NASA has published 600 high resolution photos of the surface of Mars.
NASA has published 600 high resolution photos of the surface of Mars. The images are so detailed that items as small as a writing desks are easily distinguishable.
NASA has published 600 high resolution photos of the surface of Mars. The images are so detailed that items as small as a writing desks are easily distinguishable. Photo: The Cerberus Fossae, a series of fissures on Mars.
The images were taken by the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) between April 5 and May 6, 2010. A large number of craters can be seen in one of the pictures, which was taken in the middle latitudes of the planet.
Gullies on the side of an unnamed crater in the Noachis Terra region can be seen in this image. Scientist believe the gullies were formed from the freezing of drained water.
A crater on the plain of Meridiani Planum, which is located in the northern upland region of Mars, halfway between the Tharis volcanic region in the west and the Hellas Impact Basin in the south-east.
A layer of dry ice on the sand dunes of Mars’s North Pole.
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