Dense clusters of crack-like structures called deformation bands form the linear ridges prominent in this image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Dense clusters of crack-like structures called deformation bands form the linear ridges prominent in this image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
This image in enhanced color from visible-light wavelengths shows light-toned rugged highland material in an area near the Martian equator.
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment in orbit around Mars has examined many possible landing sites for the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory rover, including the Nili Fossae area seen here.
› View This VideoThe Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is providing unprecedented views as it studies the red planet.
› View This VideoNASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter successfully placed itself into orbit at Mars on Mar. 10, 2006.
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