NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Images – September 12, 2013
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES September 12, 2013
o Gullied Massif in the Nereidum Montes
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_032522_1345
This observation shows a beautiful example of gullies in a massif in Nereidum Montes, located in Argyre Planitia, one of the largest impact basins on Mars.
o Slope Lineae along Coprates Chasma Ridge
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_032562_1670
The formation of “recurring slope lineae” is a fascinating process on Mars that we’re just beginning to investigate.
o Layers, Bedrock Ridges, and Dark Sand in Schiaparelli Crater
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_032836_1790
How did these ridges form, and what is the relationship to the sand?
o Terraced Craters and Layered Targets
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_033014_2260
Small impact craters usually have simple bowl shapes; however, when the target material has different layers of different strength, more complicated crater shapes can emerge.
All of the HiRISE images are archived here:
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/
Information about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is online at http://www.nasa.gov/mro. The mission is managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, of Denver, is the prime contractor and built the spacecraft. HiRISE is operated by the University of Arizona. Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., of Boulder, Colo., built the HiRISE instrument.
