[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: September 12, 2013

[Ron Baalke]

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
September 12, 2013

o Gullied Massif in the Nereidum Montes	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_032522_1345

  This observation shows a beautiful example of gullies in a 
  massif in Nereidum Montes, located in Argyre Planitia, one of 
  the largest impact basins on Mars.

o Slope Lineae along Coprates Chasma Ridge	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_032562_1670

  The formation of "recurring slope lineae" is a fascinating 
  process on Mars that we're just beginning to investigate.

o Layers, Bedrock Ridges, and Dark Sand in Schiaparelli Crater	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_032836_1790

  How did these ridges form, and what is the relationship to the 
  sand? 

o Terraced Craters and Layered Targets	
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_033014_2260
  
  Small impact craters usually have simple bowl shapes; however, when 
  the target material has different layers of different strength, more 
  complicated crater shapes can emerge.

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.