NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Imagery Release 23 Apr 2008
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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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Dissected Mantle Terrain and Scallops in Tempe Terra Formation of scalloped depressions may be a process that is still active today. |
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Layered Sediments in Hellas Planitia The floor of Hellas includes the lowest parts of the Martian surface, and has been proposed as the site of ancient lakes or seas. |
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Proposed MSL Landing Site: Eberswalde Crater This image covers a portion of Eberswalde Crater which has an ancient deltaic depositional setting and is a possible site for the Mars Science Laboratory. |
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Proposed MSL Landing Site: Mawrth Vallis – Ellipse 4 The surface of Mawrth Vallis, with its rich mineral diversity including clay minerals, is scientifically compelling for the Mars Science Laboratory. |
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Proposed MSL Site: Holden Crater A candidate site for the Mars Science Laboratory, the rover would drive across traversable ripples where inverted channels are evidence for past water activity. |
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Craters Within a Crater Within Schroeter Crater is another full, possibly younger crater with a sharp rim and filled with dunes. |
