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: Rising above It in Amazonis Planitia
This image shows a bright, rectangular-looking landform surrounded by a dark floor. How did this feature get here if it looks so different than its surroundings?
The feature resembles a plateau. Dark streaks mark steep slopes on its sides while the top appears flat. The slope streaks are not all the same age, as we see a variation in colors from faint to dark.
Samples of Asteroid Ryugu Show Signs of Ancient Water
HiPOD: A Fan with Inverted Channels
This image shows inverted channels within a fan whose origin could be either fluvial (produced by the action of a stream) or alluvial (created by sedimentary deposits).
If the fan is alluvial, then it formed on dry land. If the fan is fluvial, then it could have formed in water, like a delta.
Cosmic blast seared Earth’s atmosphere from 2 billion light-years away
HiPOD: Gullies in Ius Chasma
Pristine gullies are common on steep slopes in the middle latitudes of Mars, where they are shaped by the action of carbon dioxide frost. There are also pristine gullies in equatorial Valles Marineris where little carbon dioxide frost is deposited.
Atomic Oxygen Detected on Venus
New data provide direct evidence for the existence of atomic oxygen in Venus's upper atmosphere, enabling new science on our sister planet.
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/atomic-oxygen-detected-on-venus/
Webb Telescope Peers into Puffy Planet with Clouds of Sand
A mere 200 light-years away, there's a planet with the density of styrofoam and clouds of sand. How did it get so weird?
HiRISE 3D: Knob on a Polar Layered Deposit in an Area Not Well Observed
The objective here is to determine origin of this solitary knob: was it impact related?
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_032178_0920_ESP_031992_0920_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD: A View of Polar Dunes
This image was acquired to study interactions between active sand dunes and polar ice. As the dunes migrate (towards the lower right of the full image), they leave behind bright regions where dust has been removed from the polar ice. Bits of very bright seasonal frost are present on the sides of the dunes.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_080623_2590
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Scientists discover a new way to test for life on Mars — https://phys.org/news/2023-09-scientists-life-mars.html
Is it Life, or is It Volcanoes? — Astronomers are working hard to understand biosignatures and how they indicate life's presence on an exoplanet. But each planet we encounter is a unique puzzle. https://phys.org/news/2023-09-life-volcanoes.html
HiRISE 3D: Shadows and Slopes
A simple objective here: to look for any changes on this crater wall from an earlier observation.
Full image: https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_035264_1420_ESP_026983_1420_RED
NASA’s Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low
HiPOD: Gully Monitoring
Scientists monitor the many pristine gullies on Mars to find changes and determine the seasons when they are most active. This image will be compared to a prior image with very similar lighting and viewing angles to search for any changes. The cutout has enhanced colors.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_080786_2270
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
HiClip mini 4K: Λάθε βιώσας (Live Hidden)
This observation was acquired to fill in HiRISE coverage where CRISM data already exists.
This is a non-narrated clip with ambient sound.
HiRISE 3D: Flecks of Ice
There’s a polar theme with our 3D pics! This image shows layered deposits at the edge of a scarp.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_036003_2610_ESP_035963_2610_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
HiPOD: Boulders Tumbling Down a Mesa in Cassini Crater
This image shows layered mesas in Cassini Crater. The cutout highlights boulders that have tumbled down the hill of one mesa. Two dark streaks that end at boulders may mark very recent events.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_080784_2035
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #NASA
Web, Hubble Telescopes Team Up to Create “Most Colorful View of the Universe”
Webb Shows Planets Really Do Start with Pebbles —
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/webb-shows-planets-really-do-start-with-pebbles/
HiRISE 3D: Chasma Boreale Interior Scarp
More beautiful 3D imagery of cliffs in the North Pole of Mars.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_036977_2645_ESP_036436_2645_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
#Mars #science #3D
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