Tag Archives: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

HiRISE: Clays in a well-preserved impact crater in Acidalia Planitia

Posted on September 25, 2018 by rburnham

Clays in a well-preserved impact crater in Acidalia Planitia. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Up above the dust clouds

Posted on September 24, 2018 by rburnham

When much of Mars was enshrouded by a recent massive dust storm, HiRISE captured this clear view of the surface because of the target’s unique location. Olympus Mons is the biggest volcano in the Solar System, reaching a height of … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Martian haze

Posted on September 24, 2018 by rburnham

A massive, planet-encircling dust storm occurred on Mars during the summer of 2018, resulting in many images where the surface could not be seen due to the dust. This is a problem for HiRISE but also gives us an exciting … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Crater on north polar layered deposits

Posted on September 21, 2018 by rburnham

Crater on north polar layered deposits. Even at HiRISE resolution, it’s difficult to spot in black and white, but the color enhanced picture at full resolution tells a different story. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Dark dunes in Ius Chasma

Posted on September 21, 2018 by rburnham

Dark dunes in Ius Chasma. This image is part of a campaign to monitor the dunes over three Martian years. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Thousands of spiders on Mars

Posted on September 20, 2018 by rburnham

As part of the Planet Four citizen science effort, volunteers searched Context Camera images for possible new locations on Mars with “spiders,” or features with radial troughs from which fans emanate in the springtime. We planned this HiRISE image over … Continue reading →

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MARCI weather report, September 10-16, 2018

Posted on September 19, 2018 by rburnham

Multiple local-scale dust storms picked up along the seasonal south polar ice cap of Mars this past week. This activity that extended over Aonia, Cimmeria, and near the Mountains of Mitchel generated a diffuse dust cloud along the cap edge. … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: The other Pan’s labyrinth

Posted on September 19, 2018 by rburnham

The other Pan’s labyrinth. These polar dunes are located near source of gypsum. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Rough texture, dark dunes

Posted on September 19, 2018 by rburnham

Rough texture, dark dunes. There is a variety of substrate textures in this image, including a ridge-groove corrugation that is reminiscent of some features in Gale Crater. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: This speckled landscape

Posted on September 19, 2018 by rburnham

This speckled landscape. In addition to the bright rock, there are mounds with pits at their summits. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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