[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: June 6, 2012

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 15:32:00 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201206062232.q56MW00E001992_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
June 6, 2012

o Layered Material Cut by a Valley Connected to East Jezero Crater
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026359_1990

  This image shows layered bedrock composed of light- and
  intermediate-toned materials.

o Active Sand Abrasion in the Northern Polar Region of Mars
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026839_2550

  The large dune field which surrounds Mars' North Polar cap is
  actively being modified by the wind, with dunes moving at rates
  of a meter or more per year.

o Streaks on the North Polar Layered Deposits
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026897_2655

  These streaks may be formed by winds blowing bright water frost
  over the surface, removing frost from the surface, or blowing dark
  material over the frost.

o Pluvo Point
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026956_2545

  Although we can clearly see the bright area in this image, it isn't
  due to frost or ice at this time of year.

All of the HiRISE images are archived here:

http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/

Information about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is
online at http://www.nasa.gov/mro. The mission is
managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division
of the California Institute of Technology, for the NASA
Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. Lockheed
Martin Space Systems, of Denver, is the prime contractor
and built the spacecraft. HiRISE is operated by the
University of Arizona. Ball Aerospace and Technologies
Corp., of Boulder, Colo., built the HiRISE instrument.
Received on Wed 06 Jun 2012 06:32:00 PM PDT