[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - August 31, 2011

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 13:28:31 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201109012028.p81KSWbt009413_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
August 31, 2011

o Flow Structures in Noctis Region Trough
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_020313_1720

  The tectonic forces that opened this canyon also disrupted the crust
  in this location and led to the formation of many isolated blocks of
  rock with intervening valleys.

o Enigmatic Mound on the Crater Floor on Margaritifer Terra
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023264_1680

  The origin of this mound on a crater floor was not clear from prior
  image coverage, so we targeted HiRISE to take a closer look.

o The Gemstone Floor of Noctis Labyrinthus
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023359_1710

  The smooth light-toned deposits on the floor of Noctis Labyrinthus
  may contain a form of hydrated silica, perhaps opal, which is a gemstone.

o Striking Impact
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023482_2010

  Newly-formed impact craters on Mars are found and dated by comparing images
  before and after the impact and looking for changes.
        
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.
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