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Dr. Bill Boynton
August 24, 2004
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This THEMIS image of rounded hills and ridges in Arcadia Planitia shows a very intriguing geomorphic feature that may be attributed to the presence of an icy-rock mixture of material. Smooth aprons...
Arcadia Planitia
At 11:02 a.m. EDT on April 7, 2001, crowds watch a Boeing Delta II rocket lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, carrying NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft into space on its sev...
Odyssey's Launch to Mars on April 7, 2001
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Mars Exploration Zone Layout Considerations
A large mound of sand and dune forms are located on the floor of an unnamed crater south of Rabe Crater in Noachis Terra.
Rabe Crater in Noachis Terra
This is a Mars Odyssey visible color image of an unnamed crater in western Arcadia Planitia (near 39 degrees N, 179 degrees E). The crater shows a number of interesting internal and external featur...
Western Arcadia Planitia
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High View of Melas
NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter captured the first-ever views of Mars that showcase the curving horizon and layers of atmosphere, similar to what an astronaut sees of Earth from the International Space...
Mars Report: What Would Mars Look Like if an Astronaut Could Orbit the Planet
Colors in this image of the Martian moon Phobos indicate a range of surface temperatures detected by observing the moon on Sept. 29, 2017, with the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera o...
Martian Moon Phobos in Thermal Infrared Image
These are two views of the same observation of the Martian moon Phobos taken in both infrared and visible light by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter using its THEMIS camera. The image was taken on A...
Phobos: Comparing Infrared and Visible Light Views
Odyssey launched on Boeing's Delta II 7925 that uses nine strap-on solid rocket motors.
Odyssey Launches Boeing's Delta II 7925
Fans and ribbons of dark sand dunes creep across the floor of Bunge Crater in response to winds blowing from the direction at the top of the picture.
Mars Odyssey All Stars: Bunge Crater Dunes
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above a portion of the planet that is rotating into the sunlight in this artist's concept illustration. The spacecraft has been orbiting Mars since October ...
Odyssey over Martian Sunrise, 3-D (Artist Concept)
This image combines two products from the first pointing at the Martian moon Phobos by the THEMIS camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, on Sept. 29, 2017. Surface-temperature information from obse...
Temperature Gradient on Martian Moon Phobos
West of Valles Marineris lies a checkerboard named Noctis Labyrinthus, which formed when the Martian crust stretched and fractured.
Mars Odyssey All Stars: Noctis Vista
This view of an area about 140 kilometers (about 90 miles) wide in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars shows the region around NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
Orbital View of Opportunity's Region
This lava channel is part of the Elysium Mons flows.
Lava Channel
This image shows two small tributaries, just east of where they join Shalbatana Vallis.
Shalbatana Vallis
The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has completed an unprecedented full decade of observing Mars from orbit.
Tenth Anniversary Image from Camera on NASA Mars Orbiter
This crater, located in Chryse Planitia, is relatively unmodified, meaning it appears very much like it did when it first formed.
Lismore Crater
This movie shows the Martian moon Phobos as viewed in visible light by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter on April 24, 2019. The apparent motion is due to movement by Odyssey's infrared camera, Therm...
Odyssey Views Phobos in Visible Light: April 24, 2019
The floor of this crater in Terra Sirenum contains layered material. The layered sedimentary material on Mars is arguably the most interesting and compelling material on the planet. These layers mo...
Terra Sirenum Crater
Download a PDF of the Mars Odyssey Fact Sheet.
Odyssey Fact Sheet
This image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a section of Nanedi Valles, located in Xanthe Terra.
Nanedi Valles
This artist's animation shows how NASA's Curiosity rover will communicate with Earth via two of NASA's Mars orbiters, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Odyssey. As the rover descends to the surface o...
Communicating with Curiosity
Although this may look like a hostile alien life form, it's actually a complex line of sand dunes near the northern ice cap of Mars.
Mars Odyssey All Stars: Reptilian Dunes
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