34 episodes

Learning about the Red Planet with captioned images from HiRISE, the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet, on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO/NASA).

HiRISE: The BeautifulMars Podcast (Audio‪)‬ HiRISE/UArizona

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Learning about the Red Planet with captioned images from HiRISE, the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet, on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO/NASA).

    July 2022: The Marvelous Mega-Ripples of Mars!

    July 2022: The Marvelous Mega-Ripples of Mars!

    A bit late to the post, but captioned images for July from HiRISE are here for your enjoyment! In this episode, we take a look at how mega-ripples form, and move, on the Red Planet, plus more. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

    • 3 min
    June 2022: Spring Polygons and Chaotic Terrain of Floods Past

    June 2022: Spring Polygons and Chaotic Terrain of Floods Past

    It might be summer where you are, but spring fans on Mars show off their interesting shapes! Plus, the landscape within a massive impact crater has been shaping up for millions of years. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

    • 3 min
    March 2022: Defrosting Dunes in the Martian Spring

    March 2022: Defrosting Dunes in the Martian Spring

    Brand new slumps and stunning defrosting dunes are part of the March 2022 catalog update. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

    • 4 min
    February 2022: Southern Spring on Martian Dunes

    February 2022: Southern Spring on Martian Dunes

    Carbon dioxide ice adds to dazzling patterns on dunes within an impact crater and more. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

    • 2 min
    January 2022: Where Zero Marks the Spot

    January 2022: Where Zero Marks the Spot

    For our first captioned image batch for 2022, we take a look at where zero longitude is on Mars. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

    • 3 min
    December 2021: Tales of Ancient Rivers and Icy Cliffs

    December 2021: Tales of Ancient Rivers and Icy Cliffs

    Our last captioned image batch for 2021, featuring remnants of ancient rivers in Mawrth Vallis and sharp-edged craters exposing underground ice in the polar region of Mars. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

    • 3 min

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