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
HiRISE 3D: Pyramus Fossae
Our science goal is to examine the ridge and trough structures that make up the fosse to investigate their origin.
(And wouldn't this make a great band name?)
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_077130_2310_ESP_068149_2310_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD 22 Mar 2023: Bedrock Ridges near Oxia Planum
The area surrounding one of the landing ellipses for ESA’s ExoMars rover in Oxia Planum is being investigated by geomorphologists to assess traversibility hazards. The area is also an example for the stratigraphy of the Oxia Planum and serves as a “Rosetta stone” for understanding the order in which the layers in the region are put down.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072518_1975
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiRISE 3D: A Channel in Osuga Valles
A public suggestion from HiWish: We aim to study Osuga Valles depression formation. We would like to get a better understanding of the outflow channel structure before it enters the depression boundaries.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_077200_1650_ESP_060042_1650_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD 21 Mar 2023: Northern Plains Crater Modification
This appears to be a terraced crater among a cluster of smaller expanded craters. A high resolution image should provide some information about local ice and crater expansion. The terrace likely indicates the base of the ice in which expanded craters are growing. We also want to take a detailed look at boulders and polygons.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072496_2305
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiRISE 3D: Ribbed Terrain in Deuteronilus Mensae
The objective of this observation is to examine a small spot of ribbed terrain. It is where debris aprons from two mounds are meeting.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_059380_2235_ESP_077250_2235_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD 20 Mar 2023: Craters and Lava in Elysium Planitia
This large impact crater has an oddly sculpted and eroded margin, possibly due to the effects of the lava flow in this part of Elysium Planitia. The smaller crater to the south is younger and shows what fresh, unmodified craters look like in contrast.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072459_1850
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiRISE 3D: A Circular Outcrop of Bright Rock
This image shows an interesting circular outcrop of rock that appears to be a much rougher terrain than its surroundings.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_077125_1525_ESP_077402_1525_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA #space #astronomy
HiPOD 17 Mar 2023: Of Layers in Luba Crater
Our science goal is to measure the orientations of layers in candidate lake deposits to test out a lake hypothesis. We want to see if the flat crater-bottom deposits are actually lake deposits as opposed to distal alluvial-fan deposits. Luba is about 35 kilometers in diameter and is named for a town in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072479_1615
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiRISE 3D: A Mesa in Southern Utopia Planitia
The “collarlike” shape of this mesa may indicate deflation of flow units, so our 3D pic can help to determine if the “collar” is at a constant elevation .
https://uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_076258_2050_ESP_077300_2050_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA #space #astronomy
HiPOD 16 Mar 2023: Viscous in Moreux
We imaged this section of a central peak in Moreux Crater in 2007, so our goal with this observation is to study glacial change detection since that time. In particular, we are looking for crevasse, ridge, and boulder movement. Moreux has a complex geology, with a diameter of 138 kilometers.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072423_2220
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiPOD 15 Mar 2023: Ridge, Rising
This image shows an interesting stratigraphic relation where a “fluvial ridge” emerged from within or beneath yardang-forming material and crater ejecta. Regarding the ridge, our interest here is to examine details of sedimentary structure and to seek better understanding of the percentage of fluvial sediment vs. substrate vs. overburden.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072393_1825
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiRISE 3D: Ejecta of a Well-Preserved 12-Kilometer Impact Crater in South Utopia Planitia
There is a distinct contrast in day and night infrared with bright nighttime IR, and possible pitted material and scoured ejecta.
https://uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_077260_2070_ESP_077194_2070_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA #space #astronomy
HiPOD 14 Mar 2023: A Dark Dune Field in Bunge Crater
This image offers excellent coverage of a complex dune field in Bunge Crater. Monitoring temporal changes of the dust devil tracks on the dune field can give us a better understanding of the mechanisms of their initiation and formation. The dunes are following the direction of the wind.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072374_1460
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiPOD 13 Mar 2023: Dune Monitoring in a Crater
With this observation, we’re looking to capture as much of the dune field as possible in order to investigate seasonal dune changes and to get some detailed surface measurements. The crater is near Cydonia Mensae and this field has no previous HiRISE coverage.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072346_2135
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiRISE 3D: Gullies with Bright Fans in Noachis Terra
This observation also also features complex craters with central pits and gullies visible with bright fans in Context Camera images.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_077265_1475_ESP_067743_1475_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #space #NASA
HiRISE 3D: Southwestern Wall of the Arsia Mons Caldera
Arsia Mons is huge, so this image footprint is small but looks incredible in 3D.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_077335_1700_ESP_077269_1700_RED
NASA/JPL-Catlech/UArizona
HiPOD 10 Mar 2023: Overtopped by Flow
This image shows that a flow (perhaps lava) over-topped the raised crater rim and poured into it at this location. If it was lava, high resolution can help us to see fine details in the shape of the flow so we can discern lava properties at the time of the emplacement. It might be challenging to decipher, but it’s worth a look.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072274_1865
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiPOD 9 Mar 2023: Future Flyover
This image, in far eastern Valles Marineris, was acquired a potential traverse route for a future Mars science helicopter, with its connecting crustal exposures and scarp-fronted deposit. HiRISE resolution can help characterize hazards, especially steep slopes to validate a traverse.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072137_1645
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
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