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HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)

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HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)

@HiRISE

High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA). We are based out of the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ.

Mars

Joined December 2008

HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)
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HiPOD: A Crater in Scalloped Terrain The process of sublimation (ice vaporizing without passing through a liquid stage) might be responsible for creating two different landforms: scalloped depressions and expanded craters. More: uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_0747… #Mars #science #NASA
HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)
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Aug 7
HiRISE 3D: Connecting Glaciers in Coalescing Craters This channel is located between adjacent, ice-filled craters. HiRISE resolution will enable topographic analysis to evaluate whether the shape and gradient are consistent with a tunnel channel. uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_0…
HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)
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Aug 7
HiRISE Français : Des dunes bien tachetées au pôle Ces barkhanes se trouvent dans l’erg de la zone polaire septentrionale de Mars. Les dunes de ce type nous renseignent sur le régime des vents au moment de leur formation, lorsqu’elles étaient actives. uahirise.org/hipod/fr/ESP_0…
HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)
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Aug 7
HiPOD: When Mars Hits Your Eye This image covers a pie-like feature that thought to be the result of subsurface sediment mobilization. This allows us to investigate details about the associated mud movement over the Martian surface. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_0772… #Mars #science #NASA
HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)
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Aug 6
Aug. 6, 2012: Curiosity lands on Mars...and we captured its descent! uahirise.org/ESP_028256_9022 astronomy.com/today-in-the-h…