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: Colorful Terrain South of Eos Chasma
Much of this image is dominated by an impact crater roughly 8 kilometers wide, which appears filled with sand ripples and also irregular mounds whose origin is unclear. The crater’s walls and the plains north of it exhibit a wide range of colors, some of which could be volcanic rocks whereas others likely record past interactions with water.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_079719_1595
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science
HiRISE 3D: A Well-Preserved 1 to 2 Kilometer Impact Crater
A very odd-shaped crater: what might have altered the shape?
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_042694_1590_ESP_037208_1590_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD 27 Oct 23: Channeling Newton Crater
This observation focuses on a meandering channel within the nearly 300-kilometer diameter Newton Crater. On Earth, subglacial channels may flow uphill, so is the slope profile of these channels in Newton consistent with subglacial channels?
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074422_1405
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiRISE After Dark
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HiRISE 8K: Santa Fe Crater Impact Processes
Because this is a well-preserved impact crater, the high-resolution image here captures several important aspects of larger impact craters.
Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2pbF6En
HiRISE 3D: Lava Falls in Northern Kasei Valles
Data from THEMIS shows curious small channels leading over the edge here, where the main lava flow comes up to the edge of the cliff.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/PSP_005610_2025_ESP_040659_2025_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD: V but Not for Vendetta
The rationale submitted for this observation is simple: the objective is to determine the nature of a prominent V-shaped ridge, in addition to the other ridges in this otherwise flat terrain. This scene is also in a Context Camera image.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074417_2100
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science
HiRISE 4K: Gullies on the Northwest Rim of Hale Crater
This image covers part of the northwest rim of Hale Crater. Gullies have formed down the interior rim of the crater in this location.
Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2pbvQd7
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #space #NASA #astronomy #geology
HiRISE 3D: A Candidate ExoMars Landing Site Near Hypanis Valles
This observation is near the center of a 2018 landing ellipse including some hills which may be remnants of overburden.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_039735_1920_ESP_040658_1920_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science
HiPOD 25 Oct 23: Layers and Sinuous Ridges in a Crater
Context Camera data shows flat-lying layers, sinuous ridges, and possible moraines in this crater. HiRISE resolution is needed to test the moraine hypothesis (alternative: deformed layers), and to determine the relative timing between sinuous ridge formation, flat-lying layer deposition, and moraine formation.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074405_1545
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science
HiRISE 3D: Incipient Collapse at Cerberus Fossae
Cerberus Fossae with several parallel minor fractures, suggesting that this slope is unstable and likely to fail at some point--probably a good place for slope stability modeling.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_032791_1895_ESP_040835_1895_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science
HiPOD 24 Oct 23: Exposures of Bedrock
This observation was requested for co-analysis with the CRISM instrument (and other datasets) to help determine the origins of the diverse materials exposed in a number of massifs associated with the massive Hellas impact basin. High resolution will be helpful for fine-scale details, like bedrock textures and breccias.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074387_1540
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiRISE 3D: Possible Polyhydrated Sulfate Deposits in East Melas Chasma
OMEGA detected sulfates associated with a variety of layers, textures and thermo-physical characteristics in the south portion of a layered outcrop.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_040936_1670_PSP_003487_1670_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science
HiPOD 23 Oct 23: A Crater near Dorsa Argentea
This image shows us the western side of a crater near Dorsa Argentea, displaying prominent wind-driven processes, dark fractal structures, and stratigraphy. This observation presents an opportunity to study the causes and factors relating to current changes in the area and their interactions. It may also be useful to study potential resources for future human landings.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_074364_0995
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiPOD 22 Oct 23: Along the Floor of Coprates Chasma
This image shows a small portion of the floor of Coprates Chasma, a large trough within the Valles Marineris system of canyons.
HiRISE 10K: A Complex Crater in Arabia Terra
This highly modified crater is located in Arabia Terra at the boundary between the southern highlands and northern lowlands.
Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2padSER
A mud lake on Mars might be hiding signs of life in chaotic terrain - https://www.space.com/mars-chaos-terrain-mud-lake-signs-of-life
Mars’ Most Powerful Quake Likely Triggered By Tectonic Forces
Researchers searched for signs of a meteorite impact that caused the quake, but were unable to find any
HiRISE 3D: A Wall in Coprates Chasma
Recurring slope lineae was observed in another nearby image so this image was requested to confirm that status.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_040949_1670_ESP_041305_1670_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD 20 Oct 23: Spring on Southern Sand Dunes
When we took this image, spring was slowly returning to the Southern Hemisphere. These sand dunes, within Kaiser Crater, are partially covered with carbon dioxide ice. Numerous channels going down the face of the dune are caused by blocks of ice sliding down the slope.
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