Image MRO HiRISE.jpg thumb right 300px A worker prepares HiRISE before it is shipped for attachment to the spacecraft ... , resolving objects below a meter across. By 2010, HiRISE had sampled about one percent of the Martian ... ref HiRISE has imaged Mars landers on the surface, including the ongoing Opportunity rover . ref ... thumb left Crop of one of the first images of Mars from the HiRISE camera In the late 1980s, Alan ... Ball Aerospace was given the responsibility to build the camera and they delivered HiRISE to NASA on December ... publisher UANews date 2004 12 06 title Ultra sharp, Mars Bound HiRISE Camera Delivered url http ... 08 ref It was prepared for launch on board the MRO on August 12, 2005, to the cheers of the HiRISE ... UA Team Cheers Launch of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, HiRISE url http uanews.org cgi bin WebObjects UANews.woa 4 wa MainStoryDetails?ArticleID 11437 accessdate 2006 06 08 ref Image Hirise at mars.jpg thumb right Artist s rendition of HiRISE at Mars During the cruise phase of MRO, HiRISE took multiple ..., MRO achieved Martian orbit and primed HiRISE to acquire some initial images of Mars. ref name Ref a cite ... UA Team Cheers Launch of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, HiRISE url http mars.jpl.nasa.gov mro newsroom ... its first high resolution pictures of Mars on September 29. On October 6, 2006 HiRISE took ... name Ref b http hiroc.lpl.arizona.edu images TRA TRA 000873 1780 HiRISE Victoria Crater at Meridiani ... 10 03, HiRISE was turned toward Earth , and took a picture of it and the Moon . In a full resolution ... 06 21 ref On May 25, 2008, HiRISE imaged NASA s Phoenix spacecraft Mars Phoenix Lander parachuting ... the public suggested places for HiRISE to photograph. One of the eight locations was Aureum Chaos ... view of the area. The next two images are from the HiRISE image. ref name Ref e http hirise.lpl.arizona.edu ... of following HiRISE images. Black box shows approximate location of HiRISE images. This image is just ... wide view.JPG Aureum Chaos , as seen by HiRISE, under the HiWish program. Image is located in Margaritifer ... more details
unreferenced date February 2012 In planetary geology , the word mensa pl. mensae is used to refer to a large mesa like area of raised land. gallery File Ganges Mensa.jpg Ganges Mensa , as seen by HiRISE . Ganges Mensa is found in the Coprates quadrangle of Mars . File Capri Mensa.JPG Capri Mensa , as seen by HIRISE. Click on image to see buttes and layers. Capri Mensa is found in the Coprates quadrangle of Mars . gallery Category Planetary geology Geology stub fr Mensa Mars it Mensa esogeologia ... more details
HiWish is a program created by NASA the so that anyone can suggest a place for the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to photograph. ref cite web url http www.marsdaily.com reports Public Invited To Pick Pixels On Mars 999.html title Public Invited To Pick Pixels On Mars date January 22, 2010 publisher Mars Daily accessdate January 10, 2011 ref It was started in January 2010. The first images were released in April 2010. ref cite web url http topnews.net.nz content 23052 nasa releases first eight hiwish selections people s choice mars images title NASA releases first eight HiWish selections of people s choice Mars images date April 2, 2010 publisher TopNews accessdate January 10, 2011 ref Below are a few of the images that have been released as of September 2010. gallery Image Wide view of glacier showing image field.JPG Possible glacier flowing down a valley and spreading out on a plain. Rectangle shows a portion that is enlarged in the next image. Image Glacier close up with hirise.JPG Enlargement of the area in the rectangle in the previous image. This area would be called a moraine in an alpine glacier on Earth. Image Hollows as seen by hirise under hiwish program.jpg Well developed hollows of concentric crater fill, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program. Image Troughs in Elysium Planitia.JPG Troughs to the East of Albor Tholus, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program. Image Troughs showing blue in Elysium Planitia.JPG Portion of a trough Fossae in Elysium Planitia , as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program. Blue indicates probably seasonal frost. gallery To suggest a location for HiRISE to image visit the site at http www.uahirise.org hiwish References references Category Spaceflight Category Astronomy projects Category Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ... more details
Coloe Fossae is a set of troughs in the Ismenius Lacus quadrangle of Mars. It is centered at 36.5 degrees north latitude and 302.9 west longitude. It is 590 km long and was named after a classical albedo feature name. ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref gallery Image Coloe Fossae.JPG Coloe Fossae Dike geology Dike s and or Fault geology Faults , as seen by HiRISE . Dikes and faults may have produced mineral deposits. gallery Image Coloe Fossae Lineated Valley Fill.JPG Coloe Fossae Lineated Valley Fill, as seen by HiRISE . Scale bar is 500 meters long. Image Cole Fossae Pits.JPG Coloe Fossae Pits, as seen by HiRISE . Pits are believed to result from escaping water. gallery References reflist Category Ismenius Lacus quadrangle Category Valleys and canyons on Mars Mars stub pt Coloe Fossae ... more details
MarsGeo Crater name Saheki image Image Saheki Crater Alluvial Fan.JPG 200px caption Saheki Crater Alluvial Fan, as seen by HiRISE . location latitude 21.75 N or S S longitude 286.97 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming diameter 85 km eponym Tsuneo Saheki, a Japanese amateur astronomer 1916 1996 Saheki Crater is a crater in the Iapygia quadrangle of Mars, located at 21.75 S and 286.97 W. It is 85 km in diameter and was named after Tsuneo Saheki, a Japanese amateur astronomer 1916 1996 . ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref The image below of an alluvial fan in the crater was probably formed by running water. gallery Image Saheki Crater.jpg Saheki Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Image Saheki Crater closeup of layers.JPG Close up of Saheki Crater layers, as seen by HiRISE. gallery References reflist Category Impact craters on Mars Category Iapygia quadrangle Mars stub crater stub fr Saheki crat re martien pt Saheki cratera ... more details
The Electris deposits is 100 200 meters thick deposit that is light toned and appears to be weak because few boulders are seen associated with it. The deposit mostly covers ground from 30 S to 45 S and from 160 E to 200 E. ref Grant, J. and P. Schultz. 1990. Gradational epochs on Mars Evidence from west northwest of Isidis Basin and Electric. Icarus 84. 166 195. ref So, some of it lies in the Phaethontis quadrangle and the rest in Eridania quadrangle . Recent work with HiRISE images lead scientists to believe that the deposit is an accumulation of loess that initially were produced from volcanic materials in Tharsis or other volcanic centers. ref Grant, J. et al. 2010. HiRISE views enigmatic deposits in the Sirenum Fossae region of Mars. Icarus 205. 53 63. ref ref www.sciencedirect.com science journal 00191035 ref Its name is one of the Classical albedo features on Mars . In mythology it was the principal island of the Electrides , islands said to produce amber. gallery Image Electris Depsoit.jpg Electris Deposit, as seen by HiRISE. Electris deposit is light toned and smooth in the image in contrast to rough materials below. Location is Phaethontis quadrangle . Image Electris Deposit Layers.jpg Layers in light toned Electris Deposit, as seen by HiRISE. Gullies are visible on the left. gallery References reflist DEFAULTSORT Electris Deposits Category Eridania quadrangle Category Phaethontis quadrangle Mars stub pt Dep sitos de Electris ... more details
Bamberg crater is an impact crater in the Mare Acidalium quadrangle of Mars , located at 39.71 N and 356.9 E. It is 55.7 km in diameter and is named after a town in Germany . ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref CTX images and HiRISE images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have showed that the crater contains gullies. Martian Gullies are believed to have formed through rather recent flows of liquid water. gallery Image 24951bambergwidectx.jpg Context for next image of Bamberg crater. Box shows where the next image came from. This is a CTX image from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Image ESP 024951gulliesandflow.jpg Gullies and massive flow of material, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program . Gullies are enlarged in next two images. Location is Bamberg crater. Image 24951gulliesclose.jpg Close up view of some gullies, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program. Image 24951gullyclose.jpg Close up view of another gully in same HiRISE picture. Picture taken under HiWish program. gallery References reflist See also Water on Mars Geology of Mars Martian Gullies Mare Acidalium quadrangle Category Impact craters on Mars Category Mare Acidalium quadrangle ... more details
MarsGeo name Lycus Sulci image Image Lycus Sulci.JPG 200px caption Lycus Sulci, as seen by HiRISE . The full size image shows dark slope streak s. location latitude 24.6 N or S N longitude 141.1 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming Lycus Sulci is a feature in the Amazonis quadrangle on Mars, with its location centered at 24.6 north latitude and 141.1 west longitude. It is 350 km long and is named after a classical albedo feature name. ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref gallery Image Lycus Sulci from HiRISE.JPG Surface features of Lycus Sulci, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program. gallery References reflist Category Amazonis quadrangle Category Ridges on Mars Mars stub cs Lycus Sulci pt Lycus Sulci ... more details
MarsGeo name Ister Chaos image Image Ister Chaos.jpg 200px caption Ister Chaos, as seen by HiRISE. location latitude 13.0 N or S N longitude 56.4 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming a classical albedo feature at 10N, 56W Ister Chaos is a broken up area in the Lunae Palus quadrangle of Mars . It is located at 13.0° N and 56.4° W. It is 103.4 km across and was named after a classical albedo feature at 10N, 56W. ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref gallery Image Ister Chaos Close up.JPG Close up of Ister Chaos, as seen by HiRISE. gallery References reflist Mars stub Category Lunae Palus quadrangle Category Chaotic terrains on Mars pt Ister Chaos ... more details
MarsGeo Valley name Her Desher Valles image Image Her Desher Valles.jpg 200px caption Her Desher Valles, as seen by HiRISE . location latitude 25.4 N or S S longitude 48.0 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming orphan date October 2009 Her Desher Valles is an ancient river valley in the Coprates quadrangle of Mars , located at 25.4 S and 48.0 W. It is 107.0 km across and was named for the Egyptian name for Mars. ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref gallery Image Her Desher Valles close up.JPG Her Desher Valles close up, as seen by HiRISE. gallery References reflist Mars stub Category Valleys and canyons on Mars Category Coprates quadrangle pt Her Desher Valles ... more details
MarsGeo name Iberus Vallis image Image Iberus Vallis Wide View.jpg 200px caption Wide view of Iberus Vallis, as seen by HiRISE. Imagine taking a walk in these canyons and looking up at the layers. location latitude 21.5 N or S N longitude 208.0 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming Iberus Vallis is a valley in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars , located at 21.5 N and 208.0 W. It is 80.2 Km long and was named after a classical name for the Ebro River in NE Spain. ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref gallery Image Iberus Vallis.jpg Detail from the center of the previous image, as seen by HiRISE. gallery References reflist Category Valleys and canyons on Mars Category Elysium quadrangle pt Iberus Vallis ... more details
MarsGeo Crater name Chincoteague Crater image Image Chincoteague Crater.jpg 200px caption Chincoteague Crater, as seen by HiRISE. location latitude 41.5 N or S N longitude 236.0 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming diameter eponym Chincoteague, Virginia , USA Chincoteague Crater is an impact crater in the Cebrenia quadrangle of Mars , located at 41.5 N and 236.0 W. It is 37.0 km in diameter and was named after a town in Virginia, USA. ref gpn 1183 ref gallery Image Chincoteague Crater close up.jpg Close up of Chincoteague Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Image close up view of previous image. Note the gullies and associated landforms. gallery References reflist Category Cebrenia quadrangle Mars stub crater stub es Chincoteague cr ter pt Chincoteague cratera ... more details
MarsGeo name Sirenum Fossae image Image Sirenum Fossae.JPG 200px caption Sirenum Fossae, as seen by HiRISE . location latitude 34.9 N or S S longitude 160.9 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming Sirenum Fossae is a trough geology trough in the Memnonia quadrangle of Mars , located at 34.9 south latitude and 160.9 west longitude. Sirenum Fossae is 2,735 km long and was named after a classical albedo feature name. ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref Troughs on Mars like this one are called Fossa geology Fossae . Sirenum Fossae is believed to have formed by movement along a pair of fault geology fault s causing a center section to drop down. This kind of feature is called a graben . gallery Image Sirenum Fossae Layers.JPG Sirenum Fossae layers, as seen by HiRISE . Scale bar is 500 meters long. Image Context image for gullies in crater and trough.JPG MOLA context image for the series of three images to follow of gullies in a trough and nearby crater. This image shows where the image is in relation to Mariner Crater and Sirenum Fossae. Image Gullies in trough and crater.jpg Gullies in a trough and nearby crater, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program . Scale bar is 500 meters long. Image Gullies in crater under HiWish.JPG Close up of gullies in crater, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program. Image Gullies in trough.JPG Close up of gullies in trough, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program. These are some of the smaller gullies visible on Mars. gallery References reflist See also Fossa geology Martian Gullies Category Valleys and canyons on Mars Category Memnonia quadrangle Mars stub pl Sirenum Fossae pt Sirenum Fossae ... more details
MarsGeo Crater name Asimov Crater image Image Asimov Crater.jpg 200px caption Asimov Crater, as seen by HiRISE . Bottom of picture shows southeastern wall of crater. Top of picture is edge of mound that fills most of the crater. location latitude 47.0 N or S S longitude 355.05 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming diameter 84.0 km eponym Isaac Asimov 1920 1992 , an American biochemist and writer Asimov Crater is an impact crater in the Noachis quadrangle of Mars , located at 47.0 S and 355.05 W. It is 84.0 km in diameter and was named after Isaac Asimov 1920 1992 , an American biochemist and writer. ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov Feature 14567 ref gallery Image Close up of Asimov Crater.JPG Gullies on mound in Asimov Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Image Asimov Crater Layers.jpg Layers in west slope of Asimov Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Image Asimov Layers Close up.JPG Close up of layers in west slope of Asimov Crater. Shadows show the overhang. Some of the layers are much more resistant to erosion, so they stick out. Image from HiRISE. Image Asimov Crater Central Pit.jpg East Slope of Central Pit in Asimov Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Click on image to see more details of the many gullies. gallery References reflist Mars stub crater stub Category Noachis quadrangle Category Impact craters on Mars Category Isaac Asimov pt Asimov cratera sk Asimov kr ter zh ... more details
terrains in the Peneus and Amphitrites Paterae region of Mars as observed by HiRISE. Icarus 205. 259 ... Patera.JPG Scalloped Terrain at Peneus Patera , as seen by HiRISE. Scalloped terrain is quite ... over a period of only three months, as documented by HiRISE . Other Dust Devil Tracks are visible ... crater Russell Crater Dust Devil Changes, as seen by HiRISE . Click on image to see changes in dust devil tracks in just 3 months. Image Frento Vallis.JPG Frento Vallis , as seen by HiRISE. Click on image ... under the surface. gallery Image Maunder Crater.JPG Maunder Crater , as seen by HiRISE. The overhang ... Asimov Crater.jpg Asimov Crater , as seen by HiRISE. Bottom of picture shows southeastern wall ... Gullies on mound in Asimov Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Image Asimov Crater Layers.jpg Layers in west slope of Asimov Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Image Asimov Layers Close up.JPG Close up of layers ... to erosion, so they stick out. Image from HiRISE. Image Asimov Crater Central Pit.jpg East Slope of Central Pit in Asimov Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Click on image to see more details of the many ... shows part of a dune field. Image Rabe Crater Floor.JPG Rabe Crater Floor, as seen by HiRISE ... Floor of crater in Noachis quadrangle, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program . gallery Sand ... Dunes Wide View.jpg Wide view of dunes in Noachis, as seen by HiRISE. Image Close up view of Dunes.jpg Close up View of dunes in previous image, as seen by HiRISE. Note how sand barely covers some boulders. Image Barchan in Noachis.jpg Barchan sand dunes in the Hellespontus region, as seen by HiRISE ... ripples and dunes, as seen by HiRISE. gallery Gallery gallery Image Noachis Map.JPG Quadrangle map ... by HiRISE. Image Twisted Terrain in Hellas Planitia.jpg Twisted Terrain in Hellas Planitia , but actually located in Noachis quadrangle. Imagine trying to walk across this. Image taken with HiRISE ... more details
Patera.JPG Scalloped Terrain at Peneus Patera, as seen by HiRISE . Scalloped terrain is quite common ... Periglacial Forms in Utopia, as seen by HiRISE . Click on image to see patterned ground and Scalloped Topography . Image in Casius quadrangle . Image Mad Vallis.JPG Mad Vallis , as seen by HiRISE ... by HiRISE. Location is Hellas quadrangle . Image ESP 024943straightvalleysboxed.jpg Possible variation of scalloped terrain in depressions with straight southern walls, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish ..., as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. Note that the southern wall is dark compared to the northern wall. Image 24943straightedgeshawodsclose.jpg Further enlargement of above image, as seen by HiRISE ... more details
of Mamers Vallis with cliffs, as seen by HiRISE. Image Mamers Valles Smooth Cliff.JPG Smooth cliff of Mamers ... from the sky as dirty frost . Image from HiRISE. Image Mamers Valles Layer Deposit.JPG Layered deposit in Mamers Valles, as seen by HiRISE. gallery Lyot Crater The northern plains are generally flat ... 2010 209 ref gallery File Lyot Mars Crater Gullies.jpg Lyot Crater Gullies, as seen by HiRISE. File ... Lyot Crater Channels.jpg Channels in Lyot Crater as seen by HiRISE. File Lyot Mars Crater Dunes.JPG Lyot Crater Dunes, as seen by HiRISE. Click on image to see light toned deposits and dust devil ... Valleys on the Ejecta Blanket from Cerulli Crater , as seen by HiRISE . Image Cerulli Crater .... Image Cerulli Crater.jpg Cerulli Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Image Semeykin Crater Drainage.JPG ... several of these kettles. The picture from HiRISE below shows possible kettles in Moreux Crater ..., as seen by HIRISE. Image Hypsas Valles.JPG Clanis and Hypsas Valles, as seen by HiRISE. Ridges ... Tributary Glacier , as seen by HiRISE. Image Coloe Fossae Lineated Valley Fill.JPG Coloe Fossae Lineated Valley Fill , as seen by HiRISE. Scale bar is 500 meters long. Image Face of Lobate Debris ... as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program . Radar studies have found that it is made up of almost ... it. One of the glaciers is seen in greater detail in the next two images from HiRISE. Image Wide view of glacier showing image field.JPG Glacier as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program. Area ... moraine of an alpine glacier. Picture taken with HiRISE under the HiWish program. Image CTX context image labeled.JPG CTX context image showing location of next HiRISE image letter A box . Image ... in Deuteronilus Mensae , as seen by HiRISE, under the HiWish program. Location of this image is the box labeled A in previous image. Image 20769flow features .jpg Remains of glaciers, as seen by HiRISE ... 009719 2230 title HiRISE & 124 Fretted Terrain Valley Traverse PSP 009719 2230 publisher Hirise.lpl.arizona.edu ... more details
MarsGeo Crater name Milankovic Crater image Image Milankovic Crater.jpg 200px caption Milankovic Crater central area, as seen by HiRISE . Click on image to see more details dark dunes, beautiful Martian dust devil dust devil tracks, and boulders small bright dots . location latitude 54.7 N or S N longitude 146.7 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming diameter eponym Milutin Milankovi , a Serb ian geophysicist and astrophysicist , who lived from 1879 to 1958 Milankovic is a crater in the Diacria quadrangle of Mars , having a diameter of 118.4 km. It is located at 54.7 north latitude and 146.7 west longitude. The crater is easy to see on Mars photographs because it lies north of Olympus Mons and sits by itself in the flat plain of Vastitas Borealis . It is named after Milutin Milankovi , a Serb ian geophysicist and astrophysicist , who lived from 1879 to 1958. ref http wwwflag.wr.usgs.gov USGSFlag Space nomen mars marscrat.html ref gallery Image ESP 024943straightvalleysboxed.jpg Depressions with straight southern walls, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program . Box indicates part enlarged in images below. Image location is in Milankovic crater in Diacria quadrangle . These depressions may be an example of scalloped topography . Image 24943straightedgeshadows.jpg Enlargement of above image of straight walled depression, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. Note that the southern wall is dark compared to the northern wall. Image 24943straightedgeshawodsclose.jpg Further enlargement of above image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. gallery References reflist Category Impact craters on Mars crater stub Mars stub ... more details
Wikify date March 2011 MarsGeo Valley name Parana Valles image Image Inverted terrain context image.JPG 200px caption CTX context image for next image that was taken with HiRISE. Note long ridge going across image is probably an old stream. Box indicates area for HiRISE image. location latitude 23.1 N or S S longitude 10.2 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming Parana Valles is a valley in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle of Mars, located at 23.1 South and 10.2 West. It is 350 km long and was named after an ancient and modern name for a South American river Brazil, Argentina . ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref A low area between Parana Valles and Loire Vallis is believed to have once held a lake. ref Goldspiel, J. and S. Squyres. 2000. Groundwater sapping and valley formation on Mars. Icarus. 89 176 192. ref ref name Carr2006 cite book author Michael H. Carr title The surface of Mars url http books.google.com books?id uLHlJ6sjohwC accessdate 21 March 2011 year 2006 publisher Cambridge University Press isbn 9780521872010 ref gallery Image Inverted terrain in Parana Valles.JPG Example of inverted terrain in Parana Valles region, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program. Image Parana Valles.JPG Parana Valles, as seen by HiRISE . Scale bar is 1000 meters long. gallery References reflist Category Valleys and canyons on Mars Category Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle Mars stub pt Parana Valles ... more details
MarsGeo name Arnus Vallis image File Arnus Vallis Layers by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter s HiRISE.JPG 200px caption Arnus Vallis Layers, as seen by HiRISE . Scale bar is 500 meters long. location latitude 14.1 N or S N longitude 289.5 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming Arnus Vallis is an ancient river valley in the Syrtis Major quadrangle of Mars, located at 14.1 north latitude and 289.5 west longitude. It is 280 km long and was named after the classical and present day Arno River in Tuscany , Italy previously named Arena Rupes . ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref gallery gallery Image Arnus Vallis layers.JPG Arnus Vallis layers, as seen by HiRISE . gallery References reflist Category Valleys and canyons on Mars Category Syrtis Major quadrangle Mars stub fr Arnus Vallis pt Arnus Vallis ... more details
Phlegra Montes is a system of mountains in the Cebrenia quadrangle of Mars, located at 41.1 degrees north latitude and 194.8 degrees west longitude. It is 1,352.0 km across and was named after a classical albedo feature name. ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref gallery Image Cebrenia map.JPG Map of Cebrenia. Viking II landed near Mie crater. The volcano Hecates probably has glaciers on its slopes. Image Phlegra Montes.JPG Material moving down slope in Phlegra Montes, as seen by HiRISE . Movement is probably aided by water ice. Image Lobate Debris Apron in Phlegra Montes.JPG Lobate Debris Apron in Phlegra Montes, as seen by HiRISE . The debris apron is probably mostly ice with a thin covering of rock debris, so it could be a source of water for future Martian colonists. Scale bar is 500 meters long. gallery References reflist Mars stub Category Mountains on Mars cs Phlegra Montes pl Phlegra Montes pt Phlegra Montes zh ... more details
MarsGeo name Tractus Catena image Image Tractus Catena.JPG 200px caption Tractus Catena, as seen by HiRISE . Scale bar is 1,000 meters long. Click on image for good view of Dark Slope Streaks dark slope streaks location latitude 28.17 N or S N longitude 102.77 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming Tractus Catena is a set of pits in the Arcadia quadrangle of Mars . Its location is centered on 28.17 north latitude and 102.77 west longitude. It is 897 km long and was named after a classical albedo feature name. ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref The line of pits that make up Tractus Catena make it related to Fossa geology fossa which are common on Mars. gallery Image Tractus Catena Floor.JPG Tractus Catena Floor, as seen by HiRISE. Scale bar is 500 meters long. gallery References reflist Category Arcadia quadrangle Category Impact craters on Mars Mars stub pt Tractus Catena ... more details
MarsGeo Crater name Persbo Crater image Image Persbo Crater Wall.JPG 200px caption Persbo Crater Wall, as seen by HiRISE . Scale bar is 500 meters long. Click on image to see details in rock layers in wall. location latitude 8.54 N or S N longitude 203.24 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming diameter 19.5 km eponym Persbo , Sweden Persbo Crater is an impact crater in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars located at 8.54 N and 203.24 W. It is 19.5 km in diameter and was named after Persbo , Sweden . ref gpn 14167 ref gallery Image Persbo Crater Foor.JPG Persbo Crater Foor, as seen by HiRISE . Scale bar is 500 meters long. Impacts into floor reached a layer of light toned materials. These materials were then thrown out over a slightly darker surface. Light toned materials may be hydrated minerals like sulfate. gallery References reflist Category Impact craters on Mars Category Elysium quadrangle crater stub Mars stub pt Persbo cratera ... more details
MarsGeo Crater name Curie Crater image Image Curie Crater.jpg 200px caption Curie Crater, as seen by HiRISE . location latitude 29.1 N or S N longitude 4.8 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming diameter 114.1 km eponym Pierre Curie , a French physicist chemist 1859 1906 Curie Crater is an impact crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars , located at 29.1° N and 4.8° W. It is 114.1 km in diameter and was named after Pierre Curie , a French physicist chemist 1859 1906 . ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref gallery Image Curie Crater Close up .JPG Close up of layers in central mound of Curie Crater, as seen by HiRISE. gallery References reflist Mars stub crater stub Category Oxia Palus quadrangle Category Impact craters on Mars es Curie cr ter marciano pt Curie cratera marciana sk Curie kr ter ... more details
MarsGeo Crater name Green image Image Green Crater Gullies.jpg 200px caption Gullies in Green Crater, as seen by HiRISE. location latitude 52.7 N or S S longitude 8.4 E or W W type dimensions discoverer naming diameter eponym Nathaniel E. Green Nathan E. Green , a British astronomer 1823 1899 Green Crater is an impact crater in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars , located at 52.7 S and 8.4 W. It is 184.0 km in diameter and was named after Nathaniel E. Green Nathan E. Green , a British astronomer 1823 1899 . ref http planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov ref gallery Image Close up of Green Crater Gullies.JPG Close up of gullies in Green Crater, as seen by HiRISE. gallery References reflist Category Argyre quadrangle Category Impact craters on Mars Mars stub crater stub pt Green cratera marciana ... more details
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