This JPL video takes you to Mars and lets you soar over areas of the planet that have intrigued scientists, using the HiRISE instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Photo Credit: Video GrabMay 27, 2009, (Sawf News) - This JPL video takes you to Mars and lets you soar over areas of the planet that have intrigued scientists, using the HiRISE instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
The areas you get to soar over are: Candor Chasma, a branch of the great canyon system on Mars with its tortured terrain; Mojave Crater, an impact crater with clear evidence of past rainfall on the planet; Nili Fossae, with its diverse mineral signatures including those of carbonates, indicating a past environment conducive to life; and Victoria crater that the Opportunity rover on the surface of the planet drove into and explored.
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