[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - October 24, 2012

[Ron Baalke]

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
October 24, 2012

o Gullied Crater Walls in Terra Cimmeria	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028651_1370

  This is within the latitude zone on Mars where volatiles such as 
  water and carbon-dioxide undergo seasonal activity such as sublimation 
  and deposition.

o The Color Palette of Nilosyrtis Mensae	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028825_2070

  The region of Mars north of the Syrtis Major volcanics and the Isidis 
  impact basin has well-exposed bedrock with diverse compositions.

o Eye of the Beholder	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028957_2085

  Nilosyrtis Mensae is an ancient terrain with a wonderful variety of 
  landforms and rock types.

o Lava Flows in Daedalia Planum	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028965_1610

  To the southwest of Arsia Mons in Daedalia Planum, wide lava flow units 
  emanating from the volcano coalesce to form a vast volcanic plain.

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.