• MRO HiRISE Images: May 4, 2016

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    MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
    May 4, 2016

    o Troughs in Elysium Fossae
    http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_044884_2050

    The two linear depressions in this image form part of the Elysium Fossae
    complex, a group of troughs located in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars.

    o Possible Sulfate Deposits in West Melas Chasma
    http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_044892_1695
    .
    In this region, hydrated sulfate salts have been detected, and are found
    extensively throughout the Valles Marineris canyon system.

    o Southern Winter Frost Accumulations
    http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_044909_1450

    With this image taken during mid-winter in the Southern hemisphere, we can
    observe accumulating frost on pole-facing slopes.

    o A One-Kilometer Crater on the Floor of Saheki Crater
    http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_044913_1580

    Much of the material has been eroded over time and has slumped downwards
    towards the crater floor, leaving behind chalk-like streaks of color.

    All of the HiRISE images are archived here:

    http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/

    Information about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is
    online at http://www.nasa.gov/mro. The mission is
    managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division
    of the California Institute of Technology, for the NASA
    Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. Lockheed
    Martin Space Systems, of Denver, is the prime contractor
    and built the spacecraft. HiRISE is operated by the
    University of Arizona. Ball Aerospace and Technologies
    Corp., of Boulder, Colo., built the HiRISE instrument.

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