[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - July 20, 2011

[Ron Baalke]

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
July 20, 2011

o Gullies in Bloom	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_022472_1285

  One of the more stunning features is the gully formation right outside 
  the center swath of the full image.

o Mars' Many Dune Fields
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_022607_1725

  Dunes are particularly suited to comprehensive planetary studies because 
  they are abundant over a wide range of elevations and terrain types.

o Landslides in Valles Marineris	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_022632_1670

  This observation shows us gully-like landslides on the interior layered 
  deposits of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the Solar System.

o Uplifted Rocks in Crater Center	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023024_1685

  Studies of these rocks from far below the surface help us to understand 
  ancient Mars as well as the processes that have altered the rocks after 
  they formed and were buried. 
	
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.