Tag Archives: Gorgonum Basin

HiRISE: Light-toned material in Gorgonum Chaos crater

Posted on June 8, 2018 by rburnham

Light-toned material within the center of a crater in Gorgonum Chaos basin. The rocks within the center of this crater are light-toned and appear altered relative to the rocks that define the crater wall. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Light-toned mounds in Gorgonum Basin

Posted on June 30, 2017 by rburnham

Gorgonum Basin is one of several large basins within the Terra Sirenum region of Mars. Each basin has light-toned mounds, many of which contain clays. Scientists think that Terra Sirenum once had a large lake during an epoch called the … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Transition from depressed to inverted channels in Gorgonum Basin

Posted on October 11, 2016 by rburnham

This image shows a transition from depressed to inverted channels in the Gorgonum Basin. In the darker terrain, there are two channels that display depressed topography. As these two channels cross into the underlying brighter terrain, the channels now stand … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Einstein and Mars

Posted on July 18, 2016 by rburnham

In February 1917, Albert Einstein wrote in a letter: “It is a pity that we do not live on Mars and just observe man’s nasty antics by telescope.” We do have a telescope at Mars, but we use it to … Continue reading →

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