Ground ice on Mars is patchy and variable
Views show Mars ground ice patchy, variable Summary: For the first time, scientists have found that water ice lies at variable depths over small-scale patches on the Red Planet.For the first time,...
View ArticleSalt deposits found in Martian highlands
Salt deposit points to new places to search Summary: Deposits of chloride (salt) minerals found on Mars using THEMIS may provide evidence for the existence of former Martian life. Scientists using a...
View ArticleTHEMIS helps Phoenix land safely on mars
THEMIS helps Phoenix land safely on mars Summary: ASU's Thermal Emission Imaging System helped scientists find a safe landing site for the Mars Phoenix spacecraft - and the instrument is also giving...
View ArticleSideways look from THEMIS probes Mars atmosphere
Sideways look from THEMIS probes atmosphere Summary: 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...
View ArticleTHEMIS lets you find your place on Mars
THEMIS lets you find your place on Mars Summary: A new feature in Google Earth 5.0 lets anyone, anywhere suggest places on Mars for THEMIS to photograph. Arizona State University researchers and...
View ArticleNew orbit gives THEMIS better looks at Mars minerals
New orbit yields better Mars mineral maps Summary: Moving NASA's Mars Odyssey to a different orbit has increased the sensitivity and efficiency of THEMIS.A slow drift in the orbit of NASA's Mars...
View ArticleUpdated THEMIS mosaics of MSL landing site candidates
Updated THEMIS mosaics of MSL landing sites Summary: New data from THEMIS is helping scientists choose a landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), NASA's next-generation rover spacecraft,...
View ArticleMiddle school students find cave on Mars
Middle school students find cave on Mars Summary: Using THEMIS, middle-school science students discover what may be a hole in the roof of a lava tube cave on Mars. They went looking for lava tubes on...
View ArticleiPhone app delivers daily THEMIS Mars images
iPhone app delivers daily THEMIS Mars images Summary: A free iPhone app delivers THEMIS Images of the Day to your device. Feel a buzz in your pocket? That's Mars calling your iPhone. Thanks to a new...
View ArticleTHEMIS camera yields best Mars map ever
THEMIS camera yields best Mars map ever Summary: The best Mars map ever assembled is now online for planetary scientists and armchair astronauts alike — and citizen scientists are invited to help...
View ArticlePutting the spin on Mars
Putting the spin on Mars Summary: Wrapping spacecraft data onto Mars globes gives new perspectives on the Red Planet. Mars Space Flight Facility scientists and researchers are creating movies out of...
View ArticleTHEMIS: All-Star images
THEMIS: All-Star images Summary: THEMIS presents a hit parade slide show of images, as NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter becomes the longest-duration Mars spacecraft. A space exploration milestone has...
View ArticleTHEMIS keeps an eye on Mars for dust
THEMIS monitors Mars dust Summary: Scientists are using THEMIS to detect seasonal and yearly changes in dust activity and to track the development of dust storms. Summertime is coming to the south of...
View ArticleIn memory: Planetary geologist Ronald Greeley
Ronald Greeley Summary: Ronald Greeley, a Regents' Professor of Planetary Geology at ASU who contributed significantly to our understanding of the solar system, died October 27, in Tempe. Ronald...
View ArticleTHEMIS celebrates a decade's discoveries
Ten years' science imaging at Mars Summary: In the last decade, the THEMIS camera has circled Mars nearly 45,000 times and taken more than half a million images. Ten years ago, on February 19, 2002,...
View ArticleTHEMIS data suggest early Gale Crater targets for rover
THEMIS points out Curiosity rover targets Summary: THEMIS data covering Gale Crater point to hardened sediments near an alluvial fan that will likely become an early target for NASA's Curiosity...
View ArticleZoom around Gale Crater using your web browser
Zoom around Gale Crater using your browser Summary: Explore Gale Crater, landing site for NASA's new Mars rover Curiosity, using your browser! A large mosaic of THEMIS images showing Gale Crater, the...
View ArticleTHEMIS helps NASA choose site for next Mars lander
THEMIS helps select site for InSight lander Summary: THEMIS infrared images mapped dust and rocks for NASA's upcoming InSight lander. NASA's next Mars space probe, a lander named InSight, is due to...
View ArticleTHEMIS makes 60,000 orbits of Red Planet
THEMIS makes 60,000 orbits of Red Planet Summary: Long-running NASA Mars Odyssey orbiter has carried THEMIS for 14 years and nearly a billion miles. Next week, THEMIS, a visual and infrared camera...
View ArticleMars 'wet streaks' are dry, says THEMIS data
THEMIS finds Mars 'wet streaks' are dry Summary: Seasonal dark streaks on Martian hillsides, long thought to hold flowing water, contain less water than the driest deserts on Earth. It's uncanny....
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