Many More Colors than Red: Exploring Mars with Spectroscopy

Posted 2013/05/20 01:31 CDT | 0 comments

Mars gives up its secrets through the unseen colors of its rocks.

Dueling Desolations: Mercury vs. the Moon

Posted 2013/05/13 01:02 CDT | 7 comments

They look so similar they can be hard to tell apart, but each hides its own mysteries.

Dark No More: Exploring the Far Side of the Moon

Posted 2013/04/29 02:11 CDT | 3 comments

The first human beings to see the mysterious "dark" side of the moon were not astronauts.

CRISM Reveals the Minerals of Lampland Crater - Mafic Minerals

Posted 2013/05/20 | 0 comments

The north rim of Lampland Crater on Mars as seen by the CRISM instrument on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in infrared light that contains information related to the mineralogy of iron-containing minerals.

CRISM Reveals the Minerals of Lampland Crater - Visible Light

Posted 2013/05/20 | 0 comments

The north rim of Lampland Crater on Mars as seen by the CRISM instrument on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in enhanced visible color.

CRISM Reveals the Minerals of Lampland Crater

Posted 2013/05/19 | 0 comments

An animation showing several views of Lampland Crater on Mars. First, a wide context view, then a close-up on the north rim, both provided by the Mars Express orbiter. Next, two observations by the CRISM instrument on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: one in enhanced visible color and another showing wavelengths sensitive to mafic mineralogy. In that last view, red indicates the presence of olivine or iron phyllosilicates, green is low-calcium pyroxene, and blue is high-calcium pyroxene.