NASA Support

Supporting NASA

We provide mission support data to scientists and flight engineers involved in current, past, and future missions.

Map-Based Search Tool for Mars Images

Search for all images taken by Mars-orbiting spacecraft, from Viking (1976) to missions currently operating.

Monitoring Atmospheric Temperatures and Dust

Flight controllers on numerous NASA Mars missions are using the THEMIS camera to track dust and temperatures in Mars’ atmosphere. The missions include Mars Odyssey, the two Mars Exploration Rovers, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Targeting Spacecraft Images

JMARS software is helping scientists and engineers target images for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (HiRISE camera) and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LROC imager).

THEMIS Support for MSL Landing Site Selection

Data from THEMIS helped scientists and engineers choose a landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), NASA’s next rover spacecraft, due to arrive in August 2011.

Spotting a Landing Site for Phoenix

Fields of giant boulders threatened to destroy the Phoenix Mars lander on touchdown until THEMIS found landing sites that were relatively boulder-free.