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HiRISE: 500-Meter circular feature
500-Meter circular feature or possible crater. Beautiful Mars series.
Posted in Reports
Tagged Beautiful Mars, crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, south polar ice cap, south polar region, University of Arizona
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Curiosity: ChemCam takes a long shot
Sol 1222, January 13, 2016. The rover’s ChemCam isn’t limited to closeups of rocks and targets in Curiosity’s nearby surroundings. Using its Remote Micro-Imager, the camera can also focus at infinity. Here it shot a four-frame portrait of the interior … Continue reading
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Tagged crater, Curiosity, Gale Crater, layers, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, Namib Dune, NASA, Remote Micro-Imager, RMI, stratigraphy
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HiRISE: Filled crater and scollops
In this observation made for a study of ancient craters, we see the craters filled with smooth material that has subsequently degraded into scallops. These formations might be possibly due to ground ice sublimation. High resolution can help to estimate … Continue reading
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Tagged crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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