by the Shallow Radar (SHARAD) instrument while passing over two ground tracks in...

JPL
NASA image: Dawn Stereo Anaglyph of Hydrothermal Deposits at Occator Crater, Ceres
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Aug 10, 2020

Dawn Stereo Anaglyph of Hydrothermal Deposits at Occator Crater, Ceres

The Dawn spacecraft captured these stereo images of Occator Crater on the dwarf planet Ceres in 2018. This view is...

JPL
NASA image: A Crater on the South Polar Layered Deposits
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Apr 3, 2019

A Crater on the South Polar Layered Deposits

This image is part of a campaign to image potential impact craters in the south polar layered deposits (ice cap)....

JPL
NASA image: MRO's View of Salt Deposits in Bosporos Planum
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Jan 26, 2022

MRO's View of Salt Deposits in Bosporos Planum

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter used its Context Camera to capture this image of Bosporos Planum, a location on...

JPL
NASA image: Complex Floor Deposits Within Western Ganges Chasma, Valles Marineris - High Resolution Image
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Nov 10, 1997

Complex Floor Deposits Within Western Ganges Chasma, Valles Marineris - High Resolution Image

Complex Floor Deposits Within Western Ganges Chasma, Valles Marineris - High Resolution Image

JPL
NASA image: False Color Image of North Polar Layered Deposits in Head Scarp of Chasma   Boreale
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Dec 13, 2006

False Color Image of North Polar Layered Deposits in Head Scarp of Chasma Boreale

False Color Image of North Polar Layered Deposits in Head Scarp of Chasma Boreale

JPL
NASA image: Complex Floor Deposits Within Western Ganges Chasma, Valles Marineris - High Resolution Image
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Nov 10, 1997

Complex Floor Deposits Within Western Ganges Chasma, Valles Marineris - High Resolution Image

Complex Floor Deposits Within Western Ganges Chasma, Valles Marineris - High Resolution Image

JPL
NASA image: Location of Large Subsurface Water-Ice Deposit in Utopia Planitia, Mars
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Nov 22, 2016

Location of Large Subsurface Water-Ice Deposit in Utopia Planitia, Mars

Diagonal striping on this map of a portion of the Utopia Planitia region on Mars indicates the area where a large...

JPL
NASA image: Thickness Map of Buried Carbon-Dioxide Deposit
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Apr 21, 2011

Thickness Map of Buried Carbon-Dioxide Deposit

NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter color-codes thickness estimates in a newly found, buried deposit of frozen carbon...

JPL
NASA image: Fan-Shaped Deposits in Bigbee Crater
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Feb 11, 2015

Fan-Shaped Deposits in Bigbee Crater

Bigbee is a 21 kilometer-diameter impact crater located on the northern rim of Holden crater in southern...

JPL
NASA image: Virtual Slice Through Icy Layered Deposits Near Mars South Pole
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Mar 15, 2007

Virtual Slice Through Icy Layered Deposits Near Mars South Pole

The upper image is a radargram showing data from the subsurface of Mars in the ice-rich layered deposits that...

JPL
NASA image: Why the New Gully Deposits are Not Dry Dust Slope Streaks
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Dec 6, 2006

Why the New Gully Deposits are Not Dry Dust Slope Streaks

The light-toned deposits that formed in two gully sites on Mars during the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter...

JPL
NASA image: Engineers with nozzles fabricated using a freeform-directed ener
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Mar 15, 2018

Engineers with nozzles fabricated using a freeform-directed ener

Engineers from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Propulsion Department examine nozzles fabricated using a...

MSFC
NASA image: Panguna Copper Deposit, Papua New Guinea
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Jul 17, 2019

Panguna Copper Deposit, Papua New Guinea

The Panguna copper ore deposit was discovered in 1969 in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It...

JPL
NASA image: CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION CVD REACTION CHAMBER
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Mar 12, 1989

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION CVD REACTION CHAMBER

Shigehiro Nishino -- Visiting faculty fellow Dr. Shigehiro Nishino introduced the Lewis team to a unique chemical...

GRC
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