Dark-Toned Features in Light-Toned Layer
HiRISE PICTURE OF THE DAY: 5 OCTOBER 2022

Dark-Toned Features, Light-Toned Layers

A Context Camera image shows numerous dark-toned disks in a light-toned layer at this location, so HiRISE will give us a much more detailed view. These dark-toned disks could be the result of soft-sediment deformation, recent craters, or inverted ancient/embedded craters.



Piles of Sand with Different Sizes and Colors
This image shows a variety of wind-related features near the center of Gamboa Crater. Larger sand dunes form sinuous crests and individual domes.

Boundary Condition Controls on the High-Sand-Flux Regions of Mars
It is often unclear where and why sediment is mobile on today’s Mars. A new paper takes a deeper look.