NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Imagery Release 9 Apr 2008
Launched in August 2005, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) is flying onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission. HiRISE will investigate deposits and landforms resulting from geologic and climatic processes and assist in the evaluation of candidate landing sites.
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Streamlined Islands in Hrad Vallis The scoured floor of Hrad Vallis shows the effects of erosion, presumably by water. |
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Proposed MSL Landing Site in Miyamoto Crater Miyamoto Crater is located in southwest Meridiani Planum (and southwest of the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landing site). |
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Crater Floor Fan Groundwater sapping may have deposited this fan of material when it reached the crater floor. |
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Proposed MSL Landing Site in Mawrth Vallis – Ellipse 1 The surface in this image is scientifically compelling for the Mars Science Laboratory rover, although some of the terrain can be rough. |
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Eroding Mesas Forming Seif and Barchan Dunes The sand appears to come from the layered mesas and knobs, features that have been eroded by powerful winds. |
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Proposed MSL Landing Site in Miyamoto Crater The streaks in this image suggest that wind is an active process at this site. |
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Landslide Deposit Below Small Knob in Deuteronilus Mensae The deposit may have formed from the mass wasting of ice-rich material. |
