http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:10:32 -0700 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:10:32 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/buddyicons/22592003@N05.jpg?1326764965#22592003@N05 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8671759461/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8671759461/" title="Earth or Mars?"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8671759461_85afa22bb4_m.jpg" width="67" height="240" alt="Earth or Mars?" /></a></p> <p>Can you tell which is Earth and which is Mars? On the left, images from the Red Planet as captured by the Opportunity rover and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. On the right, locations of roughly the same scale in and around Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Details at: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20120421-no-place-like-home.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20120421...</a><br /> <br /> Mars images credits: NASA/JPL/Cornell University/University of Arizona. Earth images: Bill Dunford.</p> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:10:32 -0700 2008-07-16T20:45:57-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8671759461 Earth or Mars? <p>Can you tell which is Earth and which is Mars? On the left, images from the Red Planet as captured by the Opportunity rover and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. On the right, locations of roughly the same scale in and around Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Details at: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20120421-no-place-like-home.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20120421...</a><br /> <br /> Mars images credits: NASA/JPL/Cornell University/University of Arizona. Earth images: Bill Dunford.</p> ridingwithrobots http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8655294279/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8655294279/" title="Saturn in a new light"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8117/8655294279_d83ffd5f89_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Saturn in a new light" /></a></p> <p>The ringed planet as seen by the Cassini spacecraft using a filter sensitive to a frequency of light absorbed by methane. Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI See more: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/in-a-new-light.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/in-a-new...</a></p> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:25:20 -0700 2013-04-16T14:24:48-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8655294279 Saturn in a new light <p>The ringed planet as seen by the Cassini spacecraft using a filter sensitive to a frequency of light absorbed by methane. Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI See more: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/in-a-new-light.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/in-a-new...</a></p> ridingwithrobots http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8632432701/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8632432701/" title="Six Spacecraft in August"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8632432701_826db86fe6_m.jpg" width="28" height="240" alt="Six Spacecraft in August" /></a></p> <p>Six robotic spacecraft, each followed by a picture it took--all on the same day, August 5, 2012. The probes were rendered with NASA's 'Eyes on the Solar System' simulator. The photos are real. Details: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130407-a-day-in-the-solar-system.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130407...</a></p> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:59:44 -0700 2013-04-08T18:59:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8632432701 Six Spacecraft in August <p>Six robotic spacecraft, each followed by a picture it took--all on the same day, August 5, 2012. The probes were rendered with NASA's 'Eyes on the Solar System' simulator. The photos are real. Details: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130407-a-day-in-the-solar-system.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130407...</a></p> ridingwithrobots http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8614541613/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8614541613/" title="Analyzing Ascraeus Mons"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8614541613_3cd4328f35_m.jpg" width="40" height="240" alt="Analyzing Ascraeus Mons" /></a></p> <p>A swath across the great mountain, Ascraeus Mons, as seen by the Mars Odyssey orbiter. The caldera of the extinct volcano is visible near the center. On the flanks, collapse pits where underground lava tubes have collapsed. This is a &quot;decorrelation stretch image,&quot; which includes four panels showing the same part of the Martian surface. In each panel, the differences between views captured through different camera filters has been intentionally maximized in order to highlight the variations in surface composition. These are obviously not the colors you'd see with your eyes, but help Mars scientists explore the landscape. Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU</p> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:53:09 -0700 2013-04-02T20:52:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8614541613 Analyzing Ascraeus Mons <p>A swath across the great mountain, Ascraeus Mons, as seen by the Mars Odyssey orbiter. The caldera of the extinct volcano is visible near the center. On the flanks, collapse pits where underground lava tubes have collapsed. This is a &quot;decorrelation stretch image,&quot; which includes four panels showing the same part of the Martian surface. In each panel, the differences between views captured through different camera filters has been intentionally maximized in order to highlight the variations in surface composition. These are obviously not the colors you'd see with your eyes, but help Mars scientists explore the landscape. Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU</p> ridingwithrobots http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8601662276/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8601662276/" title="Warhol Crater, Mercury"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8601662276_430e60f1f8_m.jpg" width="215" height="240" alt="Warhol Crater, Mercury" /></a></p> <p>Mercury's Warhol Crater as seen by the MESSENGER spacecraft, showing mysterious 'hollows' and a crater chain. Learn more: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130318-messages-of-wonder.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130318...</a> NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington/Bill Dunford</p> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:18:12 -0700 2013-03-29T15:17:59-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8601662276 Warhol Crater, Mercury <p>Mercury's Warhol Crater as seen by the MESSENGER spacecraft, showing mysterious 'hollows' and a crater chain. Learn more: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130318-messages-of-wonder.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130318...</a> NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington/Bill Dunford</p> ridingwithrobots http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8601313540/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8601313540/" title="The Moon and the Evening Star"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8601313540_f81881cb26_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="The Moon and the Evening Star" /></a></p> <p>One of the star tracker cameras onboard the Clementine orbiter captured the moon and Venus, which was so bright it somewhat overwhelmed the image sensor. Learn more: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/postcards-from-clementine.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/postcard...</a> Credit: NASA / Naval Research Laboratory / Bill Dunford</p> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:45:45 -0700 2013-03-29T12:45:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8601313540 The Moon and the Evening Star <p>One of the star tracker cameras onboard the Clementine orbiter captured the moon and Venus, which was so bright it somewhat overwhelmed the image sensor. Learn more: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/postcards-from-clementine.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/postcard...</a> Credit: NASA / Naval Research Laboratory / Bill Dunford</p> ridingwithrobots http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8601309176/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8601309176/" title="A Cloudy Day on Mars"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8510/8601309176_4246343d7a_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="A Cloudy Day on Mars" /></a></p> <p>The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter makes a daily, global map of the Red Planet's surface and weather. Here, thick water ice clouds cling to towering volcanic summits on June 5, 2012. Learn more: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130123-weather-report-mars.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130123...</a> Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems/Bill Dunford</p> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:44:01 -0700 2013-03-29T12:43:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8601309176 A Cloudy Day on Mars <p>The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter makes a daily, global map of the Red Planet's surface and weather. Here, thick water ice clouds cling to towering volcanic summits on June 5, 2012. Learn more: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130123-weather-report-mars.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130123...</a> Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems/Bill Dunford</p> ridingwithrobots http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8600199801/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/8600199801/" title="Storms of Saturn"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8109/8600199801_6c145f4b49_m.jpg" width="80" height="240" alt="Storms of Saturn" /></a></p> <p>Images of Saturn's stormy cloud tops in various wavelengths of light, all captured by the robotic spacecraft Cassini during the last week of February, 2013. Learn more: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130303-the-stormscapes-of-saturn.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130303...</a> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI/Bill Dunford</p> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:40:40 -0700 2013-03-29T12:39:44-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8600199801 Storms of Saturn <p>Images of Saturn's stormy cloud tops in various wavelengths of light, all captured by the robotic spacecraft Cassini during the last week of February, 2013. Learn more: <a href="http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130303-the-stormscapes-of-saturn.html" rel="nofollow">www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/bill-dunford/20130303...</a> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI/Bill Dunford</p> ridingwithrobots http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7492811216/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7492811216/" title="Saturn &amp; Titan"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/7492811216_15838c51aa_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Saturn &amp; Titan" /></a></p> <p>Another nice paring of Saturn with its planet-sized moon Titan. <br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI</p> Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:20:49 -0700 2012-07-03T01:20:30-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7492811216 Saturn & Titan <p>Another nice paring of Saturn with its planet-sized moon Titan. <br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI</p> ridingwithrobots space nasa saturn titan jpl cassini http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7155009668/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7155009668/" title="Saturn &amp; Titan"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7224/7155009668_7f5e78a0ec_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Saturn &amp; Titan" /></a></p> <p>Lovely shot, taken just yesterday, by the Cassini spacecraft. <br /> <br /> My inexpert color work is very evident, but the planet shines anyway.<br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI</p> Mon, 07 May 2012 17:58:16 -0700 2012-05-07T18:57:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7155009668 Saturn & Titan <p>Lovely shot, taken just yesterday, by the Cassini spacecraft. <br /> <br /> My inexpert color work is very evident, but the planet shines anyway.<br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI</p> ridingwithrobots space nasa saturn titan jpl cassini http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6996295836/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6996295836/" title="Dione"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7241/6996295836_b8ea771ac1_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Dione" /></a></p> <p>The ice moon Dione drifts above Saturn, as seen this week by the intrepid robotic spacecraft and photographer <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov" rel="nofollow">Cassini</a>.<br /> <br /> Approximate true color rendered by combining raw images taken through various filters, but I'm less expert than some at this process.<br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI</p> Fri, 04 May 2012 09:39:52 -0700 2012-05-04T10:39:06-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6996295836 Dione <p>The ice moon Dione drifts above Saturn, as seen this week by the intrepid robotic spacecraft and photographer <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov" rel="nofollow">Cassini</a>.<br /> <br /> Approximate true color rendered by combining raw images taken through various filters, but I'm less expert than some at this process.<br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI</p> ridingwithrobots space science nasa saturn jpl cassini dione http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6961528964/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6961528964/" title="F-ring"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8024/6961528964_8da7e51d4a_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="F-ring" /></a></p> <p>Part of Saturn's rings seen from above, with the planet at the center removed. This is the F-ring, with waves in the glittering ring particles caused by the moon Prometheus. Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ciclops.org/view.php?id=7120" rel="nofollow">www.ciclops.org/view.php?id=7120</a></p> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:59:57 -0700 2012-04-23T15:59:57-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6961528964 F-ring <p>Part of Saturn's rings seen from above, with the planet at the center removed. This is the F-ring, with waves in the glittering ring particles caused by the moon Prometheus. Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ciclops.org/view.php?id=7120" rel="nofollow">www.ciclops.org/view.php?id=7120</a></p> ridingwithrobots space nasa rings saturn jpl http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7045980209/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7045980209/" title="12-Mile-High Martian Dust Devil"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/7045980209_ceed780028_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="12-Mile-High Martian Dust Devil" /></a></p> <p>Another amazing capture from Amazonis Planitia, this one from just last month. Credit: NASA/JPL/UA</p> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:40:43 -0700 2012-04-04T08:19:11-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7045980209 12-Mile-High Martian Dust Devil <p>Another amazing capture from Amazonis Planitia, this one from just last month. Credit: NASA/JPL/UA</p> ridingwithrobots http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7025500301/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7025500301/" title="Janus"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6041/7025500301_1e690033db_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Janus" /></a></p> <p>Saturn's moon Janus, as seen yesterday (March 27, 2012) by the Cassini spacecraft.<br /> <br /> Approximate true color.<br /> <br /> The &quot;fuzz&quot; comes from cosmic rays and other interference with the cameras.<br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSA<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/geyser-buzz/" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/geyser-buzz/</a></p> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:40:39 -0700 2012-03-28T19:40:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7025500301 Janus <p>Saturn's moon Janus, as seen yesterday (March 27, 2012) by the Cassini spacecraft.<br /> <br /> Approximate true color.<br /> <br /> The &quot;fuzz&quot; comes from cosmic rays and other interference with the cameras.<br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSA<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/geyser-buzz/" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/geyser-buzz/</a></p> ridingwithrobots space nasa saturn jpl http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7025493165/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7025493165/" title="The Ice Geysers of Enceladus"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6054/7025493165_5c60417806_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="The Ice Geysers of Enceladus" /></a></p> <p>Shimmering geysers of water ice erupt from Saturn's enigmatic moon Enceladus, as seen yesterday (March 27, 2012) by the Cassini spacecraft. <br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/geyser-buzz/" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/geyser-buzz/</a></p> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:37:02 -0700 2012-03-28T19:37:02-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7025493165 The Ice Geysers of Enceladus <p>Shimmering geysers of water ice erupt from Saturn's enigmatic moon Enceladus, as seen yesterday (March 27, 2012) by the Cassini spacecraft. <br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/geyser-buzz/" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/geyser-buzz/</a></p> ridingwithrobots space nasa saturn jpl http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7025488673/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/7025488673/" title="Rocks Gone Wild"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6093/7025488673_8c542cae72_m.jpg" width="240" height="169" alt="Rocks Gone Wild" /></a></p> <p>This enhanced-color image taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows ejecta from an impact crater near the Nili Fossae region of Mars. When the meteor hit, it shattered different kinds of exposed rock and mixed them together to create what the science team calls “this wild jumble of colors, each representing a different type of rock.”<br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/rocks-gone-wild/" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/rocks-gone-wild/</a></p> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:34:47 -0700 2012-03-28T19:34:47-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7025488673 Rocks Gone Wild <p>This enhanced-color image taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows ejecta from an impact crater near the Nili Fossae region of Mars. When the meteor hit, it shattered different kinds of exposed rock and mixed them together to create what the science team calls “this wild jumble of colors, each representing a different type of rock.”<br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/rocks-gone-wild/" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/03/rocks-gone-wild/</a></p> ridingwithrobots mars nasa jpl http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6816290980/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6816290980/" title="Dust Devil"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6816290980_1e518a7f8b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dust Devil" /></a></p> <p>A dust devil on the Amazonis Planitia of Mars, as captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft last month. It's about half a mile in height.<br /> <br /> More details: <a href="http://www.uahirise.org/ESP_026051_2160" rel="nofollow">www.uahirise.org/ESP_026051_2160</a><br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona</p> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:41:27 -0800 2012-03-07T12:41:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6816290980 Dust Devil <p>A dust devil on the Amazonis Planitia of Mars, as captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft last month. It's about half a mile in height.<br /> <br /> More details: <a href="http://www.uahirise.org/ESP_026051_2160" rel="nofollow">www.uahirise.org/ESP_026051_2160</a><br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona</p> ridingwithrobots mars dustdevil mro http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6756914197/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6756914197/" title="Happy Anniversary, Opportunity"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6756914197_2557cb6c90_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Happy Anniversary, Opportunity" /></a></p> <p>Eight years into her three-month mission, the robotic geologist Opportunity offers this view of her adopted home. This mosaic shows the view from the rim of the vast crater Endeavour, a point that is--amazingly--about 30 kilometers away from where Opportunity landed back in 2004. The Earth-based Mars explorers who sent Opportunity to the Red Planet never dreamed she'd last so long, travel so far, or discover so much. <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-022" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more</a>.<br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ<br /> <br /> See more: <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org</a></p> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:36:18 -0800 2012-01-24T14:36:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6756914197 Happy Anniversary, Opportunity <p>Eight years into her three-month mission, the robotic geologist Opportunity offers this view of her adopted home. This mosaic shows the view from the rim of the vast crater Endeavour, a point that is--amazingly--about 30 kilometers away from where Opportunity landed back in 2004. The Earth-based Mars explorers who sent Opportunity to the Red Planet never dreamed she'd last so long, travel so far, or discover so much. <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-022" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more</a>.<br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ<br /> <br /> See more: <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org</a></p> ridingwithrobots mars space nasa jpl http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6685795567/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6685795567/" title="Dunes in Kaiser Crater"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6685795567_5543bb368e_m.jpg" width="240" height="224" alt="Dunes in Kaiser Crater" /></a></p> <p>In October of 2011, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped this striking view of dunes within dunes within dunes in Kaiser Crater.<br /> <br /> See much more at: <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/01/wandering-the-dunes-of-mars/" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/01/wandering-the-dunes-of-m...</a><br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/UA</p> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:26:53 -0800 2012-01-12T12:26:53-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6685795567 Dunes in Kaiser Crater <p>In October of 2011, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped this striking view of dunes within dunes within dunes in Kaiser Crater.<br /> <br /> See much more at: <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/01/wandering-the-dunes-of-mars/" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org/2012/01/wandering-the-dunes-of-m...</a><br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/UA</p> ridingwithrobots mars dunes nasa jpl http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6501898703/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ridingwithrobots/">ridingwithrobots</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridingwithrobots/6501898703/" title="Dione Eclipse"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6501898703_1f4e9e8147_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Dione Eclipse" /></a></p> <p>A closeup of Saturn's ice moon Dione, captured earlier today by the robotic spacecraft <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm" rel="nofollow">Cassini</a>. See many others: <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org/2011/12/the-saturn-system-in-motion/" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org/2011/12/the-saturn-system-in-mot...</a><br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute</p> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:03:09 -0800 2011-12-12T16:03:09-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ridingwithrobots) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6501898703 Dione Eclipse <p>A closeup of Saturn's ice moon Dione, captured earlier today by the robotic spacecraft <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm" rel="nofollow">Cassini</a>. See many others: <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org/2011/12/the-saturn-system-in-motion/" rel="nofollow">www.ridingwithrobots.org/2011/12/the-saturn-system-in-mot...</a><br /> <br /> Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute</p> ridingwithrobots moon space nasa saturn jpl cassini dione