HiRISE | HiPOD Updates

HiPOD: Week of 9 February 2026

Light-Toned Layered Deposits in Arda Valles
Context Camera images and adjacent HiRISE images show there are small exposures of light-toned layered deposits within the valley here. Our additional goal is to look for layering and variations in shapes within the deposit. Arda Valles, named after a river in ancient Thrace, lies approximately 260 kilometers north of Holden Crater.

A Dark Dune Spot Site in Vastitas Borealis
Context imagery shows this site to have an abundance of dark dune spots. Imaging this site in may further define what the spot-producing landscapes look like while they are beginning to become active. In addition to this, the context imagery shows the black spots occurring on a variety of different terrains: relatively large hills, small hills, and small craters.