[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - May 9, 2012

[Ron Baalke]

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
May 9, 2012

o Naar Crater	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_025691_2030

  This impressive crater, that stretches well across the width 
  of the HiRISE camera's footprint, is notable for its sharp rim 
  and steep walls.

o A Youthful Crater and Its Ejecta	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026099_2320

  Given the latitude and proximity to gullies on mesas and massifs in 
  this region, there could also be mid-latitude-type gullies in this crater.

o Sculpting Dunes in Ganges Chasma	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026100_1725

  When dunes are located in a complex topographical area such a canyon, they 
  become ideal candidates for detecting changes to their shapes and sizes 
  over time.

o Frosted Ground in the Southern Hemisphere in Late Fall	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026388_1280

  Mars is very different from Earth in that its main atmospheric component 
  can condense onto the surface.

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.