[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - May 2, 2012

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 16:24:21 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201205022324.q42NOLuJ008420_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
May 2, 2012

o Three Dust Devils
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_025985_2160

  There are also bright lines present, representing the tracks of
  dust devils that have already passed through this region.

o Colorful Uplifted Rocks
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026388_2300

  Central peaks on Mars have some of the most diverse and distinctive
  rock types.

o Layered Bedrock in Nili Fossae Region
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026570_2025

  The differing colors indicate different rock types of alteration.
  The darkest patches of ground probably consist of volcanic sand that
  is trapped in relative low areas.

o A Flow Margin in Phlegra Dorsa
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026738_2080

  The Phlegra Dorsa region consists of ancient hills that have been
  surrounded and partially buried by flows from the Cerberus Fossae
  to the south.

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 Wed 02 May 2012 07:24:21 PM PDT