[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - March 27, 2013

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:07:21 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201303271807.r2RI7L4c012477_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
March 27, 2013

o Possible Hydrated Minerals on the Plains of Terra Sirenum
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023335_1560

  This image shows a small light-toned exposure of rock on the plains
  of Terra Sirenum, in a heavily cratered region of the Southern
  hemisphere of Mars.

o Clay Minerals Near Mawrth Vallis
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023422_2000

  This particular image is part of a collection of observations to
  support assessment of potential future rover landing sites.

o A Crater with a Surrounding Bench
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023593_1845

  The crater's original rim appears to have been eroded, mainly above
  a resistant layer.

o Small Mid-Latitude Crater
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_030916_1250
  
  Although this crater looks fresh, it is already showing signs that
  it is being filled in and eroded.

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 27 Mar 2013 02:07:21 PM PDT