A circular depression on Mars was photographed Jan. 5, 2015 by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona)
NASA’s image of the day allows us earthlings to experience our universe through magnificent photography, and some Coloradans are to thank for today’s striking image of a circular depression on the surface of Mars.
The photo was taken on Jan. 5, 2015 by the (HiRISE) camera on (MRO).
The HiRISE is a truly remarkable item that was built at Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., headquartered in Boulder:
HiRISE is the largest telescopic instrument ever sent beyond Earth’s orbit. It is able to image the Martian surface up to five times the resolution provided by the Mars Global Surveyor, identifying images as small as a coffee table.
Centennial State ingenuity, right there.
MRO took off in 2005 with the mission of studying the history of water on Mars to learn if the planet ever supported life. It completed its 40,000th orbit around Mars on Feb. 7, 2015. The HiRISE camera’s resolution can help identify possible layers that would give evidence of deposits left in place by moving water.
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