[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - November 2, 2011

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 10:27:52 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201111031727.pA3HRqAM003301_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
November 2, 2011

o Lava Flow Constricted between Topographic Obstacles
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_020580_2035

  This constriction seems to have disrupted the flow and produced a
  platy-ridged surface on the down-flow side of the constriction point.

o Brain-Coral Texture on Crater Floor
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023649_1360

  This crater floor has a hummocky texture ("brain-coral"-like), and
  curved structures, possibly from glacial-like flow.

o Gullies with Varied Shapes on a Crater Wall
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023665_1410

  A couple of gullies in this image are unusual because a segment in the
  middle becomes wider than the upslope segment, and then narrows again downslope.

o The Eastern Floor of Aram Chaos
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_024266_1830

  The interplay between the dunes, eroded landforms and the various other
  light and dark-toned materials provides clues to the relative ages of the
  geologic processes and the nature of the materials.

        
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 03 Nov 2011 01:27:52 PM PDT