Fracture's Tight Turn on Pavonis Mons (IRB)
Edited Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image of a sharply-angled fracture on the flank of the volcano Pavonis Mons on Mars.
This is an IRB (Infrared, Red, Blue) image, meaning some infrared features not visible in human-seeable colors are visible.
This is of a feature I requested to be imaged via the HiWish web site. This site lets anyone suggest a location on Mars to be imaged as long as you can come up with a plausible justification (eg, "interesting-looking right-angle bend in a fracture" or "Marvin the Martian's Summer Home in Utopia Planitia" (although the last one may be ignored)). I've had three or four of my suggestions accepted and it's always a thrill to see them published.
JPL's title for this image is "Fractures and Pits on Flank of Pavonis Mons."
Image source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_056616_1800
Fracture's Tight Turn on Pavonis Mons (IRB)
Edited Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image of a sharply-angled fracture on the flank of the volcano Pavonis Mons on Mars.
This is an IRB (Infrared, Red, Blue) image, meaning some infrared features not visible in human-seeable colors are visible.
This is of a feature I requested to be imaged via the HiWish web site. This site lets anyone suggest a location on Mars to be imaged as long as you can come up with a plausible justification (eg, "interesting-looking right-angle bend in a fracture" or "Marvin the Martian's Summer Home in Utopia Planitia" (although the last one may be ignored)). I've had three or four of my suggestions accepted and it's always a thrill to see them published.
JPL's title for this image is "Fractures and Pits on Flank of Pavonis Mons."
Image source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_056616_1800