Tag Archives: rocks

HiRISE: Surface texture

Posted on March 18, 2019 by rburnham

Surface texture. Interesting how the dune ripples within these shallow craters all seem to have a similar orientation. This image is within a crater in the Arabia Terra region. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive [More at links]

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Opportunity: Sol 3608, March 18, 2014

Posted on March 19, 2014 by rburnham

Sugarloaf, in the rock garden of the McClure-Beverlin escarpment, as imaged by the left Pancam using filter #5 (green). Note Sugarloaf’s markedly different texture compared to the basaltic rocks nearby. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status and location map. … Continue reading →

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