Tag Archives: Arsinoes Chaos

Orbit counter clicks 40,000 times for MRO

Posted on February 9, 2015 by rburnham

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter passed a mission milestone of 40,000 orbits on Feb. 7, 2015, in its ninth year of returning information about the atmosphere, surface and subsurface of Mars, from equatorial to polar latitudes…. Now in its fourth mission … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Yardangs in Arsinoes Chaos

Posted on February 6, 2015 by rburnham

Several terrain types converge in this scene from Arsinoes Chaos, in the far eastern portions of Valles Marineris. The jumbled chaos terrain is likely related to the massive water-carved outflow channels that started in this area and flowed north across … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Light-toned deposit in Arsinoes Chaos

Posted on October 22, 2014 by rburnham

The objective of this observation is to examine a light-toned deposit in a region of what is called “chaotic terrain” at the base of the Valles Marineris canyon system. The deposit displays a rough surface, in contrast to the smoothness … Continue reading →

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