Mesas and Troughs in Nilosyrtis Mensae
HiRISE PICTURE OF THE DAY: 23 FEBRUARY 2026
Mesas and Troughs in Nilosyrtis Mensae

This image features small, rough floored valleys between mounds showing differential erosion. Nilosyrtis is cut by many small valley/mesa combinations such as this, and their origin may have been a catastrophic outflow event. Close imaging of the stratigraphy of these mounds and valley fill may be able to clue us in as to the evolution of this chaotic landscape.



100,000 Image of Mars!
On 7 October 2025, the HiRISE camera aboard MRO acquired an image of the Syrtis Major plains that marks over 100,000 images of Mars, which is a fabulous milestone!
HiRISE Image of Exocomet 3I/ATLAS
On 2 October 2025, MRO turned away from Mars to image 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever observed passing through our solar system!

HiRISE Instrument News
HiRISE Instrument News
Since mid-2023, our RED4 CCD has operated only intermittently due to a hardware issue, creating gaps in the middle of some image products and reducing the color swath to 1 CCD width. We continue to command RED4 in all observations and it returns data approximately 50% of the time

A Fissure near Cerberus Fossae
The linearity of the volcanic vent in this observation, along with evidence of lava flow from the vent, suggests control by combined volcano-tectonic processes.