Layers at Edge of Pedestal Crater in Tikhonravov Crater
HiRISE PICTURE OF THE DAY: 21 AUGUST 2025

Layers at the Edge of a Pedestal Crater

The objective of this observation is to examine rock layers along the edge of a mesa that was created from a pedestal crater. This image will help us establish the horizontal distribution of layers in the Arabia region of Mars, and is also visible in Context Camera data. This scene is located within the much larger (344 kilometers, or 214 miles) Tikhonravov Crater.



HiRISE Instrument News
Since July 23, 2023, HiRISE observations have lacked data from the RED4 CCD due to a hardware issue, creating a gap in the middle of image products and reducing the color swath to 1 CCD width. We are investigating the hardware issue and may be able to acquire some RED4 data in the future.

Complicated Lava Cooling
This HiRISE image shows a classic example of platy-ridged lava. Scientists think that this is the same as a lava type called “rubbly pahoehoe” on Earth.