Sedimentary Bedrock Diversity in Terby Crater
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Sedimentary Bedrock Diversity in Terby Crater
ESP_031212_1525  Science Theme: Sedimentary/Layering Processes
Terby Crater, sitting on the northern rim of Hellas Basin, has been filled by sedimentary deposits, perhaps deposited by or in water.

The northeast portion of these layers have been eroded by the wind, exposing the layers. The enhanced-color subimage is a sample of these materials, in which the different colors and textures represent different rock types.

Be sure to take a look at the stereo anaglyph for a 3D view of the landscape.

Written by: Alfred McEwen (narration: Tre Gibbs)  (1 May 2013)

This is a stereo pair with ESP_031278_1525.
 
Acquisition date
24 March 2013

Local Mars time
14:27

Latitude (centered)
-27.189°

Longitude (East)
73.904°

Spacecraft altitude
258.0 km (160.3 miles)

Original image scale range
54.6 cm/pixel (with 2 x 2 binning) so objects ~164 cm across are resolved

Map projected scale
50 cm/pixel and North is up

Map projection
Equirectangular

Emission angle
18.5°

Phase angle
51.8°

Solar incidence angle
33°, with the Sun about 57° above the horizon

Solar longitude
288.2°, Northern Winter

For non-map projected images
North azimuth:  96°
Sub-solar azimuth:  3.4°
JPEG
Black and white
map projected  non-map

IRB color
map projected  non-map

Merged IRB
map projected

Merged RGB
map projected

RGB color
non-map projected

JP2
Black and white
map-projected   (169MB)

IRB color
map-projected   (100MB)

JP2 EXTRAS
Black and white
map-projected  (75MB)
non-map           (89MB)

IRB color
map projected  (27MB)
non-map           (92MB)

Merged IRB
map projected  (169MB)

Merged RGB
map-projected  (151MB)

RGB color
non map           (82MB)
ANAGLYPHS
Map-projected, reduced-resolution
Full resolution JP2 download
Anaglyph details page

BONUS
4K (TIFF)
8K (TIFF)
10K (TIFF)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
B&W label
Color label
Merged IRB label
Merged RGB label
EDR products
HiView

NB
IRB: infrared-red-blue
RGB: red-green-blue
About color products (PDF)

Black & white is 5 km across; enhanced color about 1 km
For scale, use JPEG/JP2 black & white map-projected images

USAGE POLICY
All of the images produced by HiRISE and accessible on this site are within the public domain: there are no restrictions on their usage by anyone in the public, including news or science organizations. We do ask for a credit line where possible:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona

POSTSCRIPT
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The HiRISE camera was built by Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona.