Crater adjacent to Mawrth Vallis and Site of ExoMars Interest
HiRISE PICTURE OF THE DAY: 16 MAY 2024

A Crater adjacent to Mawrth Vallis

What is striking about this observation are the very high thermal-infrared contrasts that should provide a good look at the stratigraphy of this clay-rich region. This mineral diversity here might be of interest as a site for future exploration.



HiRISE Instrument News
Since July 23, 2023, HiRISE observations have lacked data from the RED4 CCD due to a hardware issue, creating a gap in the middle of image products and reducing the color swath to 1 CCD width. We are investigating the hardware issue and may be able to acquire some RED4 data in the future.

Complicated Lava Cooling
This HiRISE image shows a classic example of platy-ridged lava. Scientists think that this is the same as a lava type called “rubbly pahoehoe” on Earth.