CRISM (Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars)
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February 9, 2018
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Preparing for Years Ahead

Teams operating the two instruments aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) named most often in research papers -- the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera and the CRISM mineral-mapper -- are dealing with challenges but are ready to continue providing valuable observations. [more]


January 11, 2018
Steep Slopes on Mars Reveal Structure of Buried Ice

Researchers using CRISM and other instruments have found eight sites where thick deposits of ice beneath Mars' surface are exposed in faces of eroding slopes. [more]