Sources of Gullies in Hale Crater
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Sources of Gullies in Hale Crater
PSP_005688_1450  Science Theme: Fluvial Processes
HiRISE color can show mineralogical differences due to the near-infrared filter. The sources of channels on the north rim of Hale Crater show fresh blue, green, purple and light toned exposures under the the overlying reddish dust.

The causes and timing of activity in channels and gullies on Mars remains an active area of research. Geologists infer the timing of different events based on what are called “superposition relationships” between different landforms. Areas like this are a puzzle!

Written by: Sarah Sutton  (12 April 2017)
 
Acquisition date
13 October 2007

Local Mars time
14:19

Latitude (centered)
-34.570°

Longitude (East)
323.120°

Spacecraft altitude
252.5 km (156.9 miles)

Original image scale range
25.2 cm/pixel (with 1 x 1 binning) so objects ~76 cm across are resolved

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25 cm/pixel and North is up

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Equirectangular

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1.7°

Phase angle
40.2°

Solar incidence angle
39°, with the Sun about 51° above the horizon

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330.1°, Northern Winter

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Sub-solar azimuth:  32.5°
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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.