HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA)

HiPOD: Varied Types of Rock in a Crater in Eos Chasma

This image shows a crater on the floor of Eos Chasma, part of the Valles Marineris canyon system. Craters on Mars are useful for geologists because they provide cross-sections into the subsurface.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072413_1700

Aerial view of a rugged, cratered terrain with deep shadows highlighting the uneven surface and rocky formations on the surface of Mars.

HiPOD: Collapsed Material to the North of Ganges Chasma

This public target suggestion via HiWish shows a collapsed crustal block within an approximately 2-kilometer deep crustal depression.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076765_1765
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3D image shows an impact crater with a very eroded rim on the Sorth Polar layered deposits of Mars. The scene is less than 5 km, or 3 miles, across.

HiRISE 3D: A Crater on the Sorth Polar Layered Deposits

This crater has not been imaged in HiRISE before, and obtaining a diameter measurement will improve knowledge of age and accumulation rate of the SPLD.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_040097_0970_ESP_040334_0970_RED
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HIPOD: Mounds in Oxia Colles

This landform shows distinctive layering in Context Camera image data, and is similar to other buttes to the far northeast of this locale.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076751_2015
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HiRISE 3D: Monitoring Wind Streak and Intracrater Dunes

We obtained this image four Mars years after earlier stereo in 2007. This anaglyph would allow paired DTMs to be constructed with the previous one to assess changes.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_037669_1920_ESP_037603_1920_RED

HiPOD: The Upper Section of a Channel in Gale Crater

This observation features an upper section of a canyon channel system that incising Mount Sharp in Gale Crater. A HiRISE image was requested as the canyon system is analogous to Gediz Vallis.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076745_1750
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3D image shows a large mound rising above otherwise flat terrain that is likely an ancient flow of some kind. The scene is less than 5 km, or 3 miles, across.

HiRISE 3D: A Flow Obstacle in a Debris Apron

Our goal here is to investigate flow dynamics around what might be a “nunatak.” On Earth a nunatak is an isolated mountain peak that once projected through a continental ice sheet.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_090107_2215_ESP_090608_2215_RED

HiPOD: The Upstream Edge of a Crater in Athabasca Valles

This image provides a closer look at lava-topography interactions in this area. Athabasca Valles is a young outflow channel system on Mars that may have been carved by catastrophic water floods.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076652_1885

HiPOD: Those Transversing Dunes

This wonderful image was acquired to study basin-driven wind regimes with what the suggester termed an “epic Argyre rim dune field under adiabatic flow.”

More: https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076726_1355
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HiPOD: Defrosting Dunes in Kaiser Crater

The dark sand dune at the center of this observation is covered in a blanket of white seasonal ice in the winter. In this Martian springtime image, the western slope of the dune is partly defrosted.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072042_1330
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HiRISE 10K: Bright and Dark Terrain in Noctis Labyrinthus

This image shows the transitional terrain where the linear troughs and rounded pits of Noctis Labyrinthus merge with the larger chasmata of Valles Marineris.

Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2rYJ9Ac

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*crater’s*

HiPOD: Glacial Flow Meets Central Pit

This observation features a thin glacial flow into an impact crater’ central pit. This image can be useful for constraining ice dynamics. Additionally, differential erosion of the crater slopes is also visible.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076718_2150
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3D images shows a large flow feature that extends across the width of a very ancient and eroded impact crater. There is a small breach in the rim at one point. The scene is less than 5 km, or 3 miles, across.

HiRISE 3D: Viciously Viscous

Perhaps “vicious” is too harsh. Here we see a glacial like flow lobe crosses this crater floor from the northeast to southwest.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_037659_1420_ESP_028943_1420_RED
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HiRISE 8K: Dune Composition

Dunes and sand ripples of various shapes and sizes, such as this cutout, show the natural beauty created by physical processes.

Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2rYsM8s
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3D image shows a shallow depression, a constriction, in part of the terrain in Grjota Valles on Mars. There is also a large mound within the constriction. The scene is less than 5 km, or 3 miles, across.

HiRISE 3D: In Grjota Valles

This image shows a constriction in Grjota Valles, eroded by water or lava but now filled by lava. Topography of locations like this provides useful constraints on the dynamics of water and lava flows.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_037617_1920_ESP_029468_1920_RED

Image cutout shows a large depression called a graben on the surface of Mars. The floor of the depression appears relatively smooth. The sides of the graben appear to have layering.

Enhanced color cutout shows a closeup of one of the graben walls, that expose the layers in better resolution. Some of the layers are light-toned in color.

HiPOD: Layering in a Graben Wall

A short but elegant rationale: “nice layering apparent in Mars Orbiter Camera images, worth a closer look for regional stratigraphy.” Graben are depressions that form along parallel faults due to tectonic extension.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076715_2265

Close-up of a textured surface showing concentric circular patterns with fine ridges and grooves in grayscale.

HiRISE 4K: Weird Crater Features

In a Context Camera image of this area, the crater floor has hollows and a high density of pits.

Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2rYiTR6
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3D image shows a part of an eroded impact crater with incised gullies on the wall and folded terrain at the bottom of the slope. The scene is less than 5 km, or 3 miles, across.

HiRISE 3D: A Crater in Utopia Planitia

This 3D image shows us the eastern part of an old impact crater with incised gullies and a deformed floor. The entire crater is about 10 km across.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_037646_2290_ESP_028719_2290_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

HiPOD: Knobs in East Candor Chasma

This features an interesting area of possible deformation of lacustrine sediment. This observation was requested to support geologic mapping. Candor Chasma is one of the largest canyons that make up Valles Marineris.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076713_1730

3D image shows part of a glacial flow feature down the side of a steep slope on the surface of Mars. The scene is less than 5 km, or 3 miles, across.

HiRISE 3D: A Nice Flow Feature

This 3D image shows us a lobate flow feature with mantling deposit infill.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_037714_1435_ESP_037648_1435_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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Image cutout shows a very large and dark dune field on the surface of Mars. There are ripples and gullies on the dunes as well as visible dust devil tracks throughout the scene, which is less than 5 km (3 miles) across.

HiPOD: Landscape Evolution

This overlaps with a previous image we obtained in 2009 and we have also taken six additional images to monitor gully formation. We want to see how any dune ripples have moved since then.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076710_1275
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

3D images shows several small mounds rising above the surface of Mars near an area called Hypanis Valles. The scene is less than 5 km, or 3 miles, across.

HiRISE 3D: Candidate Landing Site near Hypanis Valles

If a rover were to land here, our 3D image can help with assessing how well it could traverse the terrain.

https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_037717_1920_ESP_037651_1920_RED
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HiPOD: Mesas and Troughs in Nilosyrtis Mensae

This image features small, rough floored valleys between mounds showing differential erosion. Their origin may have been a catastrophic outflow event.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076708_2145
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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HiPOD: Icy Cliffs on Mars

This area, on the western edge of Milankovic Crater on Mars, has a thick deposit of sediment that covers a layer rich in ice. The ice is not obvious unless you look in color.

More: https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_071573_2350
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HiPOD: Possible Mud Volcanoes on Mars

This HiRISE image shows a flat plain with various low, lumpy mounds. Some of them have distinct colors and tones unlike the surrounding plains, suggesting that they are made up of a different type of material.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_071462_2245

HiRISE 3D: All the Pretty Gullies in a Row

This is the northern half of a large impact crater (just over 5 km across) with impressive gullies that should make a climber out of anyone.

Full image: https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_037704_1490_ESP_011727_1490_RED

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HiPOD: Variations of a Martian Terrain

This portion of the South Polar Layered Deposit surface displays variation in light/dark banding in image mosaics. This observation can help to characterize surface roughness and other properties.

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076706_0955
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HiSlides for February 2026: https://www.uahirise.org/epo/hislides/