[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - September 26, 2012

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:30:47 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201209262030.q8QKUlXV004026_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
September 26, 2012

o Getting Luki
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028368_1500

  The central region of this crater consists of uplifted
  ancient bedrock with a great variety of rock types.

o Enigmatic Pits and Rises in Noctis Labyrinthus
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028410_1710

  All these features are indicative of the crust of Mars
  having been pulled apart, exposing the deep interior of the planet.

o Topography of a Flood Carved Channel
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028473_1840

  By examining the walls in such detail, we hope to understand the
  process by which the channel was carved.

o A Pedestal Crater in the Northern Mid-Latitudes
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028598_2230

  Pedestal craters are particularly interesting because some ice may
  still be present in the mesa, protected by the ejecta surface.

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 26 Sep 2012 04:30:47 PM PDT