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NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Imagery Release 19 September 2007

By SpaceRef Editor
September 19, 2007
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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.


Layering in Exhumed Crater at Meridiani Planum Layering in Exhumed Crater at Meridiani Planum
Sedimentary layering in an exhumed crater at Meridiani Planum.
 
Student Image of the Week: Iberus Vallis Student Image of the Week: Iberus Vallis
The first of a HiRISE quest challenge with a student interpretation of Iberus Vallis.
 
South Pole Residual Cap Swiss-Cheese Terrain Monitoring South Pole Residual Cap Swiss-Cheese Terrain Monitoring
 
South Pole Residual Cap Swiss-Cheese Terrain Monitoring South Pole Residual Cap Swiss-Cheese Terrain Monitoring
 
Complex Geology in the South Polar Layered Deposits 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.
 
Polygonal Fracturing of South Polar Layered Deposits Polygonal Fracturing of South Polar Layered Deposits
Curving layer outcrops caused by erosion of valleys into the deposits are a feature of this observation.
 
Bright Wind Streak Bright Wind Streak
A streak of light material extending away from a crater, the result from the interaction of wind and topography.
 
Exposure of South Polar Layered Deposits Exposure of South Polar Layered Deposits
A complex geologic history is on display in this image of the south polar layered deposits.
 
Gullies in Mantle Terrain in Sisyphi Planum Gullies in Mantle Terrain in Sisyphi Planum
Gullies in the east-facing walls of an unnamed crater in Sisyphi Planum.
 
Faulting in South Polar Layered Deposits 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.
 


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