[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: January 15, 2014

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:09:03 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <201401152109.s0FL93Yo014053_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
January 15, 2014

o Dunes on the Rim of the Hellas Impact Basin
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_034101_1385

  Sand dunes like these in this image have been observed to
  creep slowly across the surface of Mars through the action of the wind.

o Recent Volcanism in Valles Marineris
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_034131_1670

  The possibility of recent volcanism inside Valles Marineris was first
  proposed decades ago based on Viking orbiter images.

o Looking for Salts on Mars
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_034309_1485

  In this observation, chlorides have a bright appearance and are covered
  by other dark materials.

o Fissure near Cerberus Fossae with Tectonic Morphologies
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_034716_1875

  The linearity of the volcanic vent in this observation, along with evidence
  of lava flow from the vent, suggests control by combined volcano-tectonic
  processes.

        
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 15 Jan 2014 04:09:03 PM PST