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.

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Joined December 2008

HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)
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HiPOD: The Beauty of Dune-Ice This is a re-image of an picture we acquired in 2016 to measure dune mobility. This is a remarkable and rare example of ice-dune interaction, a modern analogue of the burial of the wind-driven, ice-rich sedimentary deposits. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_0772…
HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)
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NASA's SkyFall Mars Helicopters Will Feature a Revolutionary Antenna Design –
NASA's SkyFall Mars Helicopters Will Feature a Revolutionary Antenna Design
From universetoday.com
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Mars Curiosity Rover Discovers Massive Field of Polygons -
Mars Curiosity Rover Discovers Massive Field of Polygons
From universetoday.com
HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)
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Aug 18
HiPOD: Bright Deposits in Thaumasia Planum This area is dominated by bright exposures as revealed by CaSSIS instrument data as well as Context Camera images. The Thaumasia plateau is south of Valles Marineris and consists of high lava plains. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_0772… #Mars
HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)
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Aug 17
HiPOD: Exposed in Oxia Planum This crater contains exposures in the rim that can corroborate prevailing hypotheses for Oxia Planum’s geologic history ahead of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover’s landing, currently planned for 2030. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_0772… #Mars #science #NASA