Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 18, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Possible Impacts from MSL HardwareThis cluster of small impact craters was spotted by the Context Camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in the region northwest of Gale Crater, the landing site of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, Curiosity. (Audio by Tre Gibbs. Enhanced color images are 1 km across.)Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Source: University of Arizona, HiRISE site - HiClips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 19, 2013 Author #2 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Bedding Details in Layered RockThis beautiful image shows terrific layers and exposed bedrock along a cliff in west Candor Chasma, which is part of the extensive Valles Marineris canyon system.(Audio by Tre Gibbs. Enhanced color images are 1 km across.)Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Source: University of Arizona, HiRISE site - HiClips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 19, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Fretted Terrains and Ground DeformationThis observation shows an excellent example of what is called "fretted terrain," termed so because of the eroded appearance of the surface. (Audio by Tre Gibbs. Enhanced color images are 1 km across.)Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Source: University of Arizona, HiRISE site - HiClips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 19, 2013 Author #4 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Fall FrostingRichardson Crater is home to this sea of sand dunes. It was fall in the Southern hemisphere when this image was acquired and the dunes are frosted with the first bit of carbon dioxide ice condensed from the atmosphere. (Audio by Tre Gibbs. Enhanced color images are 1 km across.)Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Source: University of Arizona, HiRISE site - HiClips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninsc Posted October 19, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Wow, I remember when I was a kid all we ever got were very fuzzy, hard to see images and now you can see things in really great detail. Technology marches on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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