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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 13h

HiPOD: Overlapping Landslides There are multiple overlapping landslides in this crater. The crater is deformed by a large lobate scarp, from which these landslides appear to originate. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077318_1920 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #science #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

HiPOD: Dunes in Northwestern Hellas Planitia From HiWish: “The purpose of this observation is to see if the dunes located here have significant differences compared to dunes elsewhere on Mars due to the special environment.” uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077314_1470 #Mars #NASA #science

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

HiPOD: Ridges and a Valley with Flow Fronts With HiRISE resolution, we might be able to decipher what materials are in the ridges of the inverted channels in this region and what the flows are: lava or sediment? uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_031215_1830 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

ICYMI: HiPODs for 21-25 September 2026. Wallpaper, HiFlyers and HiSlides for 21-24 Sept. www.uahirise.org/updates

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

HiPOD: Clay-Bearing Outcrops near Vedra Valles Clay-rich deposits are detected at this location on isolated hills near Lunae Planum. These outcrops need to be analyzed in detail to better characterize their shape. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077306_2000 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

HiPOD: Dune Day in Schaeberle Crater The light-colored, rough surface is covered with small impact craters, showing that this landscape has been exposed for a long time. The smooth, dark dunes were formed by wind-blown sand. uahirise.org/ESP_043582_1555 #Mars #science #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

HiPOD: Crater Dunes and More As is often the case with HiRISE images, a single image can capture a wide assortment of geologic features formed by quite different processes. More: uahirise.org/ESP_090177_2410 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #science #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

HiPOD: Sulfate Deposits in Iani Chaos This HiRISE image shows light-toned layered deposits within Iani Chaos. Many of the same deposits occur within the depressions of Iani Chaos, as well as several nearby regions like Aram and Aureum Chaos. More: uahirise.org/ESP_092877_1780

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

HiPOD: Rhythmic Layering in Arabia Terra These deposits are undergoing erosion, which has produced crenulations, pits, and jagged edges. Darker wind-blown ripples and debris has more recently covered and infilled portions of the layered deposit. uahirise.org/ESP_092890_1825

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

HiPOD: Deposits along the Northern Wall of Melas Chasma Some of the wall rock deposits are also made up of sulfates, but others contain clays or mixtures of several kinds of hydrated materials. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_045960_1705 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #science #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

HiPOD: Layers in a Phlegra Montes Impact Crater The objective of this observation is to examine at least two layers that are exposed in the wall of an impact crater that’s less than 5 km across. The crater’s walls are fairly steep. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_065243_2065 #Mars #science #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

HiPOD: Ridges near Vernal Crater In this scene, there is contact between a ridged unit and a presumably underlying non-ridged unit. Our observation can help to see if ridges penetrate both units or are confined to just the upper unit. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_065223_1855 #Mars #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

HiPOD: Layers in Flammarion Crater The objective of this observation is to examine layers. HiRISE can see details that allows us to discover under what conditions they are produced. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_065221_2055 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #science #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

HiPOD: Bright Materials in Lampland Crater This image footprint highlights an area that is dominated by bright exposures of rock. The CRISM instrument has shown information related to the mineralogy of iron-containing minerals in this crater. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077294_1440 #Mars #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

HiPOD: An Interesting Mesa The objective of this observation is to examine a layered mesa with an interesting cone-shaped hill at its top. This footprint is in Nepenthes Mensae, which is the largest mensae on Mars, covering 2,176 km (1,352 mi) in length. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077286_1855

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

HiPOD: Hints of Clay CRISM multispectral mapping data show strong clay and pyroxene spectral signatures in different locations in and around this impact crater. Enhanced color can also help us to distinguish compositional units. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077214_1580 #Mars #science #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

HiPOD: Troughs in Elysium Fossae These troughs are tectonic features, likely formed by the stretching, tearing and subsequent collapse of the crust resulting from the rise of the nearby Elysium volcanic province. More: uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_044884_2050 #Mars #NASA #science

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

HiPOD: Gullies in Liu Hsin Crater Here we have a group of small gullies along a rock layer on the south wall of Liu Hsin Crater. At the foot of the gullies you can see the “fans” of granular sediment that have been deposited downhill. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_038896_1255 #Mars #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

HiPOD: He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Neighbor Two neighboring, approximately 3-km diameter craters have different interior deposits and structures. Some of the features may be gullies. Our image can better provide details about crater evolution. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077291_2210 #Mars #NASA

Grayscale aerial view of two large crater side by side on the surface of Mars.

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

HiRISE 3D: A Possible Sulfate-Rich Deposit Origin Did sulfate layers once fill the canyons of Valles Marineris? We can test this idea with a HiRISE image where layers are well-exposed over wide range of elevations. www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_09367… #Mars #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

HiPOD: Changes of a Dune Field of Mars Our science goal for this observation is to observe any changes from a previous image we acquired in 2011. For this footprint, the target enlarged and centered more over the dune field. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077267_1360 #Mars #science #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

HiPOD: To Survey the Land Our science goal is to observe how surface flow patterns in the area vary with distance from the proposed parent crater. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077266_1790 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #science #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

HiPOD: A Small Network in Terra Sirenum The objective of this observation is to examine a small channel network located in Terra Sirenum. A Context Camera image showed some small branches, but HiRISE is able to see more branches and details. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077257_1360 #Mars #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

HiRISE 3D: Chaos Terrain with Sulfates in Aram Chaos We acquired this image to fill in gap in coverage where there are sulfates within the chaos blocks. www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_09372… NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #NASA #science

3D image shows very blocky terrain (called chaos terrain) and light-toned sedimentary deposits on the surface of Mars. The scene is less than 5 km, or 3 miles, across.

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

HiPOD: Dipping Layers in Craters in Ismeniae Fossae The objective of this observation is to examine groups of dipping layers in various craters. There also is some ribbed terrain and brain terrain within this image footprint. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077263_2230 #Mars #NASA #science

Grayscale aerial view shows a landscape of large and shallow craters with eroded rims on the surface of Mars.

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

HiPOD: Landforms in Ares Vallis This image shows an area where the flowing water may have stripped away some of the rocks and soils at the bottom of the valley, leaving behind the ridge-like formations. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_067031_1935 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

HiPOD: Marching Dust Devils On an early fall (2015) afternoon in Ganges Chasma, we managed to capture a cluster of 8 dust devils, five of them in the enhanced color strip. More: uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_042201_1715 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #science #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

HiPOD Swedish: En välbervarad sex kilometer lång nedslagskrater nummer: ESP_040407_2140 bilddatum: 11 mars 2015 altitud: 294 km uahirise.org/hipod/sv/ESP_040407_21… NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #NASA #Swedish #Svenska #astronomi

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

HiPOD: A Pyramidal Mound Our target is a pyramidal mound whose slopes expose bright-toned material in Context Camera data. To the north, there is a crater that excavated bright material from the subsurface. Are the two materials the same composition? uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077288_1890

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

HiPOD Norwegian: Mulige lyst tonede fyllosilikater i Margaritifer Terra nummer: ESP_051760_1655 dato: 11 august 2017 høyde: 262 km uahirise.org/hipod/no/ESP_051760_16… NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #NASA #Norsk #Norwegian #astronomi

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

HiPOD: Scarp of Ages Scarps such as this have either active landslides or the potential for such. When this occurs, it’s likely the result of the sublimation of ice that dislodges darker subsurface material. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077256_2655 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

HiRISE Epigrammata “To repair the irreparable ravages of time.” – Jean Racine

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

HiPOD: A Hummocky Surface in Kasei Valles Kasei Valles is one of the largest outflow channels on Mars and probably formed by gigantic flood events and shaped by later glacial activity. This footprint gives us a sample of hummocky and platy regions. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077254_1920 #Mars

Grayscale aerial view of serveral large and rocky hills along the edge of Kasei Valles on Mars. Some of the bedrock on the slopes of the hills are darker in color than other areas.

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

HiPOD: The Cracks are Starting to Show The objective of this observation is to determine the nature of material in Centauri Montes that shows a high density of cracks in upper plains of the region. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077248_1430 NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

HiPOD Finnish: Virtausjälkiä Arimanes Rupesissa, Mangala Vallesin itäpuolella tunniste: ESP_038908_1670 päivämäärä: 14. marraskuuta 2014 korkeus: 258 km uahirise.org/hipod/fi/ESP_038908_16… NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #NASA #Finnish #Suomi

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

HiPOD: A Landslide in Eos Chasma This observation features a landslide formation that is relatively fresh and well-peserved, with lots of exposed bedrock. Our image footpring is located on a wall in Eos Chasma, at the eastern end of Valles Marineris. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077240_1675

Grayscale image shows a large landslide on the slope of a canyon wall on the surface of Mars.

Aerial view of a closeup of a section of a landslide with prominent boulders on the surface of Mars.

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

HiPOD Dutch: Megabreccia op de bodem van een inslagkrater “Megabreccia” is de term die we gebruiken ter beschrijving van een slordige verzameling gebroken steenblokken van meer dan een meter doorsnee in een matrix van fijner gestructureerd materiaal. uahirise.org/hipod/nl/ESP_023099_15…

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

HiPOD: Possible Opaline Silica in the Central Uplift of Elorza Crater The distinguishing feature of this central uplift is the various types of bedrock that are observable at the surface. This image shows uplifted, massive, fractured bedrock. More: uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_033722_1710 #Mars

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

HiPOD Esperanto: Ekvatoraj ravinetoj sur Marso Kvankam ravinetoj estas plej oftaj en la mezaj latitudoj de Marso, ili estas ankaŭ trovitaj en ekvatoraj regionoj. Pli: uahirise.org/hipod/eo/ESP_035945_17… NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #NASA #Esperanto

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

HiPOD: Rectangles with Wiggly Sides Ground that has a lot of water ice mixed with dirt tends to crack in polygonal patterns bounded by short straight channels. This type of terrain may be covered by a seasonal polar cap composed of dry ice. More: uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_048124_0975 #Mars

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

HiPOD Polish: Ruchome piaski Lobo Vallis Jasne zmarszczki wyznaczają topografię tego regionu, ukształtowaną w przeszłych warunkach klimatycznych. Więcej: uahirise.org/hipod/pl/ESP_022250_20… NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona #Mars #NASA #Polish #Polska #astronomia

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

صورة اليوم: طبقات في فوّهة كروملين (Crommelin) تقع فوّهة كروملين في شمال غرب سهول ميريدياني وهي فوّهة تصادمية كبيرة تحتوي على تكوينات فاتحة اللون و هضاب صغيرة تحتوي على طبقات. ناسا - جامعة أريزونا uahirise.org/hipod/ar/ESP_017343_18… #ناسا #المريخ #عربى

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

HiRISE 3D: Stratigraphy of the South Polar Layered Deposits A high latitude steep scarp exposing layers that flattens to very low slope at lower latitude. Layers are potentially traceable for 100s of km along this scarp. www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_09318… #Mars

3D images show a scarp that flattens into layers in the South Polar region of Mars.

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

HiPOD: A Confluence of Features The objective of this observation is to examine a small spot of ribbed terrain. It is where debris aprons from two mounds are meeting and makes for an interesting landscape in this part of Deuteronilus Mensae. uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_077250_2235 #Mars #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

HiRISE 3D: A Streamlined Form in a Valley in Margaritifer Terra The objective of this observation is to examine a small streamline form in a flat-floored valley. The scene is also visible in Context Camera image data. www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_09329… #Mars

3D image shows a small, strealimed and rocky formation on the floor of a shallow valley in a region called Margaritifer Terra on Mars.

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

HiPOD: Ice flow on Mars: Clues Galore This image covers an interesting glacial flow inside an impact crater. The location of this crater is in the mid-latitudes, a place which normally would be too warm for water ice to exist on the surface. More: uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_089469_2150 #Mars

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

HiPOD: Layered Deposits of a Pollywog Crater This HiRISE image shows an eroded deposit on the floor of a potential pollywog crater, with a lobe-shaped, scalloped margin and visible layers. This deposit is likely sedimentary in origin. More: uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_092536_1830 #Mars #NASA

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

HiRISE 3D: A Collapsed Lava Dome Concentric features, irregular/buckled surface, and a “blister” with a lava tube suggests this might be a collapsed lava dome rather than an impact crater. Full image: www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_09325… #Mars #NASA #science

3D image shows part of a circular feature with a “blister” on the floor that might be a collapsed lava dome, rather than a crater.

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

HiRISE 3D: Layered Rocks of Ophir Mensa This 3D image features an apparent unconformable contact between layered rocks on Ophir Mensa. This will help with geologic mapping of the area. www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_09322… #Mars #NASA #science

3D image shows a closeup of broken and layered rock formations in a region called Ophir Chasma on Mars.

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

HiPOD: Thickly Frosted Polar Gullies Carbon dioxide frost from the past winter still thickly blankets this terrain imaged in early Martian spring. Dark blob-like surface markings show the initial hints at the coming defrosting. More: uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_091519_1090 #Mars #science #NASA

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