tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89309739269058268342012-05-22T06:04:18.922-04:00A site about Mars featuring a Mars Photo of the Day and other articles related to the exploration of The Red Planet.David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.comBlogger261125http://c2219682.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/5224585-1320112983-l.jpgmarstravel/MarsPhotohttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-43687526029990039222012-05-21T18:03:00.000-04:002012-05-22T06:04:18.945-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PSNAvIWe0ObC-CyfUv_9lbdXaG8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PSNAvIWe0ObC-CyfUv_9lbdXaG8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PSNAvIWe0ObC-CyfUv_9lbdXaG8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PSNAvIWe0ObC-CyfUv_9lbdXaG8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows streamlined features in Cerberus Fossae, as taken by HiRISE. These are indicative that water once flowed across the surface of Mars and eroded islands into what we 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/~4/1cqnwj_T5yk" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/05/mars-photo-of-day-may-21-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-53211374596192094722012-05-17T22:13:00.000-04:002012-05-18T07:14:23.783-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/myDzx8ziMFsYF30dikxRNSIY1Ao/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/myDzx8ziMFsYF30dikxRNSIY1Ao/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/myDzx8ziMFsYF30dikxRNSIY1Ao/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/myDzx8ziMFsYF30dikxRNSIY1Ao/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows the rim of an extremely recent impact crater in the Cydonia Colles Region, as taken by HiRISE. But how do we know that this is a recent impact crater? An impact crater is...<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/Y3WdXnrlkiE" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/05/mars-photo-of-day-may-17-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-15781274877112920102012-05-16T23:36:00.000-04:002012-05-17T05:36:54.071-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UvB2hFIn3_YDlp_-PStMw7g5l7I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UvB2hFIn3_YDlp_-PStMw7g5l7I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UvB2hFIn3_YDlp_-PStMw7g5l7I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UvB2hFIn3_YDlp_-PStMw7g5l7I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows a potential landing site for future missions to Mars west of Aeolis Planum, as imaged by HiRISE. Within this potential site we see numerous ridges with a general...<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/pI3afVCjXcA" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/05/mars-photo-of-day-may-16-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-85332678410888886952012-05-15T23:26:00.000-04:002012-05-16T02:26:36.009-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wvT7v-ObYnnGd7W_yng5axwb7wU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wvT7v-ObYnnGd7W_yng5axwb7wU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wvT7v-ObYnnGd7W_yng5axwb7wU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wvT7v-ObYnnGd7W_yng5axwb7wU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows the Tharsis Trio (Arsia, Pavonis, and Ascraeus Mons) and Olympus Mons off to the Northwest. This image is very similar to one previously showcased&nbsp;by Mars Travel from...<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/Wb4y45s46mY" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/05/mars-photo-of-day-may-15-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-22290797777784396812012-05-14T23:27:00.000-04:002012-05-15T00:27:58.015-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EhmgpL7oQ-WkvS9EnCDiv8_XdoI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EhmgpL7oQ-WkvS9EnCDiv8_XdoI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EhmgpL7oQ-WkvS9EnCDiv8_XdoI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EhmgpL7oQ-WkvS9EnCDiv8_XdoI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows a perspective view of western Acidalia Planitia, a large basin in the northern lowlands. Acidalia Planitia is further evidence that Mars once contained vast quantities of...<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/kjkV-rkquGI" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/05/mars-photo-of-day-may-14-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-16818816672216345542012-05-09T22:18:00.000-04:002012-05-10T02:21:14.641-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ENqqzU1GPz8inmFcsEke_Rcs-BI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ENqqzU1GPz8inmFcsEke_Rcs-BI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ENqqzU1GPz8inmFcsEke_Rcs-BI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ENqqzU1GPz8inmFcsEke_Rcs-BI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows frosted ground in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars during late fall, as imaged by HiRISE. The frost in this image is primarily carbon dioxide frost that began to accumulate...<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/IAiGyg1qghw" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/05/mars-photo-of-day-may-9-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-6238917699758581172012-05-08T23:49:00.000-04:002012-05-09T03:49:31.895-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4TRJreszYCAlj6HG2ASsMzOKYJU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4TRJreszYCAlj6HG2ASsMzOKYJU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4TRJreszYCAlj6HG2ASsMzOKYJU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4TRJreszYCAlj6HG2ASsMzOKYJU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows a potential landing site for future missions to Mars in Trouvelot Crater. Trouvelot Crater is 154.7km in diameter and located in Oxia Palus Quadrangle, which is known for...<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/zcd-IUKjOPk" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/05/mars-photo-of-day-may-8-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-16595609699003782992012-05-03T22:00:00.000-04:002012-05-04T02:01:39.776-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lp_gRYbVPxagmg0fOYAWc-YbqYA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lp_gRYbVPxagmg0fOYAWc-YbqYA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lp_gRYbVPxagmg0fOYAWc-YbqYA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lp_gRYbVPxagmg0fOYAWc-YbqYA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows ancient hills in Phlegra Dorsa surrounded, and sometimes overwhelmed by flows that came out of Cerberus Fossae. The flows were made up of mud or lava flows, and maybe 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/IApShj9wwZs" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/05/mars-photo-of-day-may-3-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-90295595520928116402012-05-02T23:32:00.000-04:002012-05-03T01:32:34.279-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZMY4cu3JGeozD6VPApY_n2035W0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZMY4cu3JGeozD6VPApY_n2035W0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZMY4cu3JGeozD6VPApY_n2035W0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZMY4cu3JGeozD6VPApY_n2035W0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars show three distinct dust devils in North Amazonis Planitia, as imaged by HiRISE. You can also see lighter paths along which dust devils have passed previously.&nbsp;This is...<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/~4/9rpeMNvpNfY" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/05/mars-photo-of-day-may-2-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-56948404386238888512012-05-01T22:35:00.000-04:002012-05-05T21:09:00.268-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v0OYoEPBE9Fw7RFGIWtvqOUiW4c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v0OYoEPBE9Fw7RFGIWtvqOUiW4c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v0OYoEPBE9Fw7RFGIWtvqOUiW4c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v0OYoEPBE9Fw7RFGIWtvqOUiW4c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows how the Tharsis Trio (Arsia, Pavonis, and Ascraeus Mons) pale in comparison to Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the solar system. Of the Tharsis trio, Arsia Mons...<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/F272-1e1998" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/05/mars-photo-of-day-may-1-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-81288403454217652152012-04-30T23:47:00.000-04:002012-05-01T01:52:12.333-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ugwlpSTn224FIGn0EAGpPhDB34/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ugwlpSTn224FIGn0EAGpPhDB34/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ugwlpSTn224FIGn0EAGpPhDB34/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ugwlpSTn224FIGn0EAGpPhDB34/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows some of the thickest fine-grained layered deposits on The Red Planet. These layers are in West Candor Chasma, which &nbsp;is located in central Valles Marineris....<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/Dl_b9JCrJig" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/05/mars-photo-of-day-apr-30-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-62321853680991590672012-04-29T20:01:00.003-04:002012-04-29T20:01:44.634-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E9y1_Owg4AnJEzUT4-3jwfpQkQM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E9y1_Owg4AnJEzUT4-3jwfpQkQM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E9y1_Owg4AnJEzUT4-3jwfpQkQM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E9y1_Owg4AnJEzUT4-3jwfpQkQM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars comes from HiRISE and shows folded layered deposits in&nbsp;Melas Chasma, which is located in central Valles Marineris. That's right, there are huge layers of rock that have...<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/bDsuM9wFn20" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-29-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-6188243394653298062012-04-27T00:10:00.001-04:002012-04-27T00:10:51.852-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9AuyLKplPvljoAj3m8fHChU0Dlw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9AuyLKplPvljoAj3m8fHChU0Dlw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9AuyLKplPvljoAj3m8fHChU0Dlw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9AuyLKplPvljoAj3m8fHChU0Dlw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows a relatively young crater measuring 50km in diameter. The crater has a significantly less superimposed craters than the surrounding terrain, which is how scientists...<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/xMLkYVY1n4I" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-26-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-59430556622057203742012-04-25T23:56:00.000-04:002012-04-26T07:49:05.575-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rkkJfo2-PhHlp8ZDzLOJmcFcdOI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rkkJfo2-PhHlp8ZDzLOJmcFcdOI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rkkJfo2-PhHlp8ZDzLOJmcFcdOI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rkkJfo2-PhHlp8ZDzLOJmcFcdOI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows terrain in Gale Crater slightly southwest &nbsp;of the Mars Science Laboratory&nbsp;Curiosity's August 2012 landing site. This image captures three different features:...<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/W8Mr5S0R89E" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-25-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-4001319881259277992012-04-24T23:50:00.000-04:002012-04-25T01:50:39.502-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hAUwaw5dPPZYNQuqLe9D1_CUFRc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hAUwaw5dPPZYNQuqLe9D1_CUFRc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hAUwaw5dPPZYNQuqLe9D1_CUFRc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hAUwaw5dPPZYNQuqLe9D1_CUFRc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows a potential landing site for future missions to Mars in Ismenius Cavus. Ismenius Cavus is a 600m deep basin that was once a lake, located north of Arabia Terra. The basin...<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/UBzT3AOwz9Q" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-24-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-54742319993766521672012-04-24T00:28:00.003-04:002012-04-24T00:28:35.568-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SZpSZnDu4BbsuNHMusGt4qgKkUA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SZpSZnDu4BbsuNHMusGt4qgKkUA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SZpSZnDu4BbsuNHMusGt4qgKkUA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SZpSZnDu4BbsuNHMusGt4qgKkUA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows a potential landing site for future missions to Mars in Northeast Syrtis Major, near the northwestern rim of Isidis Planitia, a giant impact basin. The region exposes...<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/eertdbnDMTA" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-23-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-88716849887113070882012-04-23T00:29:00.001-04:002012-04-23T00:29:39.228-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S9uJ7b-u7RzDfNdcSlN_JzyU9qk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S9uJ7b-u7RzDfNdcSlN_JzyU9qk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S9uJ7b-u7RzDfNdcSlN_JzyU9qk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S9uJ7b-u7RzDfNdcSlN_JzyU9qk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars comes from HiRISE shows defrosting dunes in the north polar region during late spring. The ice that you see is primarily carbon dioxide ice, which builds up over the winter...<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/CChDB5KKrUU" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-22-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-85289584963086189662012-04-20T19:50:00.000-04:002012-04-20T19:50:07.777-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OWRLqWSvezRlTePmt1mL1UEK_7Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OWRLqWSvezRlTePmt1mL1UEK_7Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OWRLqWSvezRlTePmt1mL1UEK_7Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OWRLqWSvezRlTePmt1mL1UEK_7Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows landside lobes&nbsp;in a crater on Mars, as taken by HiRISE aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The southwest side of the crater has at three landslide...<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/TKqUiQbYTrE" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-20-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-65661755961984994992012-04-20T00:09:00.000-04:002012-04-20T00:09:48.966-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/diMxLX4F3-fZZbf8rXL42Uw9SKA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/diMxLX4F3-fZZbf8rXL42Uw9SKA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/diMxLX4F3-fZZbf8rXL42Uw9SKA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/diMxLX4F3-fZZbf8rXL42Uw9SKA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars is a reminder that features on Mars are constantly changing due to wind erosion. The image from May 2010 shows tracks left from large and small boulders as they rolled and...<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/GOkQ6Jdthxw" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-19-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-51534141545841315992012-04-18T00:00:00.000-04:002012-04-18T00:00:12.282-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2QiOTzcaJ0jhYdl7wRsbkmkO1hM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2QiOTzcaJ0jhYdl7wRsbkmkO1hM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2QiOTzcaJ0jhYdl7wRsbkmkO1hM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2QiOTzcaJ0jhYdl7wRsbkmkO1hM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars was taken by HiRISE and shows Atlantic Chaos, a 161km stretch of jumbled and disrupted terrain on Mars. Atlantic Chaos was once considered a candidate landing site for 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/P319jxFBJ0Y" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-17-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-36640539377144694782012-04-17T00:10:00.001-04:002012-04-17T00:12:34.986-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AcsRassQvMc4_UL79ErZyRTyZ-Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AcsRassQvMc4_UL79ErZyRTyZ-Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AcsRassQvMc4_UL79ErZyRTyZ-Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AcsRassQvMc4_UL79ErZyRTyZ-Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars comes from HiRISE and shows a potential future landing site in Utopia Planitia for future missions to Mars. This area is thought to have once held a giant lake, the water from...<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/qU2OrpW1beY" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-16-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-52193721557580393442012-04-15T21:20:00.001-04:002012-04-15T21:20:16.463-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xsk6lMV2HsynTjuCxnurNApbaXk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xsk6lMV2HsynTjuCxnurNApbaXk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xsk6lMV2HsynTjuCxnurNApbaXk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xsk6lMV2HsynTjuCxnurNApbaXk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows what was once a potential landing site in Libya Montes for the Mars Science Laboratory. Libya Montes are a ring of mountains on Mars that was created by the giant impact...<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/~4/2afZQTCgccs" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-15-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-26154624706735888662012-04-14T00:45:00.000-04:002012-04-14T00:45:39.205-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nc0I828dTBcfrQbd6IW_J6EXYKw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nc0I828dTBcfrQbd6IW_J6EXYKw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nc0I828dTBcfrQbd6IW_J6EXYKw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nc0I828dTBcfrQbd6IW_J6EXYKw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows a closeup of the eastern wall of a pit in Amazonis Planitia, courtesy of HiRISE. The darker streaks you see are the result of dust avalanches that removed a thin layer of...<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/UIXM_hpvLro" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-13-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-57557211794180996512012-04-13T00:12:00.000-04:002012-04-14T00:43:08.216-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lg-IrlUjlB2iw_g7FslADCAO2mM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lg-IrlUjlB2iw_g7FslADCAO2mM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lg-IrlUjlB2iw_g7FslADCAO2mM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lg-IrlUjlB2iw_g7FslADCAO2mM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars was taken by HiRISE in order to examine the topography of an area in Cerberus Fossae that is thought to be the source of liquid that flooded the surface long ago. Scientists...<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/BqAsivnhW_g" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-12-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930973926905826834.post-1738841084323960282012-04-12T00:52:00.002-04:002012-04-12T00:52:41.367-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kL3__9o2HmVRz8VZJNHBWuSu16w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kL3__9o2HmVRz8VZJNHBWuSu16w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kL3__9o2HmVRz8VZJNHBWuSu16w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kL3__9o2HmVRz8VZJNHBWuSu16w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today's Image of Mars shows strangely uniform layered deposits in Danielson Crater, as taken by HiRISE. The uniform size of these layers is indicative of climate change&nbsp;on Mars that occurs in...<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/~4/8qcpoydbeSM" height="1" width="1"/>David J Geaneyhttps://profiles.google.com/100262743777376265880noreply@blogger.com0http://www.marstravel.org/2012/04/mars-photo-of-day-apr-11-2012.html