[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - October 3, 2012

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 10:20:48 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201210031720.q93HKnEi004973_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
October 3, 2012

o Remnants of a Viscous Flow on Mars
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028352_2245

  Some of the lobate flows here are pristine-looking and highly
  reminiscent of terrestrial glaciers, whereas others appear more
  degraded.

o Ancient Layers on Mars
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028487_2180

  The terrain here is along the boundary between the ancient
  highlands and the younger lowlands of Mars.

o Slope Streak Details and a New Streak
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028642_1800

  Some people have proposed these streaks are the traces of
  liquid water, but most scientists think that they form when
  very thin layers of fine dust is disturbed and slides downhill.

o Colorful Layers Exposed in the Walls of an Impact Crater
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028693_1535

  This image covers most of an impact crater about 6 to 7 kilometers
  wide. Partway down from the crater rim is a prominent bright layer
  of bedrock.

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 03 Oct 2012 01:20:48 PM PDT