[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - September 16, 2015

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:06:52 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201509172306.t8HN6quc019243_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
September 16, 2015

o Western Medusa Fossae Formation: Dust and Dunes
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_041864_1745

  The bluish sand in this image is thought to originate
  from the bedrock that lies beneath the dust.

o Possible Sulfates in the Northeast Syrtis Major Region
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_041893_1975

  This particular region has been studied intensely due to the
  presence of volcanics from Syrtis Major and impact ejecta
  from the Isidis Basin.

o Which Came First?
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_042040_1275

  Let's untangle the history of certain formations in this image
  of sand dunes trapped inside an unnamed crater in southern
  Terra Cimmeria.

o Bizarre TARs
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_042124_1665

  Unlike other transverse aeolian ridges on Mars, these TARs have
  blunt edges and serrated ridges. Why?

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 17 Sep 2015 07:06:52 PM PDT