Tag Archives: Beautiful Mars

HiRISE: This broken land

Posted on February 14, 2018 by rburnham

This broken land. Surface near Athabasca Valles lava. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: A nice gathering of slope streaks

Posted on February 13, 2018 by rburnham

A nice gathering of slope streaks. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Etched terrain in Meridiani Planum

Posted on February 9, 2018 by rburnham

Etched terrain in Meridiani Planum. Meridiani Planum is a plain located 2 degrees south of Mars’ equator, and the region itself is home to the rover Opportunity. (Altitude: 271 km.) Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: On the contemplation of the stratigraphy of another planet

Posted on February 8, 2018 by rburnham

On the contemplation of the stratigraphy of another planet. 255  km above the surface. This image uses the infrared-red-blue filter of the HiRISE camera. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Holden Crater dunes

Posted on February 5, 2018 by rburnham

Holden Crater dunes. 260 km above the surface. Black and white is 5 km across, enhanced color is less than 1 km. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Traipsing across Terra Sirenum

Posted on February 2, 2018 by rburnham

Traipsing across Terra Sirenum. Terra Sirenum is named after the Sirens who were birds with the heads of girls. In the Odyssey these girls captured passing seamen and killed them. Let’s hope future human exploration of this region is less … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Diverse composition and stratigraphy in the Claritas Region

Posted on February 1, 2018 by rburnham

Diverse composition and stratigraphy in the Claritas Region. This region, west of Solis Planum, is a tectonic and volcanic area located south-east of the Tharsis volcano group (the Tharsis Montes) on the Tharsis rise. It extends roughly north to south … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Ejecta and possible bedrock on a crater floor in Aonia Terra

Posted on January 31, 2018 by rburnham

Ejecta and possible bedrock on a crater floor in Aonia Terra. This is just to the east of an impact crater that is almost dead center within a much larger impact crater. (249 km above the surface; black and white … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Contact between fluvial units in Aeolis Dorsa

Posted on January 30, 2018 by rburnham

Contact between fluvial units in Aeolis Dorsa. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Dark materials on Olympus Mons

Posted on January 22, 2018 by rburnham

Dark materials on Olympus Mons. There are blocks of layered terrain within the Olympus Mons aureole. The aureole is a giant apron of chaotic material around the volcano, perhaps formed by enormous landslides off the flanks of the giant volcano. … Continue reading →

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