Tag Archives: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

HiRISE: Figure 8 craters on Mars

Posted on July 10, 2018 by rburnham

Impact craters are very common on the surface of Mars as well as any other planetary body lacking a significant atmosphere (e.g., the Moon). In the absence of a thick atmosphere and active geologic processes, and if the surface is … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Fans in east Coprates Montes

Posted on July 9, 2018 by rburnham

Dark be the fans in east Coprates Montes. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Glacial tongue

Posted on July 9, 2018 by rburnham

Glacial tongue. Well, that’s a fine how-do-you-do! This re-image can help to detect for any changes in the ridges and boulder movement. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Korolev Crater layers

Posted on July 6, 2018 by rburnham

Korolev Crater layers. With HiRISE resolution, paleoclimate analysis can be done to determine the possible climate record held within ice mounds, like those here. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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MARCI weather report, June 25-July 1, 2018

Posted on July 6, 2018 by rburnham

For the past week on Mars, the planet-encircling dust event persisted across all hemispheres. Though, active dust-lifting was not occurring everywhere across the planet, regional lifting centers in Solis-Sinai, Hellas, and Elysium continued to sustain a planet-encircling dust cloud of … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Hills and mesas

Posted on July 5, 2018 by rburnham

Hills and mesas. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Impact crater’s steep slopes

Posted on July 5, 2018 by rburnham

Steep slopes of impact crater. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Translucent ice

Posted on July 3, 2018 by rburnham

Translucent ice. Also note the polygonal ground, another feature of expanding and contracting subsurface ice. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Possible valleys along a plateau in Noctis Labyrinthus

Posted on July 2, 2018 by rburnham

Possible valleys along a plateau in Noctis Labyrinthus. If there are valleys, this could explain why there are hydrated minerals only found along this portion. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Megabreccia in NE Syrtis Major

Posted on July 2, 2018 by rburnham

Megabreccia in northeast Syrtis Major region. Northeast Syrtis Major is a landscape where a diverse sampling of aqueous and igneous geological processes are recorded in the rock at the surface. “‘Breccia” literally means “rubble” and implies a rock deposited very close … Continue reading →

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