20 Years of HiRISE Science Results
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Dr. Alfred McEwen
Regents Professor
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
University of Arizona
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), carrying the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), entered Mars orbit on March 10, 2006. Over 2,000 peer-reviewed publications have made use of HiRISE data, impossible to summarize here. However, 20 UArizona students have made use of HiRISE data in their dissertations and beyond, that I will attempt to summarize. These studies cover ancient and recent glaciation; polar processes and climate change; discovery of new impact craters and the current cratering rate; new impacts and other evidence for the extent and age of nearly pure water ice near the surface; impact craters that indicate deep ground ice or water; present-day gully formation driven by seasonal carbon dioxide frost; recurring slope lineae on angle-of-repose slopes; fissure-fed volcanism; and pitted cones due to mud volcanism on the northern plains.
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