An interesting oval-shaped mound with dark streaks on Mars, as seen by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and posted on Beautiful Mars.
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Image Gallery: finely layered rocks near Jocko Butte
Some great new images of very finely layered rocks near Jocko Butte on sol 976, from Curiosity. The layers tell a geological story of alternating wet conditions in this area on Mars a long time ago. These thin, delicate layers are an amazing sight! All of the raw images from Curiosity can be seen here.
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Image Gallery: Martian sunset and Lindbergh rock mound
Two new beautiful composite images, from two different rovers and locations on Mars. The first is a sunset in Gale crater, taken by Curiosity. Martian sunsets look bluish due to the light scattering effects of reddish dust in the atmosphere. The other image, from Opportunity, is of the scenic Lindbergh rock mound in the Spirit of St. Louis crater, on the rim of the huge Endeavour crater. A natural monument!
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Image Gallery: foothills of Mount Sharp
There were some beautiful new images taken of the foothills of Mount Sharp from the Curiosity rover on Mars as it passed through the Artist’s Drive and Logan’s Run valleys. The canyons and mesas on the lower slopes of the mountain keep getting closer!
Image Gallery: first colour photo of Pluto from New Horizons
This is the first colour photo of the dwarf planet Pluto and its largest moon Charon taken by the New Horizons spacecraft. It was taken on April 9, 2015, from a distance of about 71 million 115 million kilometers (71 million miles).
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