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RE: Mars Reconnaissance orbiter

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Zunil Crater is a well-preserved impact crater approximately 10 km across. Because it's so well preserved, scientists think the crater was carved out by a meteor impact less than 10 million years ago - that's young, considering some of the craters on Mars are billions of years old.

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Light-Toned Bedrock Along Cracks as Evidence of Fluid Alteration

This enhanced-color image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment Camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows two streamlined mesas of layered bedrock. The windward slopes of these mesas appear smooth, consistent with wind erosion. Boulders are common along the northwest slopes of the mesas. The horizontal spacing of joints appears to control the lateral dimensions of many of the largest boulders

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This image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment Camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows two streamlined mesas of layered bedrock. The windward slopes of these mesas appear smooth, consistent with wind erosion. Boulders are common along the northwest slopes of the mesas. The horizontal spacing of joints appears to control the lateral dimensions of many of the largest boulders.

PIA09190: Full Resolution and Caption of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

-- Edited by Blobrana at 01:27, 2007-06-05

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Release No. 1
This release contains data and documentation from MRO HiRISE products. The data may be accessed via AtlasII or the online data volumes.

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New Images for Release: 30 May 2007

Title	Observation ID
Edge of the Olympus Mons Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the Solar System, has a mysterious halo (aureole) of material on its western and northern sides.	PSP_002184_2005
Possible Cinder Cone on the Southern Flank of Pavonis Mons This image is centered on a small cone on the side of one of Mars' giant shield volcanoes.	PSP_002671_1790
Dunes in Herschel Crater This image shows dunes on the floor of Herschel Crater.	PSP_002728_1645
Sand Dunes in Rabe Crater Image PSP_002824_1355 shows a sand dune field in Rabe Crater, located in the southern highlands of Mars.	PSP_002824_1355
Fans of Lava Flows on the Flanks of Olympus Mons In the center of this HiRISE image, you can see the transition from well-confined lava channels into broad fans as the lava flowed down to the north.	PSP_002909_2000
Large Lava Fan on the Northwestern Flank of Olympus Mons Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the Solar System is a shield volcano built up by lava flow after lava flow.	PSP_003331_2005
Blocks in the Olympus Mons The aureole that surrounds the western and northern sectors of Olympus Mons has long puzzled Mars geologists.	PSP_003450_1975

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New Images for Release: 23 May 2007

Title	Observation ID
Proposed MSL site in Holden Crater Fan HiRISE image of proposed landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on the Holden Crater Fan.	PSP_002154_1530
Proposed MSL site in Meridiani Crater Lake HiRISE image of proposed landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) in Meridiani Crater "Lake".	PSP_002179_1855
Very Fine Layers in Juventae Chasma This image shows a portion of the light-toned layered deposits in Juventae Chasma.	PSP_002590_1765
Proposed MSL Site in West Candor HiRISE image of proposed landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) in West Candor.	PSP_003263_1740
Proposed MSL Site in East Meridiani HiRISE image of proposed landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) in East Meridiani.	PSP_003326_1800
Gullies and Dunes in a Crater in Newton Basin Gullies correlating to layers and many generations of dunes in a crater in Newton Basin.	PSP_003464_1380
Fractured Mounds in Elysium Planitia Fractured mounds on the southern edge of Elysium Planitia.	PSP_003597_1765
Candidate Cavern Entrance Northeast of Arsia Mons A very dark spot on an otherwise bright dusty lava plain to the northeast of Arsia Mons, one of the four giant Tharsis volcanoes.	PSP_003647_1745

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New Images for Release: 16 May 2007

Title	Observation ID
Layers in Galle Crater Part of a large mass of layered rock in Galle Crater, in the southern cratered highlands of Mars.	PSP_002655_1280
Slope Streak South of Olympus Mons Slope streaks in an area south of Olympus Mons in the northern hemisphere of Mars.	PSP_003239_1870
Evros Vallis and Nearby Craters Dunes, secondary craters, and exhumed craters in the vicinity of Evros Vallis.	PSP_003273_1675
Ares Vallis Cataract A dry cataract within Ares Vallis, confirming that this channel was carved by water in a possibly catastrophic flooding event.	PSP_003538_1885
Faults and Folds in Western Candor Chasma Various interesting structures along the floor of Candor Chasma, a major canyon of Valles Marineris.	PSP_003540_1735
Dark Slope Streak with Streak-Generated Topography A portion of PSP_003542_2035 showing a dark slope streak north of Olympus Mons, in a region covered by a Mars Orbital Camera image.	PSP_003542_2035

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-- Edited by Blobrana at 12:17, 2007-05-17

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New Images for Release: 9 May 2007

Signs of Fluids and Ice in Acidalia Planitia PSP_001942_2310
Proposed MSL Site in Gale Crater PSP_003453_1750

Image PSP_001942_2310 shows a crater approximately 11 km (7 miles) in diameter, located in Acidalia Planitia, part of the Northern Plains. Several features in and around this crater are suggestive of fluids and ice at and near the surface.

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New Images for Release: 2 May 2007
Proposed MSL Site in Eberswalde Crater   PSP_003222_1565
Proposed MSL Site in Nilo Syrtis   PSP_003231_2095
Pedestal Crater in the Medusa Fossae Formation   PSP_003253_1880
Valleys on the Ejecta Blanket from Cerulli Crater   PSP_003312_2145
Proposed MSL Site in Juventae Chasma   PSP_003368_1755
Dark-Toned Ridges in Meridiani   PSP_003379_1835

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New Images for Release: 25 April 2007
Scarp and Channels in a Crater in Terra Cimmeria    PSP_001936_1370
Gullies in Trough near Gorgonum Chaos   PSP_002014_1415
Craters on South Polar Layered Deposits   PSP_002882_0940
Kaiser Crater Dune Field   PSP_003141_1330
Southern Spring   PSP_003193_0850
Layered Deposits in Ritchey Crater   PSP_003249_1510
Alluvial Fan Along a Crater Wall   PSP_003269_1600

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