Stunning Images From Mars!

Here are some amazing images from my Mars album. These have been selected from the thousands of images taken by HiRISE. Most are as seen through the IAS Viewer. Remember, these are false color images, but are stunning nonetheless!

So grab some popcorn and enjoy!





























There are more but this will have to do for now.

Fabulous images!

A question about the first photo; what are the blackish striations?

They seem to be either leakages if the photo is viewed upside down, or some form of stalagmites when viewed as presented in your post. Most intriguing!

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Wow!!
So beautiful! It`s like I`m looking through a microscope!

Originally posted by sandri_90
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Wow!!

So beautiful! It`s like I`m looking through a microscope!

You are....They are pretty though.

Peace

Originally posted by OrionHunterX
Most are as seen through the IAS Viewer. Remember, these are false color images

There are more but this will have to do for now.

Why do NASA show 'false color' images I wonder? What is the point?

Hopefully one day NASA will show 'true' color images...

Originally posted by watchZEITGEISTnow
Why do NASA show 'false color' images I wonder? What is the point?

This is because the HiRISE camera views Mars in a different part of the spectrum than human eyes do.

Nevertheless, false color imagery is extremely valuable because it illuminates the distinction between different materials and textures.

Originally posted by Beamish
Fabulous images!

A question about the first photo; what are the blackish striations?

They seem to be either leakages if the photo is viewed upside down, or some form of stalagmites when viewed as presented in your post. Most intriguing!

These are dunes with seasonal carbon dioxide frost flowing down when thawed. That's what scientists suggest anyway.

Originally posted by OrionHunterX

Originally posted by watchZEITGEISTnow
Why do NASA show 'false color' images I wonder? What is the point?

This is because the HiRISE camera views Mars in a different part of the spectrum than human eyes do.

Nevertheless, false color imagery is extremely valuable because it illuminates the distinction between different materials and textures.

This may be so, but nevertheless I still want TRUE images

NASA. TRUTH. NASA? TRUTH? NASA! TRUTH!

..nothing special, mostly oldies.. ZERO life signs there, btw.

not so pretty actually..it looks like a disease lol...i prefer Earth

Here's more....

Thanks for posting...S&F

This is the kind of stuff I come to ATS for. Nice pictures

Weird things going on on Mars. Strange geology. Strange processes.

It's like it's another world.

Oh...wait...

Originally posted by Phage
It's like it's another world.

Another world??? It's Mars for Chrissake!!