[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: July 15, 2015

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:37:46 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201507162337.t6GNbkGZ015972_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
July 15, 2015

o Frosty Gullies on the Northern Plains
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_040811_2410

  Seasonal frost commonly forms at middle and high latitudes
  on Mars, much like winter snow on Earth.

o Potential Active Processes in Porter Crater
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_040885_1295

  On the northern slopes are several smaller slope features that
  have a morphology hinting at recurring slope lineae.

o Sedimentary Deposits within Ius Chasma
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_040976_1725

  Most of the larger chasmata contain kilometer-thick light-toned
  layered deposits composed of sulfates, but it's a bit different
  here in Ius Chasma.

o Purple Mountain's Majesty
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_041088_1535
 
  This small mountain is located near the northeastern rim of the
   giant Hellas impact basin, and could be impact ejecta.

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 16 Jul 2015 07:37:46 PM PDT