Fascinating images
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North polar crater. NASA/Universität Arizona -
Fresh crater with gullies. NASA/Universität Arizona -
Flood-emplaced blocks in Holden Crater. NASA/Universität Arizona -
Area traversed by the Mars Exploration Rover. NASA/Universität Arizona -
Evros Vallis and nearby craters. NASA/Universität Arizona -
Dark dunes in Herschel Crater. NASA/Universität Arizona -
Polygonal patterned ground. NASA/Universität Arizona -
Growing pits in the south polar ice cap. NASA/Universität Arizona -
Proctor Crater dune field. NASA/Universität Arizona -
Dust fans on the seasonal carbon dioxide polar cap. NASA/Universität Arizona -
A burst of spring. NASA/Universität Arizona -
Recent landslide in Zunil Crater. NASA/Universität Arizona
A high resolution camera shows unprecedentedly sharp pictures of the Martian surface.
This content was published on November 11, 2010 - 13:56
The HiSCI project will not start delivering Mars pictures until 2016. But the HiRISE project has already sent numerous pictures from the planet. (Pictures: NASA / University of Arizona)
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