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
HiClip: Boulder Patterns
The boulders are not distributed randomly or uniformly but are often arranged in linear or circular patterns. Narrated by Tre Gibbs.
HiRISE 3D: Tectonics in Hebes Chasma
The deformation pattern on the floor observed here will place strong constraints on the mechanisms that formed Hebes Chasma, tectonics and erosion.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_042413_1795_ESP_042914_1795_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiRISE 3D: Utopia Region Knobs
There are several pancake-like knobs here but this one looks like it has a central summit crater. And is a little freaky, too.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_042552_2185_ESP_042842_2185_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD 1 August 2023: The Perseverance Landing Site in Jezero Crater
This image was requested in order to extend coverage of the Perseverance landing ellipse and enable red-green-blue colorization of the Jezero Crater landing site map. These post-landing images from HiRISE can help assess traverse routes and aid in science planning, in addition to filling gaps in coverage from earlier observations.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_073912_1985
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiRISE 3D: Lineated Valley Floor Material
The formation of this terrain likely is a result of glacial processes. This scene is located north of the Arabia region of Mars.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_042435_2210_ESP_042725_2210_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD: Along the Edges of Mesas
Also visible in Context Camera images, the objective of this observation is to examine the exposures of layers on the edges of several mesas in the same field of view. The scene is located in western Arabia Terra, a large upland region in the north of Mars thought to be some of oldest terrain on the Red Planet.
https://www.uahirise.org/ESP_073902_1880
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiRISE 10K: Sand Dunes and Ripples in Proctor Crater
The larger, darker bedforms are dunes composed of sand, most likely of fine size. Ripples tend to move slower than dunes. Because of this, over time,
Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2oS8eo2
HiRISE 3D: The Western Side of Hecates Tholus Caldera
Hecates Tholus is a volcano that likely erupted hundreds of millions of years ago, which created a caldera on its western flank.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_036101_2120_ESP_043156_2120_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD 28 Jul 23: Bright Linear Dunes West of Meroe Patera
These fascinating linear dunes at Meroe Patera were also identified in Context Camera images, which have developed in a sand starved region of the dune field, elongating from behind a scarp. This is a re-image of an earlier observation we acquired in 2020 to compare changes in shape compared to other linear dunes elsewhere on Mars.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_073886_1875
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiRISE 8K: Uplift in Oudemans Crater
In this image, which is located to the east of the central peak of Oudemans Crater but along its floor, numerous hills are visible.
Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2oS82dv
HiRISE 3D: Possible Carbonate-Rich Terrain in Libya Montes
The rationale for this one: “Fills gap in HiRISE coverage where the best carbonate detection is located (Murphy’s law).”
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_042763_1835_ESP_043264_1835_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD 27 Jul 23: Dune Monitoring in Bopolu Crater
Meridiani Planum presents evidence of both ancient and modern active windblown bedforms. Assessing the activity of the active dark dunes in this area will be crucial for understanding the rate of Martian landscape evolution. Monitoring the activity of the dunes in this region will help to better characterize the landing environment from a geological and atmospheric point of view.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_073836_1770
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiRISE 4K: Slope Streak Monitoring in Tooting Crater
The science rationale for this observation was simple: “Need additional images to keep monitoring this slope streak site.” Okay!
Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2oRFY5V
HiRISE 3D: A Low Mound East of Echus Chasma
Our science goal is to determine if flow units sourced from area and nearby possible low shield volcanoes. A DTM can help to measure height.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_078784_1815_ESP_078929_1815_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD 26 Jul 23: No Devil in These Details
But there are layers in the details! Our science goal for this observation is to get a high resolution image to see more details about the light-toned deposits in this part of Iani Chaos. Could they be sulfates or other hydrated materials? Iani Chaos is a region of chaos terrain at the southern end of the Ares Vallis outflow channel.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_073876_1775
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiClip mini 4K: Like unto the Aiel Waste
This image features a section of Gorgonum Chaos, a set of canyons that may once have contained a lake. Some of the first gullies on Mars were located here.
This is a non-narrated clip with ambient sound.
HiRISE 3D: Dune Monitoring in Terra Cimmeria
Sooner or later, and it’s usually later, there will be changes over time.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_078934_1655_ESP_078868_1655_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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HiPOD 25 Jul 23: Of RSL and ILD
Previous images of this area shows what appear to be recurring slope lineae (RSL) behavior coming from an interior layered deposit (ILD) on the north face. One image showed RSL, a follow-up indicated the RSL was not as lengthy, and another showed it as being subsequently longer. More images that show incremental changes are needed to confirm this as RSL. Additionally, these interior layered deposits might be composed of sulfate.
HiRISE 3D: Layered Materials on the Floor of Ritchey Crater
This has been one of the potential landing sites for the Mars Science Laboratory (now in Gale Crater), and high resolution was requested to assess the safety and evaluate the slopes.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_041977_1515_ESP_042122_1515_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD 24 Jul 23: Where the Wind Blows
With this observation, we look at changes since 2010 and with other subsequent images that we have acquired of this area. Bidirectional wind regimes were detected here, so tighter imaging will help understand when east- or west-blowing winds dominate. Dunes are particularly suited to comprehensive planetary studies because they are abundant over a wide range of elevations and terrain types.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_073531_1380
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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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