HiRISE Learning and Activities Center
Information
Sheets 
Tutorials 
Science Themes 
Curriculum Materials
Games & Puzzles
Links
Soon we will be
soliciting suggestions from the public for targets for HiRISE to image.
Here you will find a collection of web pages that will help you understand the
scientific goals for HiRISE, how the camera operates, and what you need to know
in order to suggest a target. We've also developed some educational activity
books, games and other activities that we hope will provide a fun way to learn
more about Mars and HiRISE.
You
will also have the opportunity to help in the analysis and interpretation of
HiRISE images. HiRISE Clickworkers will provide opportunities for
the public to build geologic feature databases for the HiRISE team. Through
HiRISE Clickworkers, the public will also be able to vote on which HiRISE
images become press release images, and to help prioritize HiRISE image
suggestions submitted by the general public with little or no science
justifications and other unique opportunities. The first phase of HiRISE Clickworkers is currently in public beta testing. Check it out!
HiRISE Information Sheets: These PDFs give more information about
HiRISE. You will need Adobe Acrobat
to view these pages. If you do not
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here to
download this free program.
HiRISE
Fact Sheet – this is the official fact sheet of the
HiRISE instrument.
Info sheet for Kids – a handout for elementary school aged
kids with fun facts about HiRISE and games (2 pages).
Info sheet for Teens – a handout geared towards middle and high
school students with more information about HiRISE and games (2 pages).
Bookmarks - bookmarks to print out with images of HiRISE and Mars!
HiRISE Tutorials: These web pages explain the workings of the
camera and in the coming months, we plan to open our image suggestion facility,
so be sure to check back!
Lesson Two: Resolution and Binning
Lesson Three: How to Submit an Image Suggestion
tutorial
Ten Steps to Suggesting a HiRISE Image Target
Science Themes: These pages discuss
the science themes for our exploration of Mars. When you suggest an imaging
target we will ask you to choose a science theme that best describes your goals
for the image.
Fluvial and Hydrothermal processes
Future
Exploration/Landing sites
Geologic Contacts and Stratigraphy
Glacial and
Periglacial Processes
Polar Geology (detailed version)
Sedimentary/Layering Processes
Surface
Composition and Photometry
HiRISE Mars Curriculum Materials: Drafts of our own education resource materials (PDF
versions). Student and teacher versions available by clicking on the link to
the table of contents. Comments
appreciated! E-mail
us!
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HiRISE Mars Themed Games and
Puzzles:
These games will help you learn
some of the terminology you need to know to suggest targets and will help you
become accustomed to looking at orbital images of Mars.
Links to Other Mars Curriculum materials: These web pages provide additional information
and teacher resources on Mars, Mars geology and geography, and imaging the
planet.
Information
Sheets 
Tutorials 
Science Themes 
Curriculum Materials 
Games & Puzzles 
Links
