This Week’s HiRISE Picture Shows Sulfates in Aram Chaos

Written by Marko on June 22, 2008

This picture is from Aram Chaos crater in Mars. It was taken last month by HiRISE camera of MRO-probe. The crater was named Aram Chaos because of the broken formations of the surface. Scientists believe the crater was formed when the material under the surface dissappeared. Lowest parts of the crater contain dark sand which is coloured blue in the picture. On can also see the dunes formed b...

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New Stunning High Resolution Pictures of Mars Taken By HiSIRE Camera

Written by Marko on March 18, 2008

During the last one and a half years Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has mapped the surface of Mars with its powerful HiRISE-camera. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and has opened us a whole new era in space research. We can see now pictures of Mars that are even sharper than pictures taken by spy satellites. "HiRISE can provide interesting new things in places researchers have considered boring", says...

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