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This unnamed crater is noticably younger than the other craters in this image. Note the easily identifiable ejecta blanket. This crater is located in the Phlegra Montes.

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These wind eroded hills are located on the southwest margin of Lycus Sulci.

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This image shows part of the large unnamed crater located on Acheron Fossae. Numerous channels dissect the crater rim and the crater floor has a rugged texture.

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This unnamed crater in Terra Sabaea has two channels dissecting the rim which have formed deltas on the crater floor.

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This ejecta blanket surrounding this small unnamed crater on the margin of Eumenides Dorsum has steep margins created by erosion.

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East of Adamas Labyrinthus is this region with a stark contrast between bright and dark surfaces.

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These long, narrow lava flows are located just south of the Olympus Mons volcano.

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Located between Lycus Sulci and Acheron Fossae, the surface in this region has been modified by the wind. The bottom half of the image contains linear sand dunes.

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The cliff-like feature in this north polar image is called Abalos Scopuli. Scopuli means scarp.

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This unnamed channel complex in nothern Arabia Terra contains several different surface textures on the channel floor. The parallel ridges are unusally indicative of materials which contain volatiles.

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Gigas Sulci is a region comprised of parallel to subparallel ridges and linear dunes perdendicular to the ridges.

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These lava flows are associated with Ascraeus Mons.

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The ridges and infilling lava flows make up the region termed Gordii Sulci.

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This interesting surface texture covers the ejecta of Mie Crater.

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The side of this hill in Phlegra Montes appears darker than its surroundings. Covering material may have slumped off the steep slope due to gravity.

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These north polar dunes are found on the floor of Chasma Boreale.

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This spectacular image shows part of the escarpment of the Olympus Mons volcano.

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These sand dunes are part of the sand sea that surrounds the south polar cap.

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This landslide is located in an unnamed crater in Tyrrhena Terra.

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These sand dunes are located on the floor of Halley Crater.

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These sand dunes are located on the floor of Kaiser Crater.

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The slope streaks and small, dark landslides are located in Noctus Labyrinthus.

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This image of the south polar region shows several different surface textures, including the "dalmatian" spot pattern.

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This image shows part of the dune field located on the floor of Russell Crater.

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Thanks for the pics waspi, I SO hate going to that THEMIS site for some reason.....B

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This grouping of three crater looks like Mickey Mouse.

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That Was Great, The pictures are amazing, I just get so lost in it all....

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The fill material on the floor of this crater looks a bit like a flower.

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This channel feature in Ceraunius Fossae looks like a hooded cobra spitting venom.

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These side by side craters look like the perfect snowman.

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This doublet crater looks like a melting snowman tipped on his side.Warmth is in the air, as the southern hemisphere of Mars enters spring.

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Mars Odyssey Mission Status

03.27.07

Engineers for NASA's Mars Odyssey mission are examining data from the orbiter to determine whether onboard backup systems never used by the 6-year-old spacecraft could still be available if needed.

Odyssey reported last week that a power processing component of the backup, or "B-side," systems had stopped working. The component, the high-efficiency power supply, has a twin that is continuing to serve the "A-side" hardware, which is operating normally. Odyssey has stayed on its A-side systems, including the A-side flight computer, since launch on April 7, 2001. However, the A-side power supply cannot serve most systems on the B-side, including the backup B-side computer. If engineers do not determine a way to restore the B-side power supply, most of the backup hardware would not be available, if it were ever needed.

Odyssey is in its second extended mission. The orbiter is conducting scientific observations and also serving as the primary communications relay for NASA's Mars rovers. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, manages the Mars Odyssey Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, is the prime contractor for the project and built the spacecraft.

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This small landslide is located in an unnamed crater.

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The interesting flow texture in this image indicates a volcanic vent at this location at the base of Arsia Mons.

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This image of the south polar cap was collected at the start of southern spring. The low sun angle highlights the different surface textures.

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This image of the southern rim of Melas Chasma shows numerous small landslides. Large sand dunes are visible on the floor of Melas Chasma.

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This dune field is located on the northwest margin of the Argyre Basin.

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This image of the margin of the south polar cap shows several ridges. Gullies have formed on the east side of the mesa at the bottom of the image.

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The landslide in this image originated from the rim of this unnamed crater.

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Spring is storm season in the southern hemisphere of Mars. This image shows several bands of clouds over the plains to the west of Peneus Patera.

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