Tag Archives: Beautiful Mars

HiRISE: Korolev Crater layers

Posted on July 6, 2018 by rburnham

Korolev Crater layers. With HiRISE resolution, paleoclimate analysis can be done to determine the possible climate record held within ice mounds, like those here. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Hills and mesas

Posted on July 5, 2018 by rburnham

Hills and mesas. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Impact crater’s steep slopes

Posted on July 5, 2018 by rburnham

Steep slopes of impact crater. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Translucent ice

Posted on July 3, 2018 by rburnham

Translucent ice. Also note the polygonal ground, another feature of expanding and contracting subsurface ice. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Possible valleys along a plateau in Noctis Labyrinthus

Posted on July 2, 2018 by rburnham

Possible valleys along a plateau in Noctis Labyrinthus. If there are valleys, this could explain why there are hydrated minerals only found along this portion. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Megabreccia in NE Syrtis Major

Posted on July 2, 2018 by rburnham

Megabreccia in northeast Syrtis Major region. Northeast Syrtis Major is a landscape where a diverse sampling of aqueous and igneous geological processes are recorded in the rock at the surface. “‘Breccia” literally means “rubble” and implies a rock deposited very close … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: A curious Curiosity

Posted on July 2, 2018 by rburnham

A curious Curiosity. This is a 2017 image of the rover Curiosity at Vera Rubin Ridge. The feature is named after an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. This image is at full resolution. Beautiful Mars series. [More … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Contact between Apollinaris Patera and the Medusae Fossae formation

Posted on June 29, 2018 by rburnham

Contact between Apollinaris Patera and the Medusae Fossae formation. Let’s hope they get along. (The Medusae Fossae Formation is to the right in this image and is noticeable for the yardangs — those long, high standing rock formations — we … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Lingering frost

Posted on June 28, 2018 by rburnham

Lingering frost. The North Polar layered deposits comprise a thick stack of icy layers. Part of this image has lingering seasonal frost, which serves to accentuate those layers.  An additional rationale for this observation is to document new activity in … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: New crater blues

Posted on June 26, 2018 by rburnham

New crater blues. This new impact was found by the Context Camera team who asked HiRISE to take a high-resolution image. They estimated the impact happened between January 2012 and September 2016, because they have a picture from the  THEMIS … Continue reading →

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