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Unlocking an Impact Crater's Clues – New craters on Mars are easiest to locate in such dust-coated terrains, where they provide opportunistic "road cuts" that allow scientists to see beneath the dust blanket.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (www.uahirise.org/ESP_048456_1640)
Light-Toned Outcrops along Ius Region Wallrock
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (1 km across, www.uahirise.org/ESP_012849_1705)
Jumbled Terrain in Ius Chasma
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (1 km across, 276 km above the surface; www.uahirise.org/ESP_023398_1725)
Colorful Impact
Some regions of Mars are not very colorful, but we can be surprised by local features.
Read the full caption: uahirise.org/ESP_055541_1815
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Layered Deposits on a Crater Floor
There are some very good exposures of the bedrock here that were also evident from a Mars Orbiter Camera image, although HiRISE has much better resolution.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (255 km above the surface, less than 5 km top to bottom and north is to the right.)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_016906_1505
A Fan of Sand Dunes — Dunes are sensitive to subtle shifts in wind circulation patterns and wind strengths, much to our delight and fascination.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (256 km above the suface.)
New Crater Blues — The blue appearance is due to the intense blast of the impact moving around dust on the surface. That dust is usually light-toned and reddish in color compared to what’s beneath it. When you remove the dust, you’re left with a dark spot that can sometimes be blue in comparison to the redder surroundings. These features are prominent only around young impacts, because all the old craters get covered with dust again over time.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (284 km above the surface, less than 1 km across)
In Columbia Hills. This region is named for the 7 astronauts of the space shuttle Columbia, which broke up on re-entry. It is also the region where the rover Spirit is.
Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Colorful Equatorial Gullies in Krupac Crater — Krupac Crater also hosts some of the most impressive recurring slope lineae on equatorial Mars outside of Valles Marineris.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (uahirise.org/ESP_049488_1720)
Exposed Layers to the West of Gale Crater
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (270 km above the surface, less than 5 km top to bottom and north is to the right.)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_052308_1765
Gullies and Dunes in a Crater
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (251 km above the surface. Scene is 5 km top to bottom and North is to the left.)
Those Sleek Dunes
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (Acquired: December 2016, approximately 252 kilometers above the surface. Enhanced color image is less than 1 kilometer across. uahirise.org/ESP_048529_1190)
If ever there was a place that was haunted, Eastern State Penitentiary would be that place. I normally don't like ghosting in an image but since it is generally accepted that this place is haunted, I think it works.
Outcrops in Mawrth Vallis — Situated between the Southern Highlands and Northern Lowlands, Mawrth Vallis is a channel formed by massive flooding which occurred in Mars’ ancient past. Additional fun fact: “Mawrth” is the Welsh word for Mars.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (287 km above the surface, less than 1 km top to bottom and north is to the right.)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_017119_2040
Light-Toned Material on a Crater Floor
These exposures appear lighter than other exposures in nearby craters.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (256 km above the surface, less than 5 km across.)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_018315_1560
Intercrater Terrain in Ophir Planum — The Ophir Planum plateau separates two separate canyon systems in the Valles Marineris complex.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (260 km above the surface. Scene is 5 km across.)
Rising Above It in Amazonis Planitia
How did this feature get here if it looks so different than its surroundings?
Read the full caption: uahirise.org/ESP_055022_2035
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Possible Clays along a Scarp Northwest of the Argyre Region
Argyre Planitia is a plain located within the impact basin Argyre in the southern highlands of Mars.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Dunes and Bedrock — This beautiful pic is located within an impact crater to the west of the massive Hellas basin.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (252 km above the surface, and the scene is less than 1 km across.)
Bedforms and Bedrock – There is some exposed light-toned bedrock, along with deposits with beautiful color contrasts.
Read the full caption here:
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Valleys and Layering along Melas Chasma
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (less than 1 km across; www.uahirise.org/ESP_013983_1705)
It’s Been a Long, Winding Journey – This valley is located in north Syrtis Major.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (295 km above the surface, less than 5 km top to bottom and north is to the right.)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_019186_1955
Colorful Bedrock in the Central Uplift of an Impact Crater (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) www.uahirise.org/ESP_045519_1730
Mawrth Region Stratigraphy in a Crater Wall
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (less than 1 km across; www.uahirise.org/ESP_014284_2045)
Possible Hydrated Minerals between Scylla Scopulus and Charybdis Scopulus — Scylla Scopulus is an escarpment that is located opposite to Charybdis Scopulus and runs opposite to each other.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (255 km above the surface. Black and white is less than 5 km across).
www.uahirise.org/ESP_013940_1520
Possible Clays on the Plains near Margaritifer Chaos
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (265 km above the surface, less than 5 km across)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_018794_1695
Terrain Surrounding Troughs of Nili Fossae
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (281 km above the surface, less than 5 km across.)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_037541_2010
Possible Carbonate-Rich Terrain in the Northeast Syrtis Region Basin
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (279 km above the surface, less than 5 km across.)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_023735_1980