High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) Archives

Ever Wondered What Final Approach To Mars Might Feel Like?

20 Mar , 2017 by Nancy Atkinson

We’ve posted several ‘flyover’ videos of Mars that use data from spacecraft. But this video might be the most spectacular and realistic. Created by filmmaker Jan Fröjdman from Finland, “A Fictive Flight Above Real Mars” uses actual data from the venerable HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and takes you on a 3-D […]

JPL Needs Citizen Scientists To Hunt Martian Polygonal Ridges

27 Jan , 2017 by Matt Williams

NASA is seeking citizen-scientists to help them identify ridge formations on Mars, which could help us to understanding at the geological forces at work there

Martian Spacecraft Spies Earth and the Moon

6 Jan , 2017 by Nancy Atkinson

The incredible HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter turned its eyes away from its usual target – Mars’ surface – and for calibration purposes only, took some amazing images of Earth and our Moon. Combined to create one image, this is a marvelous view of our home from about 127 million miles (205 […]

Spiders Growing on the Surface of Mars Right Before Our Eyes!

22 Dec , 2016 by Matt Williams

For the first time, a research team using data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have observed “spider” formations in Mars’ southern polar region,

HiRISE Drops 1,000 Stunning New Mars Images For Your Viewing Pleasure

4 Aug , 2016 by Nancy Atkinson

We frequently call the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter “our favorite camera” and for good reason. HiRISE, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, is the largest and most powerful camera ever flown on a planetary mission, sending back incredible beautiful, high-resolution images of Mars.

NASA Discovers Salty Liquid Water Flows Intermittently on Mars Today, Bolstering Chance for Life

28 Sep , 2015 by Ken Kremer

These dark, narrow, 100 meter-long streaks called recurring slope lineae flowing downhill on Mars are inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water. Recently, planetary scientists detected hydrated salts on these slopes at Hale crater, corroborating their original hypothesis that the streaks are indeed formed by liquid water. The blue color seen upslope of […]

New Map Shows ‘Marsquakes’ Shook Wet Valles Marineris Sand, NASA Says

12 Dec , 2014 by Elizabeth Howell

Mars today is a planet that appears to be mostly shaped by wind, but that wasn’t always the case. A new map adds information to the hypothesis that “marsquakes” affected at least a part of the planet’s vast canyon, Valles Marineris, while the area contained spring-filled lakes. When the damp sand got shaken up, it […]

A Martian Blue Snake, Brought To You By Canadians And A Spacecraft

10 Dec , 2014 by Elizabeth Howell

Here’s the awesome thing about space and social media: in some cases, you can often follow along with a mission almost as soon as the images come to Earth. A group of Canadians is taking that to the next level this month as they take control of the 211th imaging cycle of a powerful camera […]

Water Or Not? Fresh Martian Trenches Primarily Due To Carbon Dioxide Freezes, Study Says

11 Jul , 2014 by Elizabeth Howell

Does liquid water currently flow on the surface of Mars? Fresh-looking trenches on the Red Planet have come under a lot of scrutiny, including a 2010 study concluding that 18 dune gullies were primarily formed by carbon dioxide freezing. A new study looking at several more gullies comes to about the same conclusion. Researchers examined […]

Curiosity Captured from Orbit Crossing Landing Ellipse Boundary – Martian Scenery from Above and Below

10 Jul , 2014 by Ken Kremer

NASA has now released a breathtaking high resolution image of the rover Curiosity captured from Mars orbit coincidentally coinciding with her crossing the targeted landing ellipse just days after she marked ‘1 Martian Year’ on the Red Planet in search of the chemical ingredients necessary to support alien microbial life forms. The orbital image was […]

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