[meteorite-list] MRO HIRISE Images - June 29, 2011
From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:47:29 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <201106301747.p5UHlTdw008769_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov> MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES June 29, 2011 o Active Gullies in Crater Dune Field, Southern Polar Region http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_022255_1095 These dune gullies are located in an unnamed crater just north of the Richardson Crater, which also contain dune gullies. o Lobate Flow Feature in Eastern Hellas http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_022494_1385 Similar flow features are found in many other craters throughout the Southern mid-latitudes of Mars, particularly in this region east of Hellas. o Terraced Eastern Wall along the Middle Reach of Ma http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_022848_1595 In this HiRISE image, numerous trough-like channels on the lower wall and terrace region suggest that water flowed in Ma'adim Vallis in the ancient past. All of the HiRISE images are archived here: http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ Information about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is online at http://www.nasa.gov/mro. The mission is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, of Denver, is the prime contractor and built the spacecraft. HiRISE is operated by the University of Arizona. Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., of Boulder, Colo., built the HiRISE instrument. Received on Thu 30 Jun 2011 01:47:29 PM PDT |
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