HiRISE image: lava flow boundary in Tharsis

Posted on February 6, 2014 by rburnham

Beautiful Mars series: Flow Boundary in the Tharsis Region to the East of Pavonis Mons.  More Beautiful Mars.

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THEMIS image: Alba Mons flows

Posted on February 6, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 6, 2014. The flows in this VIS image originated at Alba Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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HiRISE image: spectacular new impact crater

Posted on February 5, 2014 by rburnham

Context Camera (CTX) images showed a likely new impact crater formed at this location between July 2010 and May 2012, and now a HiRISE image provides details about this recent impact event. Our image shows a large, rayed blast zone and far-flung secondary material around an approximately 30 meter-diameter crater, indicating a large explosion threw debris as far as 15 kilometers in distance. Because… [More at link]

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Curiosity raw image: sol 533, February 4, 2014

Posted on February 5, 2014 by rburnham

Wheel tracks on the big dune in Dingo Gap. This image was taken by Navcam: Right B (NAV_RIGHT_B) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 533 (2014-02-04 18:24:20 UTC). More Sol 533 images (all cameras).

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HiRISE image: layers in a crater and a serious slope streak

Posted on February 5, 2014 by rburnham

Beautiful Mars series:  Layers in a crater and a serious slope streak. More Beautiful Mars images.

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HiRISE image: active dune gullies in Kaiser Crater

Posted on February 5, 2014 by rburnham

Active dune gullies in Kaiser Crater. More HiRISE images.

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THEMIS image: Tharsis lava flows

Posted on February 5, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 5, 2014. This VIS image shows a small portion of the extensive lava flows created by the large Tharsis volcanoes. These flows are located north east of Ascraeus Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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Curiosity panorama: the valley beyond Dingo Gap

Posted on February 4, 2014 by rburnham

This view combines several frames taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity, looking into a valley to the west from the eastern side of a dune at the eastern end of the valley. The team operating Curiosity has chosen this valley as a likely route… [Hi-res panorama at link]

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THEMIS image: Olympus Mons escarpment

Posted on February 4, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 4, 2014. This VIS image shows part of the escarpment that encircles Olympus Mons. This image is located on the southeastern flank of the volcano.

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THEMIS image: Olympus Mons

Posted on February 3, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 3, 2014. The narrow lava flows in this VIS image are located on the northeastern flank of Olympus Mons, below the large escarpment that encircles the volcano.

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