[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - October 15, 2014
From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:07:56 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <201410151807.s9FI7uYS008053_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov> MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES October 15, 2014 o A Collection of Landforms in Eastern Elysium Planitia http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_037300_1825 This image shows a great deal of geologic diversity in a rather small area. o Mounds of Layered Material on the West Edge of Melas Chasma http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_037494_1685 Melas Chasma is the widest segment of the Valles Marineris canyon, and is an area where MRO has detected the presence of sulfates. o A Light Toned Deposit in Arsinoes Chaos http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_037545_1730 The deposit displays a rough surface, in contrast to the smoothness of the surounding area. o Perennial Frost in a Crater on the Northern Plains http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_037551_2540 Carbon dioxide is not stable under summer conditions, so this is likely a patch of water ice. 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 Oct 2014 02:07:56 PM PDT |
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