NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Imagery Release 30 January 2008
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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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Possible Salt Deposits in Noachis Terra Salt deposits typically form when water evaporates, suggesting that this might have once been an area favorable for life on Mars. |
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Potential Landing Site in Nili Fossae Exposed clay minerals in this area may be the result of chemical reactions between hot water and rocks. |
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Clay Minerals in the Northwestern Bosporos Montes Such minerals contain water and may have formed under conditions favorable for life. |
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Potential Landing Site Near Mawrth Vallis This image shows a wide variety of scientifically interesting terrains as well as some potential hazards for landing. |
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Layering and Slope Streaks in Henry Crater The layers represent the eroded remains of sedimentary rocks that formed from sediments deposited within the crater sometime after its formation. |
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Flooded Terrain in Terra Sabaea Two distinctly different terrain types are visible in this image of the northern lowlands of Mars. |
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Sources of Basaltic Sand Sand dunes are among the most prominent wind-formed features found on Mars. |
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Varied Aeolian Features in Arabia Terra A particularly interesting aspect of this site is that there appears to have been multiple styles of wind activity. |
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Aurorae Chaos Chaotic terrain is thought to form from subsurface collapse following volatile release. |
