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<div id="featuredBox"><div class="categoryBox"><div class="categoryName">What's New?</div><div class="itemTitle">NASA Spacecraft Detects Changes in Martian Sand Dunes - 05/09/2012</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth. <A HREF="./news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1220"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">12-Mile-High Martian Dust Devil Caught in Act - 04/04/2012</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles high (20 kilometers) was captured whirling its way along the Amazonis Planitia region of Northern Mars on March 14. <A HREF="./news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1213"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">NASA Mars Orbiter Catches Twister In Action - 03/07/2012</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">A towering dust devil casts a serpentine shadow over the Martian surface in a new image from the high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. <A HREF="./news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1210"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">New Views Show Old NASA Mars Landers - 02/08/2012</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">New color images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show the agency��s 2008 Phoenix Mars Lander and the lander that carried its rover Spirit to Mars in 2004. <A HREF="./news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1205"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">Photo from NASA Mars Orbiter Shows Wind's Handiwork - 01/25/2012</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">Martian dunes and sand ripples of mixed shapes and sizes form a striking pattern in a recent image from the high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. <A HREF="./news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1202"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">New Tool for Touring Mars Using Detailed Images - 12/07/2011</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">It's now easier than ever to explore Mars in the great detail offered by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. <A HREF="./news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1193"> >></A></div></div><div class="categoryBox"><div class="categoryName">Recent Videos</div><div class="itemTitle">Mars�� Whirling Dust Devil - 04/04/2012</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">Animation of a skinny "dust devil" on the dust-covered Amazonis Planitia region of northern Mars. <A HREF="./multimedia/videos/index.cfm?v=43"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">Storm Chaser on Mars - 03/20/2012</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Catches a Twister in Action. <A HREF="../multimedia/videos/index.cfm?v=42"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">Sleigh Ride Over Mars - 12/20/2011</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">Take a virtual sleigh ride over the real landscapes of Mars, courtesy of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. <A HREF="../../../multimedia/videoarchive/#mro20111220"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">Mars in a Minute: Is Mars Really Red? - 11/10/2011</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">The Red Planet -- or is it? This video answers one of the most frequently asked questions about our planetary neighbor. <A HREF="../../../msl/multimedia/videos/index.cfm?v=29&a=2"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">Possible Water Flows on Mars - 08/04/2011</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">Mysterious features on slopes hint there could be water flows on Mars. <A HREF="../mro/multimedia/videoarchive/#mro20110804"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">Mars Exposed - 09/24/2009</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">How meteorites uncovered a Martian secret. <A HREF="../mro/multimedia/videoarchive/#MRO_Mars_Exposed"> >></A></div></div><div class="categoryBox"><div class="categoryName">Where is the Orbiter?</div><div class="itemTitle">Where is the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter?</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">View the <A HREF="http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/mission/whereismro/">simulated views</A> and computer generated images of where Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is now. <A HREF="http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/mission/whereismro"> >></A></div></div><div class="categoryBox"><div class="categoryName">Fun</div><div class="itemTitle">Explore the Be A Martian Web site</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars. <A HREF="http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">Pop Culture Mars</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">Mars has remained in the human imagination, and not even the rise of science and technology has interrupted our wary fascination with this neighboring world. <A HREF="allaboutmars/mystique/"> >></A></div><div class="itemTitle">Send a Postcard to Spirit</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">Celebrate the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit by sending a postcard. <A HREF="http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/spiritpostcards"> >></A></div></div><div class="categoryBox"><div class="categoryName">Ask Dr. C</div><div class="itemTitle">Have you ever wondered why Mars is red?</div><div class="itemTeaserLessFormating">Or, how big is the Mars Science Laboratory rover? Ask Dr. C, your personal Mars expert! <A HREF="http://marsdata1.jpl.nasa.gov/DrC/"> >></A></div></div>

What's New?

NASA Spacecraft Detects Changes in Martian Sand Dunes - 05/09/2012

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth. >>

12-Mile-High Martian Dust Devil Caught in Act - 04/04/2012

A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles high (20 kilometers) was captured whirling its way along the Amazonis Planitia region of Northern Mars on March 14. >>

NASA Mars Orbiter Catches Twister In Action - 03/07/2012

A towering dust devil casts a serpentine shadow over the Martian surface in a new image from the high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. >>

New Views Show Old NASA Mars Landers - 02/08/2012

New color images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show the agency��s 2008 Phoenix Mars Lander and the lander that carried its rover Spirit to Mars in 2004. >>

Photo from NASA Mars Orbiter Shows Wind's Handiwork - 01/25/2012

Martian dunes and sand ripples of mixed shapes and sizes form a striking pattern in a recent image from the high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. >>

New Tool for Touring Mars Using Detailed Images - 12/07/2011

It's now easier than ever to explore Mars in the great detail offered by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. >>