[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: September 12, 2013

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:25:27 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201309122025.r8CKPRJE005315_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
September 12, 2013

o Gullied Massif in the Nereidum Montes
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_032522_1345

  This observation shows a beautiful example of gullies in a
  massif in Nereidum Montes, located in Argyre Planitia, one of
  the largest impact basins on Mars.

o Slope Lineae along Coprates Chasma Ridge
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_032562_1670

  The formation of "recurring slope lineae" is a fascinating
  process on Mars that we're just beginning to investigate.

o Layers, Bedrock Ridges, and Dark Sand in Schiaparelli Crater
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_032836_1790

  How did these ridges form, and what is the relationship to the
  sand?

o Terraced Craters and Layered Targets
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_033014_2260
  
  Small impact craters usually have simple bowl shapes; however, when
  the target material has different layers of different strength, more
  complicated crater shapes can emerge.

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 12 Sep 2013 04:25:27 PM PDT