NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Imagery Release 19 September 2007
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Onboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the HiRISE camera offers unprecedented image quality, giving us a view of the Red Planet in a way never before seen.
It’s the most powerful camera ever to leave Earth’s orbit.
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Layering in Exhumed Crater at Meridiani Planum Sedimentary layering in an exhumed crater at Meridiani Planum. |
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Student Image of the Week: Iberus Vallis The first of a HiRISE quest challenge with a student interpretation of Iberus Vallis. |
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South Pole Residual Cap Swiss-Cheese Terrain Monitoring |
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South Pole Residual Cap Swiss-Cheese Terrain Monitoring |
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Complex Geology in the South Polar Layered Deposits Polar layered deposits probably contain a record of relatively recent climate changes on Mars, similar to ice ages on Earth. |
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Polygonal Fracturing of South Polar Layered Deposits Curving layer outcrops caused by erosion of valleys into the deposits are a feature of this observation. |
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Bright Wind Streak A streak of light material extending away from a crater, the result from the interaction of wind and topography. |
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Exposure of South Polar Layered Deposits A complex geologic history is on display in this image of the south polar layered deposits. |
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Gullies in Mantle Terrain in Sisyphi Planum Gullies in the east-facing walls of an unnamed crater in Sisyphi Planum. |
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Faulting in South Polar Layered Deposits Each layer is thought to record information about the state of the Martian climate at the time of its deposition. |
