Tag Archives: High Resolution Stereo Camera

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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Mars Express: Cut crater in Memnonia Fossae

Posted on May 18, 2016 by rburnham

An extensive network of fault lines cut through this region of Mars, including one that slices clean through an ancient 52 km-wide crater. The fault network is likely linked to the formation of the Tharsis Bulge, a region to the … Continue reading →

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Rise and fall of Martian lakes

Posted on May 16, 2016 by rburnham

There is a wealth of evidence, collected over the past few decades, suggesting liquid water was abundant in the early history of Mars. However, the size, evolution, and duration of standing bodies of water such as lakes on Mars’ surface … Continue reading →

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Olympus Mons: slumps make terraces & scarps

Posted on May 11, 2016 by rburnham

Scientists from the Division of Planetary Sciences and Remote Sensing in the Institute of Geological Sciences at Freie Universität Berlin have succeeded in creating a model simulating the formation of mysterious structures on the surface of the Mars volcano, Olympus … Continue reading →

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HRSC: Frosty Martian valleys

Posted on March 24, 2016 by rburnham

Nestled within the fractured rim of a vast impact basin on Mars are valley floors dusted in frost. At 2200 km wide and up to 9 km deep, the Hellas Basin is the largest impact crater on Mars. This scene, … Continue reading →

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HRSC: Aeolis Mensae

Posted on February 29, 2016 by rburnham

A powerful combination of tectonic activity and strong winds have joined forces to shape the scenery in this region of Mars. The image was taken by ESA’s Mars Express on 7 July 2015 and covers part of the Aeolis Mensae … Continue reading →

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HRSC: Arda Valles

Posted on February 18, 2016 by rburnham

The Arda Valles region of Mars, comprising the network of drainage valleys seen in the left-hand portion of the image. The region lies on the western rim of an ancient large impact basin, which can be seen in the right-hand … Continue reading →

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