[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: November 13, 2014
Ron Baalke
baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov
Thu Nov 13 14:08:06 EST 2014
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
November 13, 2014
o Spring in Inca City I Spring in Inca City I
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_037626_0985
Every winter a layer of carbon dioxide ice condenses in the
Southern polar region, forming a seasonal polar cap.
o Spring in Inca City II
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_037811_0985
Dark spots on the ridge show places where the seasonal polar
ice cap has ruptured, releasing gas and fine material.
o Spring in Inca City III
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_037877_0985
We see how the number of fans and blotches depends on the
thickness of the ice layer and how high the sun is in the sky.
o Spring in Inca City IV
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_038022_0985
At certain times in spring, fans take on a gray or blue appearance.
This is the time in Inca City when this phenomenon happens.
o Spring in Inca City V
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_038299_0985
The layer of seasonal ice has started to develop long cracks, and
fans of dust are emerging from them.
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.
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