Nuggets

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A nugget is a one page snapshot of an event that impacted learners using NASA Science-funded experts, content, or authentic experiences.

May 2018

Perspective view of Juling Crater
The Changing Ice on Ceres

February 2018

Red (northwestern) and green (southern) areas of Mare Tranquillitatis
Mapping Minerals On the Moon
Photo of Bolide in the sky
Michigan Bolide and Meteorites

January 2018

Cropped figure depicting Mars’ orbit around the Sun
Mars Boils Over
A glowing blue circle against a black background surrounded by faint, smaller blue circles
Mars Crustal Clays

December 2017

Cropped image of ~4.3 billion year old granitoid rock clast and graphs measuring the dryness of two regions
“Dryness” of Early Moon
Europa
Plate Tectonics Possible on Europa
Cropped image of a graph depicting ammonia distribution
Juno finds atmospheric surprises at Jupiter
Artist's concept of ‘Oumuamua
Discovery of the First Interstellar Object

November 2017

Two graphs (one labeled CRISM and the other labeled Lab) with colored lines. The graphs are on top of two images of light brown landforms.
Volcanism and Hydrothermal Activity
Grand Prismatic in Yellowstone National Park
The Deep, Hot Biosphere

October 2017

Cropped figure from slide depicting Phobos and a blue trail on its right side
Solar Eruptions Electrify Moons of Mars
Gases accumulated around the Moon
Ancient Lunar Atmosphere May Have Exited
3-D map of Mars’ magnetic topology depicting red and blue magnetic field lines
First 3-D Map of Mars Magnetic Topology
Four colorful angles of Mercury using data from two MESSENGER instruments
Build-up in Mercury’s Exosphere

September 2017

Artist's concept of MU69
Next New Horizons Flyby Target
Saturn in the thermal infrared. Inside a white ellipse is where Cassini plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere.
Cassini’s Final Images
Mountains on Io
Io's Unusual Mountains
NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility
Florence Found to Be Ordinary Stony Chondrite
The current and alumni Cassini radio science team pose for a group photo.
One Last Ring Broadcast

August 2017

Surface details of Pandora
Pandora has Smooth and Groovy Terrains
Chart displaying many red and black dots. The red dots start to curve downward at the end, and the black dots curve downward earlier and to a further degree.
Venus’ Radar-Bright Highlands
The moon Atlas resembles a flying saucer.
Atlas Changing Shape
Discontinuous distal deposits ~315 km northeast of Hale flowed downhill and ponded in low-lying areas.
Water-Rich Flows around Hale Crater

July 2017

Map of habitable areas in Chandor Chasma, Mars
Habitable Environments on Mars
Surface of Epimetheus
Saturn’s Moon Epimetheus
A typical modified impact crater on Mars
Past Rain on Mars

June 2017

Topographical analysis of Janiculum Dorsa with a green region highlighting the elevated mountain range
Dione’s Putative Subsurface Ocean
Three arrows pointing to cyclones on Jupiter
Juno Reveals Jupiter's Surprising Poles
Warmer and wetter past version of Mars
Mars Climate Change
Aswan cliff before and after collapse
Cliff Face Collapse on Comet 67P

May 2017

An output brightness temperature map of a red Saturn and blue rings, with an arrow pointing to a horizontal white line on the inner rings
“Centaur” Buried in Icy Rings of Saturn?
Bright streaks in nighttime infrared image of Mars
Bright Streaks - Fast Winds on Mars
RADAR composite of Titan with dark blue areas representing liquid hydrocarbon and tan areas representing dry land.
Titan’s Hydrocarbons
Drilling ancient lakebed on Mars
Little CO2 in Ancient Mars Atmosphere

April 2017

Goldstone Solar System Radar
Asteroid 2014 JO25 Makes Close Approach to Earth
3-D image of a martian polar cap
3-D Imaging of Martian Polar-Cap Interiors
'Earhart' Propeller in Saturn's A Ring
Cassini Views ‘Propellers’
Topography of the Orientale Basin
The Moon’s Youngest Basin

March 2017

Dawn’s high-resolution topographic model of the Occator Crater with an overlay of its central pit
New Views of Occator Crater
Close-up of the ring moon Pan
From Cassini’s Scenic Vista: A ‘Pan-tastic’ View
Catalina Sky Survey 0.7-meter Schmidt
Small Asteroid (2017 EA)
The Dingo Gap dune as seen by Curiosity
Understanding Aeolian Activity In Gale Crater

February 2017

Blue arrows ascending up and then out of a green mushroom-like cloud
Saturn Storm Serves Up Two “Flavors” of Hydrogen
Diagram depicting ice formation on Earth vs. Titan
New Ice Formation Mechanism on Titan
Distribution of Water Equivalent Hydrogen in Cabeus Crater
Hydrogen At the Lunar Poles
Abundance of methane on Pluto
Pluto’s Global Surface Composition

January 2017

Utopia Planitia (hashed)
Lake Superior-Sized Ice Deposit on Mars
Map of study region showing high concentration of FSVs and associated landforms such as deltas.
Valleys and Lakes in Northern Arabia Terra
Crop of a drawing that includes thick and thin water ice-rich crusts
Reorientation, Faulting, and an Ocean on Pluto
Ahuna Mons
Ceres’ Enigmatic Mountain