[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: June 17, 2015

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:40:31 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201506172340.t5HNeVQZ008754_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
June 17, 2015

o Active High-Latitude Dune-Gullies
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_039701_1095

  Gully and defrosting activity have been visible here along edge
  of dune field, along with blocks of frost.

o A Light Toned Deposit in Aureum Chaos
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_039708_1765

  The objective of this observation is to examine a light-toned
  deposit in a region of what is called "chaotic terrain."

o A Fan-Shaped Landform and Nearby Light-Toned Material
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_039731_1580

  The focus of this image is on the western end of a fan-shaped
  landform, located at the end point of a sinuous valley.

o Cloudy Skies over Hypanis Vallis
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_040579_1920

  These clouds are part of the annually occurring Acidalia storm
  track, a regional dust storm system.

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 17 Jun 2015 07:40:31 PM PDT