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Ridge Crossing Small Crater
HiRISE PICTURE OF THE DAY: 11 NOVEMBER 2025

Ridge Crossings

The simplicity of this observation contrasts with the formation we see here: two parallel, curvilinear ridges (one crossing an impact crater) that have a similar shape to other examples attributed to carbon dioxided glaciers. Owing to how in-filled the crater is, the ridge likely formed long after the original impact.



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.

Circular Sand Dunes
Sand dunes of many shapes and sizes are common on Mars. In this example the dunes are almost perfectly circular, which is unusual.