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Images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA). We are based out of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. https://uahirise.org
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@uahirise.bsky.socialIn April 2029, the asteroid Apophis is expected to pass within about 20,000 miles of Earth's surface – closer than satellites carrying TV broadcasts and satellite images. LPL's OSIRIS-APEX will be gathering data about the asteroid during a scheduled flyby. news.arizona.edu/news/three-y...
Show PostThe PUFFINS mission is a go! NASA has awarded $20M to a Steward Observatory team led by Ramya Anche to build a compact space telescope that will study how interstellar dust alters starlight in ultraviolet--giving new clues to how stars and planets form. bit.ly/4yROn2s
Show PostKudos to LPL grad student Anna Taylor! 🥳
Show PostCloseup of a cluster of dark pebbles embedded in a rock surface. Image taken by the Mars Perseverance Rover on Sol 1982 (yestersol). flic.kr/p/2sBoAgx
Show PostTAPS is now on Bluesky! We are excited to announce that TAPS is back for 2027! Submissions are open now. TAPS 2027 will feature both data art and fine art with this year’s theme being “As We Float on By: 50 Golden Years of Voyager”
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