Ireson Hill on Mars
What created this unusual hill on Mars? Its history has become a topic of research, but its shape and two-tone structure makes it one of the more unusual hills that the robotic Curiosity rover on Mars has rolled near. Dubbed Ireson Hill, the mound rises about 5 meters high and spans about 15 meters across. Ireson Hill is located on the Bagnold Dune fieldon the slope of Mount Sharp in Gale Crater on Mars.
The featured 41-image panorama has been horizontally compressed to include the entire hill. The image was taken on February 2 and released last week. Because Mars is moving behind the Sun as seen from the Earth, NASA will soon stop sending commands to its Martian orbiters and rovers until about August 1.
Image and info via APOD:
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, MSSS
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I wonder what the view is like from the top of the hill
ReplyDeleteInteresting seeing the journey it has taken, highlighting how much more of Mars there is left to discover. I would like to see rovers from other counties exploring the planet though, not just US ones
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how things have progressed. When I was born, this map represented the most detailed images of Mars we had. Basically, the entire planet was a fuzzy blob. Now we can see close-ups of Mars' dust and sand.https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/92Eaza11KBZokDl3fvOGOE2-_vxS_El25coGCWI-K-CphtWz_e3cJFip2aGOZSGhD6pVr7PmC6L4VBuGnhF0iicg8RG4ktnGQOk=s0
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