[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: November 13, 2014

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:08:06 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <201411131908.sADJ86N0001643_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
November 13, 2014

o Spring in Inca City I Spring in Inca City I
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_037626_0985

  Every winter a layer of carbon dioxide ice condenses in the
  Southern polar region, forming a seasonal polar cap.

o Spring in Inca City II
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_037811_0985

  Dark spots on the ridge show places where the seasonal polar
  ice cap has ruptured, releasing gas and fine material.

o Spring in Inca City III
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_037877_0985

  We see how the number of fans and blotches depends on the
  thickness of the ice layer and how high the sun is in the sky.

o Spring in Inca City IV
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_038022_0985

  At certain times in spring, fans take on a gray or blue appearance.
  This is the time in Inca City when this phenomenon happens.

o Spring in Inca City V
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_038299_0985

  The layer of seasonal ice has started to develop long cracks, and
  fans of dust are emerging from them.

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 13 Nov 2014 02:08:06 PM PST