[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - March 20, 2013

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:16:53 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201303210016.r2L0GrNg002065_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
March 20, 2013

o Martian Honeycomb Hideout
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_024061_2610

  The most striking aspect of this image is the honeycomb-like
  pattern of the dunes.

o Defrosting of Dunes with Large Gullies
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_024103_2565

  The gullies at this site are particularly large, which is intriguing,
  suggesting that this site be monitored to see if stages of gully
  formation or details of activity can be observed.

o A Sinuous Ridge South of Moreux Crater
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_024224_2190

  This observation shows a sinuous ridge that may be an inverted stream.
  Streams can be inverted if they are made of stronger material than their
  surroundings.

o Looking for Changes in Colorful Aureum Chaos
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_030675_1765

  Although Mars has a thin atmosphere, the wind is nevertheless strong
  enough to move some sand dunes and ripples, collectively termed "bedforms."

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 20 Mar 2013 08:16:53 PM PDT