tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89309739269058268342013-05-16T09:48:56.967-04:00A site about Mars featuring a Mars Photo of the Day and other articles related to the exploration of The Red Planet.David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125http://c2219682.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/5224585-1320112983-l.jpgmarstravel/MarsPhotohttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-50862048953470855562013-03-21T12:38:00.000-04:002013-03-21T12:38:00.855-04:00The primary source of erosion on Mars today is the wind. Scientists try to learn more about the wind and the changes it makes to the surface by studying images of Mars. To find these changes we often...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/4FlxKB-oSkQ" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2013/03/examining-images-of-aureum-chaos-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-2040113536009277952013-02-08T07:34:00.000-05:002013-02-08T07:34:00.222-05:00Earlier this month the the ESA made an astounding&nbsp;revelation: their Mars Express Orbiter's High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) has successfully mapped nearly 90% of Mars' surface! Thus far...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/ua-tCzSIJvI" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2013/02/ESA-Mapping-Mars.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-85015159882787586752013-02-08T00:14:00.001-05:002013-02-08T00:52:56.504-05:00In the South Polar Region of Mars' Promethei Lingula there is an unusual cone shaped hill, measuring about 20-30 meters high. The white streaks are areas where carbon dioxide ice has not yet thawed....<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/LbT1SwqiZwU" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2013/02/cone-shaped-hill-on-mars.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-12591273617607644332012-12-29T13:16:00.000-05:002012-12-29T13:36:12.313-05:00Take a look at this image of Mars beamed back from the European Space Agency&#39;s Mars Express Orbiter to Europe&#39;s newest deep-space ESTRACK tracking station in Malargüe, Argentina. Mars Express...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/RO0s3o62j3E" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/12/esas-new-estrack-antenna-receives-photo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-59441172120721650532012-12-28T23:03:00.002-05:002012-12-28T23:34:50.903-05:00Below is a self portrait of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity at Rocknest created by combining dozens of high resolution images taken by the rover on 31 October and 01 November 2012. A previous...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/k9PhnFcyPhs" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/12/the-importance-of-msl-curiositys-self.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-13999905101104709022012-12-17T06:07:00.000-05:002012-12-17T06:07:00.218-05:00This HiRISE image shows a new impact site within a crevice in Fortuna Fossae, east of the Tharsis Quadrangle. There are five distinct craters that were created nearly simultaneously, indicating the...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/lnOOGuLAJNc" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/12/five-impacts-same-time-how.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-17796939973945506252012-11-18T07:20:00.000-05:002012-11-18T07:20:00.480-05:00This image shows the five scoops taken by Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity at Rocknest. This image was taken on 9 Nov 2012, the 93rd Martian day, or sol of MSL's mission. The fifth and last scoop...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/BuTnRbxYZoE" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/11/five-scoops-at-mars-rocknest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-66186504850516655002012-11-06T14:46:00.000-05:002012-11-06T14:46:11.207-05:00For election day we're going to have a vote! Which Mars photo is your favorite? Let me know through&nbsp;Mars Travel's social media! Facebook, Twitter&nbsp;or Google+!&nbsp; Click the photos to see...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/eKD2fGNFSBY" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/11/election-day-vote-for-your-favorite.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-4696002753020708052012-11-03T21:05:00.000-04:002012-11-03T21:05:00.712-04:00This self-portrait of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity&nbsp;is a masterpiece. Click to see the high resolution version from NASA! It's worth it! This image is a mosaic of 55 high resolution images...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/hXRtzr9G9Xg" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/11/msl-curiosity-self-portrait-rocknest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-70245083614539670182012-10-21T09:57:00.000-04:002012-11-17T21:14:29.130-05:00Today's Image of Mars is a closeup of a mysterious bright object located at Rocknest&nbsp;on Mars&nbsp;taken by MSL Curiosity's&nbsp;Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI).&nbsp;The image shows an area...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/AhFiH-FcFxc" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/10/closeup-of-bright-object-in-rocknest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-48444460260215648202012-10-14T14:09:00.002-04:002012-10-14T14:09:50.607-04:00Today's Image of Mars is an annotated photo of the rock&nbsp;Jake Matijevic, which MSL Curiosity&nbsp;recently examined with two different instruments. The image was taken on 21 Sep 2012, or Sol 46...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/0bcz8uAwhH4" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/10/mars-photo-of-day-14-oct-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-10443484840988470182012-10-10T21:50:00.000-04:002012-10-10T21:50:35.939-04:00Today's Image of Mars shows an area at the base of Gale Crater's Mount Sharp&nbsp;where Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity&nbsp;will eventually explore. The darkest colored materials are deposits...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/AlOwzY4rx2c" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/10/mars-photo-of-day-10-oct-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-50999126735639265102012-09-30T07:15:00.000-04:002012-09-30T09:54:00.252-04:00Today's Image of Mars was taken by MSL Curiosity; it&nbsp;shows further evidence that water once existed on Mars. What you see here are remnants of an ancient riverbed on Mars, including the...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/AP2U0kgxArE" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/09/mars-photo-of-day-30-sep-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-19434629926025615842012-09-26T06:10:00.000-04:002012-09-26T06:10:00.246-04:00Today's image of Mars is of the first rock examined in earnest by Mars Science Laboratory, Jake Matijevik. The odd, 25cm tall pyramid shaped rock is named after the late&nbsp;surface operations...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/wZGmD4LLh0M" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/09/mars-photo-of-day-26-sep-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-68213083234723547892012-09-20T06:00:00.000-04:002012-09-20T06:00:10.421-04:00Today's Image of Mars shows two distinctive layers exposed in a 230m wide crater caused by a meteorite impact in the Northern Plains. The impact excavated material from both layers at different rates...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/k0Oy4H5QjFE" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/09/mars-photo-of-day-20-sep-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-89179231134431073782012-09-15T10:55:00.003-04:002013-05-16T09:46:04.693-04:00Today's Image of Mars shows Hadley Crater, just west of&nbsp;Al-Qahira Vallis. In this image from Mars Express you can see that the southern (left) side of the crater is much shallower than the north...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/EynKIY9dixM" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/09/mars-photo-of-day-15-sep-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-40785117745040268542012-09-02T10:20:00.000-04:002012-09-02T10:20:04.330-04:00Today's Image of Mars shows mounds in Chryse Planitia formed by a process called&nbsp;diapirism, which occurs when older material of lower density than overlying layers gets dredged up to the...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/hIz6X5UaPqc" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/09/mars-photo-of-day-2-sep-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-34807868363397335632012-08-29T19:28:00.001-04:002012-08-29T19:29:16.450-04:00Today's Image of Mars is a perspective view of Sigli and Shambe craters in Ladon Valles, taken by Mars Express' High Resolution Stereo Camera. Scientists believe these two connected craters, called a...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/fF4RIDQ_ocg" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/08/mars-photo-of-day-29-aug-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-27844573583402098252012-08-25T21:31:00.000-04:002012-08-25T21:39:05.477-04:00Today's Image of Mars shows the first tracks left by Mars Science Laboratory since it's arrival in Gale Crater. On 22 Aug 2012 MSL made it's first drive, moving to a spot 4.5m from it's landing site...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/csugr6AFkHY" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/08/mars-photo-of-day-25-aug-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-52323209306285842652012-08-20T01:59:00.003-04:002012-08-20T01:59:46.654-04:00Today's Image of Mars shows a recent impact crater in Echus Chasma with a magnificient blast zone. This image comes from HiRISE and it has made the contrast between the material exposed by the blast...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/PHK211cKLwQ" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/08/mars-photo-of-day-20-aug-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-74191581743272780502012-08-19T15:27:00.001-04:002012-08-20T01:52:27.744-04:00Today's Image of Mars shows Mars Science Laboratory's landing site and it's most immediate destination, Glenelg. This area was chosen because it marks the area where three different types of terrain...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/0OSgkXUKqOk" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/08/mars-photo-of-day-19-aug-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-58097612029689849732012-08-15T20:00:00.002-04:002012-08-15T20:00:43.506-04:00Today's Image of Mars shows Mars Science Laboratory and the surrounding terrain in color, as taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE camera. The blue in this image would look grey to the human...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/qu9zMJx1UBk" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/08/mars-photo-of-day-15-aug-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-52889969740986376932012-08-10T22:14:00.000-04:002012-08-10T22:14:24.565-04:00Today's Image of Mars shows where all the hardware for Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) ended up 24 hours after landing. If you click on this image you can see the HiRISE high resolution image, in which...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/Lt13ngpnfWw" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/08/mars-photo-of-day-10-aug-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-68969901534559524042012-08-06T19:36:00.001-04:002012-08-06T19:36:17.938-04:00Today's Image of Mars comes from Mars Science Laboratory and shows Mount Sharp, the 5.5km high central uplift of Gale Crater. MSL will be studying Mount Sharp as it attempts to determine whether Mars...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/3Q28BIyNyTY" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/08/mars-photo-of-day-6-aug-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-64954253481600196182012-07-25T22:24:00.002-04:002012-07-25T22:24:52.567-04:00Today's image of Mars shows banded features indicative of past (and maybe present) glacial flow in Hellas Basin on Mars. The banded features we see in this HIRISE image are similar to those left on...<br/> <br/> [Click the title to continue reading and view the Mars Photo of the Day!] <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/marstravel/MarsPhoto/~4/-rljuabjOZ8" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://plus.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/07/mars-photo-of-day-25-jul-2012.html