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This image shows two adjacent craters on Mars in shaded relief, with color indicating elevation. Orange areas are low, green areas are high. The data used to produce this image are high resolution digital terrain models from the Context (CTX) camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, released by the USGS as analysis-ready data.
This image shows two adjacent craters on Mars in shaded relief, with color indicating elevation. Orange areas are low, green areas are high. The data used to produce this image are high resolution digital terrain models from the Context (CTX) camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, released by the USGS as analysis-ready data.
This image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) shows a portion of the mountain of layered rocks in Gale crater that is being explored by the Curiosity Mars rover. Colors in the image are not what human eyes would see, they are "false color" based on infrared, red, and blue images.
This image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) shows a portion of the mountain of layered rocks in Gale crater that is being explored by the Curiosity Mars rover. Colors in the image are not what human eyes would see, they are "false color" based on infrared, red, and blue images.
A screen capture of the STAC (Spatio-Temporal Asset Catalog) compliant API (Application Programming Interface) developed by USGS Astrogeology for analysis ready data.
A screen capture of the STAC (Spatio-Temporal Asset Catalog) compliant API (Application Programming Interface) developed by USGS Astrogeology for analysis ready data.
A screen capture of the STAC Browser user interface showing Galileo Observation Mosaic footprints on Jupiter's moon Europa and associated metadata.
A screen capture of the STAC Browser user interface showing Galileo Observation Mosaic footprints on Jupiter's moon Europa and associated metadata.
A screen capture of a figure showing Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Context Camera (CTX) digital terrain model (DTM) data usage constraints. This image was created to alert users to issues that they may encounter in these DTM products.
A screen capture of a figure showing Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Context Camera (CTX) digital terrain model (DTM) data usage constraints. This image was created to alert users to issues that they may encounter in these DTM products.
A screen capture of QGIS showing multiple color images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on the right and their associated Red, Green, and Blue bands on the left. This image is part of a data search and discovery tutorial for analysis-ready data provided by the USGS Astrogeology Science Center.
A screen capture of QGIS showing multiple color images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on the right and their associated Red, Green, and Blue bands on the left. This image is part of a data search and discovery tutorial for analysis-ready data provided by the USGS Astrogeology Science Center.
The GeoSTAC logo. GeoSTAC is a USGS released software library for the creation of web maps that support non-Earth data.
The GeoSTAC logo. GeoSTAC is a USGS released software library for the creation of web maps that support non-Earth data.
Mosaic of images from the Context Camera (CTX) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), showing eroded craters and water-carved channels. The images in this mosaic are relatively controlled, meaning that they are aligned to each other. No photometric correction has been applied, and the images are averaged together where they overlap.
Mosaic of images from the Context Camera (CTX) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), showing eroded craters and water-carved channels. The images in this mosaic are relatively controlled, meaning that they are aligned to each other. No photometric correction has been applied, and the images are averaged together where they overlap.
Megaripples at Grand Falls dune field. Dark grains on the crests and upper stoss and lee sides of ripples are derived from local cinder cones from the San Francisco volcanic field, and the lighter-colored tan sand is sourced from the Little Colorado River.
Megaripples at Grand Falls dune field. Dark grains on the crests and upper stoss and lee sides of ripples are derived from local cinder cones from the San Francisco volcanic field, and the lighter-colored tan sand is sourced from the Little Colorado River.
Dr. Tim Titus giving Asteroid Cascading Hazards presentation (with a focus on Texas and Nigeria) at the UN facilities in Vienna, Austria.
Dr. Tim Titus giving Asteroid Cascading Hazards presentation (with a focus on Texas and Nigeria) at the UN facilities in Vienna, Austria.
This image shows the newly named Roman crater on Mars. This name was approved by the International Astronomical Union on February 13, 2023
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/news/nomenclature/name-approved-for-mars-crater-roman
This image shows the newly named Roman crater on Mars. This name was approved by the International Astronomical Union on February 13, 2023
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/news/nomenclature/name-approved-for-mars-crater-roman
USGS Astrogeology Science Center Geologist Dr. Lauren Edgar is standing near the Grand Canyon.
USGS Astrogeology Science Center Geologist Dr. Lauren Edgar is standing near the Grand Canyon.
Panel 1 of Icy Mystery Discovery of Ice on Mars science comic. (Mars' Climate History)
Panel 1 of Icy Mystery Discovery of Ice on Mars science comic. (Mars' Climate History)
Panel 4 of science comic about Icy Mystery - Ice on Mars. This panel shows a whimsical future of how scientists can use new information about ice on Mars.
Panel 4 of science comic about Icy Mystery - Ice on Mars. This panel shows a whimsical future of how scientists can use new information about ice on Mars.
Panel 2 for science comic about Icy Mystery - Ice on Mars. This panel explores the actual Dec. 24, 2021 Impact.
Panel 2 for science comic about Icy Mystery - Ice on Mars. This panel explores the actual Dec. 24, 2021 Impact.
Panel 3 of science comic about Icy Mystery - Ice on Mars. This panel shows instruments used to study subsurface.
Panel 3 of science comic about Icy Mystery - Ice on Mars. This panel shows instruments used to study subsurface.
Cover for science comic about Icy Mystery - Ice on Mars. The comic is about the discovery of ice at 35 degrees North on Mars' surface.
Cover for science comic about Icy Mystery - Ice on Mars. The comic is about the discovery of ice at 35 degrees North on Mars' surface.
Kristen Bennett is a planetary scientist who studies the geology of the Moon and Mars using NASA spacecraft.
Kristen Bennett is a planetary scientist who studies the geology of the Moon and Mars using NASA spacecraft.
This image was taken by Left Navigation Camera onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3672. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Download image ›
This image was taken by Left Navigation Camera onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3672. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Download image ›
Image showing IAU-approved nomenclature for surface features on asteroid Didymos
Image showing IAU-approved nomenclature for surface features on asteroid Didymos
Image showing IAU-approved nomenclature for surface features on asteroid Dimophos
Image showing IAU-approved nomenclature for surface features on asteroid Dimophos