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New images for 28 October 2009

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Channels from Hale Crater
Channels from Hale Crater (PSP_005609_1470)
Channels associated with impact craters were once thought to be quite rare.
USGS Dune Database Entry
Unnamed Fresh Crater South of Isidis Region
Unnamed Fresh Crater South of Isidis Region (ESP_014412_1780)
Pebas Crater with Asymmetric Flow-Ejecta in Eastern Meridiani Planum
Pebas Crater with Asymmetric Flow-Ejecta in Eastern Meridiani Planum (ESP_014389_1775)		South Polar Residual Cap Monitoring: Rare Stratigraphic Contacts
South Polar Residual Cap Monitoring: Rare Stratigraphic Contacts (ESP_014379_0925)


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Mars orbiter reported facing a potentially fatal scenario
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter carrying UA's HiRISE camera is entering its ninth week in a precautionary safe-mode, facing its greatest challenge since it launched in 2005.

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New images for 21 October 2009

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Exposure of South Polar Layered Deposits
Exposure of South Polar Layered Deposits (PSP_004650_0975)
Extensive layered deposits are thought to contain evidence of recent climate changes like ice ages on Earth.
Eroded Layered Deposits Near Ismenius Lacus
Aeolian Dune Monitoring Site
Aeolian Dune Monitoring Site (ESP_014413_2065)
Dune Monitoring
Dune Monitoring (ESP_014401_1360)		Light and Dark-Toned Material Interaction
Light and Dark-Toned Material Interaction (ESP_014287_1685)		Context for MOC Image E13-01405 View of Gullied Crater
Context for MOC Image E13-01405 View of Gullied Crater (ESP_014266_1385)


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New images for 14 October 2009

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USGS Dune Database Entry
Slope Streaks in Olympus Mons Aureole
Slope Streaks in Olympus Mons Aureole (ESP_014394_2045)		Light-Toned Units along the Wallrock and Floor of Melas Region
Light-Toned Units along the Wallrock and Floor of Melas Region (ESP_014339_1710)
Tyrrhena Terra Crater with Central Uplift and Hydrated Minerals
Tyrrhena Terra Crater with Central Uplift and Hydrated Minerals (ESP_014333_1715)		Gullies on South-Facing Slopes of Crater
Gullies on South-Facing Slopes of Crater (ESP_014271_1480)		Disappearing Craters
Disappearing Craters (ESP_014097_1120)
Impact craters that form at high latitudes often disappear faster than those that form in equatorial regions.


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This image of the Earth and Moon was taken by the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance orbiter in March 2008.

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New Set of High-Resolution Mars Images Online
Thousands of image products from 233 recent telescopic observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show a diversity of surface shapes and textures on Mars. These views, captured during August 2009 by the orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, are on the camera team's University of Arizona Web site,

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New images for 7 October 2009

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Icy Impact
Light-Toned Deposits in Noctis Labyrinthus
Light-Toned Deposits in Noctis Labyrinthus (ESP_014353_1685)
CRISM observations of this region have shown indications of iron-bearing sulfates and clay minerals.
USGS Dune Database Entry Number 0419-449
USGS Dune Database Entry Number 0419-449 (ESP_014348_1345)
Polar Layered Deposits Stratigraphy Near Chasma Australe
Polar Layered Deposits Stratigraphy Near Chasma Australe (ESP_014334_0945)		USGS Dune Database Entry Number 3327-692
USGS Dune Database Entry Number 3327-692 (ESP_014298_1105)		Gullied Crater Wall
Gullied Crater Wall (ESP_014256_1300)


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New images for 30 September 2009

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Radial Channels Carved by Dry Ice
Crater Intersecting Wrinkle Ridge
Crater Intersecting Wrinkle Ridge (ESP_014260_1675)		South Polar Residual Cap
South Polar Residual Cap (ESP_014181_0920)
Exposures of Layered Rocks in Argyre Region
Exposures of Layered Rocks in Argyre Region (ESP_014167_1300)		Possible Blocky Deposit in Melas Chasma
Possible Blocky Deposit in Melas Chasma (ESP_014141_1665)


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New images for 23 September 2009

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Santa Fe Crater Impact Processes
Large Central Uplift of an Impact Crater
Patchy Ice
Patchy Ice (ESP_014169_0955)
Ferric Oxide-Rich Deposit in East Candor Chasma
Ferric Oxide-Rich Deposit in East Candor Chasma (ESP_014154_1730)		Phyllosilicate Diversity North of Mawrth Vallis
Phyllosilicate Diversity North of Mawrth Vallis (ESP_014139_2070)		Fading Rover Tracks Near Victoria Crater
Fading Rover Tracks Near Victoria Crater (ESP_013954_1780)


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New images for 16 September 2009

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McMurdo Crater
McMurdo Crater (ESP_014324_0955)
As with the rest of Mars, impact craters form continuously on these polar deposits.
Sinuous Ridge in Argyre Planitia
Sinuous Ridge in Argyre Planitia (ESP_014272_1245)
Though a variety of origins have been proposed, this sinuous, boulder-filled deposit is likely an esker.
Lines in the Sand
Lines in the Sand (ESP_014185_1095)
Sulfate Strata in Ius Chasma
Sulfate Strata in Ius Chasma (ESP_012625_1720)		Gullied Crater Wall
Gullied Crater Wall (ESP_012603_1300)


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