Tag Archives: DLR

HRSC: Crater triplets

Posted on April 6, 2017 by rburnham

At first glance this scene may seem nothing out of the ordinary, but the large elongated crater marks the imprint of an impacting body that may have broken into three before it hit Mars. The images were acquired by ESA’s … Continue reading →

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HRSC: Remnants of a mega-flood

Posted on March 2, 2017 by rburnham

ESA’s Mars Express has captured images of one of the largest outflow channel networks on the Red Planet. The Kasei Valles channel system extends around 3000 km from its source region in Echus Chasma – which lies east of the … Continue reading →

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MEX: Swirling spirals at the north pole of Mars

Posted on February 2, 2017 by rburnham

A new mosaic from ESA’s Mars Express shows off the Red Planet’s north polar ice cap and its distinctive dark spiralling troughs. The mosaic was generated from 32 individual orbit ‘strips’ captured between 2004 and 2010, and covers an area … Continue reading →

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HRSC: Frost build-up near Mars north pole

Posted on January 23, 2017 by rburnham

This animated gif shows the build up of frosts in a 73 x 41 km section of the north polar ice cap of Mars between November and December 2004. The images were taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on … Continue reading →

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HRSC: Adamas Labyrinthus

Posted on November 28, 2016 by rburnham

This labyrinth-like system of troughs and plateaus was imaged by ESA’s Mars Express on 21 June 2016. It shows part of a region known as Adamas Labyrinthus, which is found in Utopia Planitia in the northern lowlands of Mars. Here, … Continue reading →

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HRSC: A record of ancient tectonic stress

Posted on November 3, 2016 by rburnham

Sets of ridges and troughs some 1000 km north of the giant Olympus Mons volcano contain a record of the intense tectonic stresses and strains experienced in the Acheron Fossae region on Mars 3.7–3.9 billion years ago. This scene, captured … Continue reading →

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HRSC: Buried glaciers on Mars

Posted on October 13, 2016 by rburnham

This jumble of eroded blocks lies along the distinctive boundary between the Red Planet’s southern highlands and the northern lowlands, with remnants of ancient glaciers flowing around them. This boundary is one of the oldest and most prominent features on … Continue reading →

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HRSC: Mawrth Vallis mosaic

Posted on September 26, 2016 by rburnham

Sculpted by ancient water flowing on the surface, Mawrth Vallis is one of the most remarkable outflow channels on Mars. The valley, once a potentially habitable place, is one of the main features of a region at the boundary between … Continue reading →

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ExoMars: Spotlight on Schiaparelli’s landing site

Posted on August 11, 2016 by rburnham

Schiaparelli, the Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module of the joint ESA / Roscosmos ExoMars 2016 mission, will target the Meridiani Planum region for its October landing, as seen in this mosaic created from Mars Express images. The landing ellipse, … Continue reading →

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HRSC: MEX spies nameless, ancient impact crater

Posted on July 18, 2016 by rburnham

This striking perspective view from ESA’s Mars Express shows an unnamed but eye-catching impact crater on Mars. This region sits south-west of a dark plain named Mare Serpentis (literally ‘the sea of serpents’), which in turn is located in Noachis … Continue reading →

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