HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA)

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High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA). We are based out of the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ.

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Hints of clay and pyroxene in and around a Martian impact crater

HiRISE says CRISM mapping data show strong spectral signatures of clay and pyroxene at different locations. Enhanced color can also help distinguish areas with different compositions.

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Hints of clay and pyroxene in and around a Martian impact crater

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Hints of clay and pyroxene in and around a Martian impact crater