HiRISE 8K: Layered Bedrock near Oyama Crater

This observation on the west wall of the same crater further reveals these layered rocks for comparison with what we see on the north wall.

Full cutout on Flickr -> https://flic.kr/p/2pVFNey

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HiRISE 3D: The Scouring

Scour pits are a poorly understood erosional feature that are nearby but distinctive from the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF). At the southwest of the main MFF formation unit, there are systems of hundreds of scour pits.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_083046_1795_ESP_083191_1795_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona

HiPOD: Channels in Ius Labes

These channels exhibit features indicative of past fluid flow, potentially suggesting ancient hydrological activity. By studying these channels in detail, including their size, shape, and distribution, researchers can infer the nature of the fluids that once flowed through them, providing valuable insights into the Martian hydrological cycle and the potential for water-related processes, such as sediment deposition and erosion.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_083162_1725
NASA/UArizona

HiRISE 4K: Bedrock in Meridiani Planum

The science rationale for this observation was short and sweet: “Nice rock all around. Good place for nadir samples.”

Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2pVoaMn

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HiRISE 3D: Streamlined Features in Argyre Planitia

A close-up look at the streamlined features should provide important insight into their formation and further insight into the evolution of the Argyre Planitia.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_083108_1320_ESP_083042_1320_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD: The Inner-Channel Problem

Not so much a problem but an hypothesis: Context Camera data suggests an inner-channel in this long valley system. HiRISE is needed to check and enable measurement of channel width. Inner channels are useful for paleohydrology, but they are rarely preserved in long valley systems.

ID: ESP_075326_2095
date: 21 August 2022
altitude: 289 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075326_2095
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiRISE 3D: Deltaic Lobes 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_083272_1735_ESP_082995_1735_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD: Channels in Enipeus Vallis

The objective of this observation is to examine small channels. They may be caused by lava or water, as there are many lava flows here. Enipeus Vallis is a valley in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars, following a North-South path for about 357 km (222 mi). Enipeus is a river god in Greek mythology.

ID: ESP_075329_2185
date: 21 August 2022
altitude: 290 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075329_2185
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD: Clay-Rich Terrain in Northeast Syrtis Major

This observation was requested because of an interesting mineral outcrop identified in CRISM mapping data. It is likely an iron/magnesium phyllosilicate (clay). Syrtis spans some 1,300 km (800 mi) wide, yet rises only about 1 km (3,300 ft) high and is one of the most prominent Hesperian volcanic complexes on Mars.

ID: ESP_075323_1975
date: 21 August 2022
altitude: 276 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075323_1975
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD: Light-Toned Mounds in Gorgonum Basin

Gorgonum Basin is one of several large basins within the Terra Sirenum region of Mars. Each basin has light-toned mounds, many of which contain clays.

Scientists think that Terra Sirenum once had a large lake during an epoch called the Late Noachian/Early Hesperian, and each basin filled with sediments. The water within the lake may have altered these sediments to form the clays we now observe from orbit.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_050948_1430
NASA/JPL/UArizona

HiRISE 3D: Exposure of South Polar Layered Deposits

The existing topographic data here is sparse here, so this adds to our knowledge inventory.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_032287_0925_ESP_032484_0925_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona

HiPOD: A Channel on a Crater Wall

The objective of this observation is to examine a small channel on an old crater wall. The channel has cut through the rim in two places, and this scene, located north of the Hellas region, is also visible in Context Camera data.

ID: ESP_075323_1555
date: 21 August 2022
altitude: 255 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075323_1555
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiRISE 3D: Light-Toned Deposits in an Impact Crater

This crater is located to the north of Eberswalde Crater, and the image was requested to resolve layering here.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_032706_1575_ESP_040605_1575_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD: Lithified Lobes

This observation features a possibly multi-layered lobe that might be ejecta from craters on southwest rim of the crater in which they occur. They could also be landslide deposits that pre-date those impacts, meaning that the ejecta had to have eroded away before re-exposing landslide lobes. Either way, the erosional expression is suggestive that the materials are perhaps lithified.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075321_1550
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiRISE 3D: Exposure of North Polar Layered Deposits

This observation features good exposure of NPLD strata. Stereo was requested to make a DTM for stratigraphic analysis.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_036164_2660_ESP_036414_2660_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD: Small and Beautiful

The objective of this observation is to examine gullies in an impact crater. Pictures like this one will help increase our inventory of Martian gullies, and perhaps lead to improved models. This scene is visible in CTX image P15_007045_1429. These gullies are quite small.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075313_1420
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiRISE 3D: A Candidate ExoMars Landing Site in Oxia Palus Region

While it may look flat and boring, our 3D images help science teams better to characterize potential landing sites for hazards.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_047079_1985_ESP_082830_1985_RED
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HiRISE 3D: A Candidate ExoMars Landing Site in Oxia Palus Region

While it may look flat and boring, our 3D images help science teams better to characterize potential landing sites for hazards.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_047079_1985_ESP_082830_1985_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD: The Dunes at the Center

This image was requested to capture as much of the dune field at the center of an impact crater as possible in order to investigate seasonal dune and frost monitoring.

ID: ESP_075288_2395
date: 18 August 2022
altitude: 311 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075288_2395
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD: Small Sinuous Ridges and Butte-Forming Material

Also visible in Context Camera data, in this observation are we seeing stream channels from the northwest wall of an impact crater that are now lithified and standing in relief becase of differential erosion? Or something else?

ID: ESP_075281_1475
date: 18 August 2022
altitude: 252 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_075281_1475
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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