HiRISE (NASA)
HiRISE is a high resolution camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA). We take images of the surface of Mars. Based out of UArizona in Tucson.
Joined Aug 2018
HiPOD: Steep and Stunning
Even after so many years in orbit, there are still plenty of places on Mars that need the HiRISE treatment. This image was requested because there is little coverage along this portion of Coprates’ south wall. With this observation, we can fill in the gaps and get unique coverage. We can also look for colorful slopes of mafic materials.
ID: ESP_074814_1655
date: 12 July 2022
altitude: 257 km
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074814_1655
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiRISE 3D: Gullies in a Crater in South Aonia Terra
This region has been observed three times by the Mars Orbiter Camera and shows a set of gullies with dark edges apparently originating from layers at a crater edge.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/PSP_003698_1295_ESP_014009_1295_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD: Dune Monitoring in Renaudot Crater
This observation was requested as part of an imaging campaign to monitor frost deposition, evolution, and sublimation. The campaign is designed to capture the onset of seasonal frost, which means images taken near the polar hood have very high incidence angles that are important. The image can also be used for detailed surface measurements.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074809_2225
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiRISE 3D: Branching Fluvial Deposits in Aeolis Dorsa
Observations like these may suggest that Aeolis Dorsa is a paleo-coastal region which may be an important site for exploration in the future.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_081439_1735_ESP_081584_1735_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #3D
HiPOD: Climbing Dunes of Aonia Terra
The dunes in this observation appear to climb out of an impact crater and merge with those in the plains to the north. The northeast of the part of the image overlaps with another HiRISE image we acquired in 2007. The crater also has gullies that are partially covered by the dunes.
ID: ESP_074801_1290
date: 11 July 2022
altitude: 251 km
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074801_1290
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiRISE 3D: A Well-Preserved 6-Kilometer Impact Crater South of Eos Chasma
This anaglyph covers the northern part of the crater. Though out of frame, there is also a wide channel that possibly leads to (or from?) the crater.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_078163_1610_ESP_081420_1610_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD: Dunes in Lyot Crater
This stunning image was obtained to monitor frost deposition, evolution, and sublimation. This observation will also be used for detailed surface measurements. Lyot is a large peak ring crater in the Vastitas Borealis region of Mars, and is about 236 kilometers in diameter and is also the deepest point in the Northern Hemisphere of the planet.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074797_2305
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiRISE 3D: A Crater Rim Exposing Bedrock
With this anaglyph, we can then create a digital terrain model mosaic of especially well-exposed layered bedrock.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_072902_1560_ESP_081579_1560_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD: A Small, Very Recent Impact Crater
That’s it. That’s the whole caption.
ID: ESP_074785_1775
date: 10 July 2022
altitude: 269 km
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074785_1775
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiPOD: Dunes in Nectaris Montes
Sand dunes in Valles Marineris can be impressive in size, with steep slopes that seem to climb and descend. An enhanced-color cutout shows some of these on the slopes of Nectaris Montes within Coprates Chasma.
The brighter bedforms are inactive while the bigger dunes move over the landscape, burying and exhuming the surface.
ID: ESP_053739_1650
date: 12 January 2018
altitude: 262 km
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_053739_1650
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiPOD: Gullies in a Crater in Terra Cimmeria
The objective of this observation is to examine gullies in a crater. Images like this help to increase our inventory and understanding of Martian gullies so that perhaps improved models can be constructed. This particular image is special because the gullies begin at two different levels.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074793_1430
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD: Slope Streaks in Arabia Terra
This image shows numerous light-toned streaks that seem to flow along the ground surface. These streaks form when dust and possibly sand-sized particles avalanche downhill.
Now it’s our turn!
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Nothing beats HiRISE IRB hue
HiPOD: Exposed Bedrock in Eos Chasma
This 47-kilometer (29 mi) diameter crater in Eos Chasma exhibits a central uplift comprised of well-exposed fractured bedrock. HiRISE color imaging reveals fine-scale details in addition to two other key features observed at crater central uplifts.
More: https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_013573_1685
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
Bob King was a respected member of the HiRISE team, who passed away in 2022. We are privilged to share of one his many accomplishments in appreciation of his memory.
Thank you, Bob.
HiPOD: Pits near Medusae Sulci
This image shows numerous C-shaped depressions within the Medusae Fossae Formation, which is interpreted to consist of volcanic ash. The center of most depressions contains a small hill, which provides a vital clue to how the depressions formed.
HiPOD: The Oldest Sedimentary Rocks on Mars
Some of the very oldest sedimentary rocks on Mars, perhaps the best places to search for signs of ancient life, may be exposed in the deeply eroded rim of the giant Hellas impact basin. The study of such geologic strata may inform the early evolution not only of Mars, but also Earth, where such ancient rocks are poorly preserved.
HiPOD: Polar Protodunes Emerge
In Western Olympia Undae, a region along the high polar latitudes of Mars, young windblown systems are emerging beneath the cliffs of the North Polar layered deposit. Persistent downslope winds, coupled with an ample supply of sand, create ideal conditions for the development of new bedforms near their sand source.
More: https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_053270_2635
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiPOD: Possible Smectite-Rich Terrain North of Her Desher Vallis
Coverage by the CRISM instrument (also on MRO) of this region of interest hints at a possible outcropping of smectite, which is a clay mineral. This composition is not yet seen elsewhere in the stratigraphy of the area. Color and multispectral analysis will also help us to investigate this geological unit.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074787_1550
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science
Hubble Reveals Possible Water-Vapor World
New Hubble Space Telescope observations reveal the warm sub-Neptune GJ 9827d might have a steamy atmosphere.
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/hubble-reveals-possible-water-vapor-world/
HiRISE (NASA)
HiRISE is a high resolution camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA). We take images of the surface of Mars. Based out of UArizona in Tucson.
Joined Aug 2018