NASA's HiRise camera reveals breathtaking sand-dunes on Mars


	NASA's HiRise camera reveals breathtaking sand-dunes on Mars
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6-23-2009 10:13 AM
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/ddf35e95-a669-4065-b61c-11e2e2e8d76b/A361910C-4102-4798-801D-64E9A9687F40/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup" style="font-size: 11px;">www.independent.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup">These images of sand dunes in Proctor Crater were taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=2" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=2" style="font-size: 11px;">www.independent.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=2"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.independent.co.uk/img/4A218132-CE41-420A-879C-99A1BE59E88D" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=3" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=3" style="font-size: 11px;">www.independent.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=3"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.independent.co.uk/img/1F8B4011-CE4B-452D-9FDB-2400C3EAFC29" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=3">This stereo image suggests a process of rock formation called 'rhythmic bedding' in sedimentary rock within the Becquerel crater. A three-dimensional analysis on pairs of images confirmed the regularity of the repetition in the thickness of the beds. The image covers an area about half a mile wide</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=4" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=4" style="font-size: 11px;">www.independent.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=4"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.independent.co.uk/img/D6F0AC6E-93A0-4ED5-A03F-87BFC242A452" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=4">These dark, fern-like features on the floor of the Antoniadi Crater tell the story of an ancient wet environment on Mars where life may have existed.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=4">One hypothesis is that these represent a network of channels that now stand in inverted relief. The channels may have become filled in with materials more resistant to erosion</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=5" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=5" style="font-size: 11px;">www.independent.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=5"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.independent.co.uk/img/78994E6D-C86C-4362-956C-2BA1CCE878AA" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html?action=Popup&ino=5">This false-colour image shows gully channels in a crater in the southern highlands of Mars. The gullies emanate from cliffs near the crater's rim.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A361910C-4102-4798-801D-64E9A9687F40/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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