Quick Links to: Videos and Animations
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Our best ARES poster yet...
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6657x9885 JPEG, 8.1 MB
4438x6590 JPEG, 4.2 MB
2219x3295 JPEG, 1.4 MB
1110x1647 JPEG, 472 kB
800x1187 JPEG, 284 kB
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ARES soaring over Mars.
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4000x5000 JPEG, 3.3 MB
2000x2500 JPEG, 760 kB
1000x1250 JPEG, 364 kB
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Our current ARES wind tunnel model in the TDT in May, 2004.
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2217x1663 JPEG, 1.3 MB
1280x960 JPEG, 516 kB
800x600 JPEG, 204 kB
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ARES flying over Mars.
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8000x3000 JPEG, 5.5 MB
4000x1500 JPEG, 1.6 MB
2000x750 JPEG, 1.1 MB
1000x375 JPEG, 307 kB
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Artist's concept of the ARES Mars airplane flying over Mars.
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4000x3000 JPEG, 2.8 MB
2000x1500 JPEG, 870 kB
1024x768 JPEG, 326 kB
640x480 JPEG, 99 kB
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ARES Mars Eagle descending over Oregon during its high altitude flight test.
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640x480 JPEG, 256 kB
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A poster showing ARES Mars airplane flying over Mars terrain.
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4100x2500 JPEG, 2.1 MB
2050x1250 JPEG, 668 kB
1025x625 JPEG, 284 kB
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A tall poster of the ARES Mars airplane as it might look from the ground.
The bright spots on the bottom of the plane are the context camera and point spectrometer windows reflecting
the planet's surface.
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1965x7200 JPEG, 1.1 MB
1024x3752 JPEG, 408 kB
640x2345 JPEG, 200 kB
280x1026 JPEG, 88 kB
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Artist's concept of ARES at Mars' atmospheric interface, at the beginning of the entry, descent, and deployment sequence.
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2160x1620 JPEG, 1.1 MB
1280x960 JPEG, 348 kB
640x480 JPEG, 72 kB
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Artist's concept of ARES just after heatshield release during the entry, descent, and deployment sequence.
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2160x1620 JPEG, 1.6 MB
1280x960 JPEG, 636 kB
640x480 JPEG, 164 kB
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Artist's concept of ARES during drogue chute and tail deployment during the entry, descent, and deployment sequence.
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2160x1620 JPEG, 2.3 MB
1280x960 JPEG, 717 kB
640x480 JPEG, 89 kB
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Artist's concept of ARES wings unfolding during the entry, descent, and deployment sequence.
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2160x1620 JPEG, 841 kB
1280x960 JPEG, 312 kB
640x480 JPEG, 49 kB
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Artist's concept of ARES during the pullout phase of the entry, descent, and deployment sequence.
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2160x1620 JPEG, 1.9 MB
1280x960 JPEG, 604 kB
640x480 JPEG, 73 kB
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Artist's concept of ARES initiating its science traverse at the end of the entry, descent, and deployment sequence.
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2160x1620 JPEG, 2.9 MB
1280x960 JPEG, 947 kB
640x480 JPEG, 120 kB
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Artist's concept of the ARES Mars airplane flying over Mars terrain.
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2400x2400 JPEG, 2.1 MB
1200x1200 JPEG, 560 kB
600x600 JPEG, 148 kB
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Artist's concept of the ARES Mars airplane flying over Mars terrain.
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2400x1800 JPEG, 1.5 MB
1200x900 JPEG, 460 kB
600x450 JPEG, 132 kB
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Three orthogonal views of the ARES Mars airplane.
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2400x1800 JPEG, 632 kB
1200x900 JPEG, 200 kB
600x450 JPEG, 68 kB
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Artist's concept of the ARES Mars airplane.
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1100x480 JPEG, 96 kB
640x279 JPEG, 44 kB
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Artist's concept of the ARES Mars airplane making measurements over Mars' geologically diverse terrain.
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2485x1200 JPEG, 1.6 MB
1280x618 JPEG, 504 kB
800x386 JPEG, 208 kB
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Artist's concept of the ARES Mars airplane making measurements over Mars' geologically diverse terrain.
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3000x2252 JPEG, 1.2 MB
1500x1126 JPEG, 408 kB
800x601 JPEG, 132 kB
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ARES Mars Eagle on the morning of the high altitude drop test with DC-3 in background.
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1810x1361 JPEG, 924 kB
1280x962 JPEG, 368 kB
800x602 JPEG, 140 kB
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Artist's concept of the full-scale ARES Mars airplane.
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640x480 JPEG, 208 kB
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Artist's concept of the full-scale ARES Mars airplane.
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1280x960 JPEG, 744 kB
640x480 JPEG, 244 kB
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Members of the ARES team posing with our full-scale drop-test airplane.
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1863x1471 JPEG, 1.6 MB
932x736 JPEG, 582 kB
512x404 JPEG, 113 kB
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Instrument locations in the ARES Mars airplane.
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2048x1494 JPEG, 840 kB
1024x747 JPEG, 293 kB
640x467 JPEG, 91 kB
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ARES was featured recently on NASA's award winning Destination Tomorrow television program. Principal Investigator
Dr. Joel Levine presents an overview of ARES' mission and capabilities.
(9:32)
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320x240 QT, 24 MB
240x180 QT, 13.6 MB
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A short, slow-motion video clip of one of the dozens of airplane ejection system tests.
(7 sec.)
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256x256 QT, 5.6 MB
256x256 AVI, 3.8 MB
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Short video clips of some of the hundreds of wind tunnel tests designed to examine the
dynamics of wing deployment at very low atmospheric densities. (20 sec.)
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320x240 QT, 1.5 MB
320x240 AVI, 6.1 MB
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The launch of the high altitude balloon that carried the 50% scale model to over 100,000 feet. (14 sec.)
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320x240 MPEG, 4.6 MB
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Compilation video of the ARES Mars Eagle high altitude drop test
including scenes of balloon inflation, airplane prep, balloon launch, and tail camera view of
model deployment and pull-up maneuver. (2:13)
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320x240 QT, 15.6 MB
160x120 QT, 5.1 MB
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Tail camera video of ARES Mars Eagle high altitude drop test tail and wing deployment, pull-up maneuver
and subsequent maneuvers. (2:06)
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320x240 QT, 16.2 MB
160x120 QT, 5 MB
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After 90 minutes of autonomous navigation and flight, a human pilot
takes over control of the autopilot and brings the Mars Eagle in for a soft landing. (8 sec.)
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320x240 QT, 2.4 MB
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A computer animation illustrating how ARES is folded and packaged inside its protective aeroshell. (35 sec.)
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720x486 QT, 29.2 MB
360x243 QT, 10.7 MB
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The latest computer animation of the ARES Mars airplane, showing it flying over the diverse Martian terrain. (30 sec.)
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320x240 QT, 12.6 MB
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A computer animation of the ARES Mars airplane to honor the centennial of powered human flight. (43 sec.)
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320x240 QT, 5.0 MB
640x480 QT, 6.5 MB
288x240 MPEG, 6.2 MB
580x480 MPEG 13.3 MB
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A short video highlighting some of the analysis, simulation, and testing we've done to identify and mitigate
risks during our entry, descent, and deployment sequence. (56 sec.)
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320x240 QT, 14.1 MB
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A computer animation of a previous design of the ARES Mars airplane, showing it from a variety of aspects. (31 sec.)
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360x243 QT, 11.2 MB
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Viewing some of these files may require the Quicktime plug-in. You may downloaded it for free by clicking on the link at the right.
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Principal Investigator: Dr. Joel S. Levine
(j.s.levine@larc.nasa.gov)
