HiRISE images for September 15, 2010
Thu Sep 16, 2010 at 09:48 UTC
The following new captioned and spotlight images taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft are now available:
- Small-Scale Volcanic Activity on Tharsis
This image shows detail of a small volcanic complex in the region of Mars called Tharsis. - Craters on South Polar Layered Deposits
This subimage, about 2.5 kilometers across, shows the south polar layered deposits exposed in a scarp illuminated from the lower right. - Southern Spring (2007)
Southern spring sunshine is causing the seasonal carbon dioxide cap at the south pole to evaporate. - Bright Gully Deposit in Terra Sirenum
This image shows a bright gully deposit and other gullies within a crater wall in Terra Sirenum. - Dark-Toned Ridges in Meridiani
This image is along the rim of an impact crater in Meridiani and shows a lighter-toned base unit with more resistant dark-toned ridges on top. - Dark-Toned Unit Exposed atop Crater Ejecta in Meridiani Planum
This image shows the contact between two geologic units: a cratered plains unit and an etched terrain unit.
| Source: HiRISE Operations Center | |
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