NASA JPL 2010-105 - 2010 March 31
The most powerful camera aboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars has returned the first pictures of locations on the Red Planet suggested by the public.
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE camera, aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is nicknamed, "the people's camera." Through a program called HiWish that began in January, scientists have received approximately 1,000 suggestions. The first eight images of areas the public selected are available online at: 'HiWish' First Picks
PIA12990: Boulder Strewn Plain in Northern Utopia Planitia
Boulder Strewn Plain in Northern Utopia Planitia (ESP_016731_2360)
PIA12991: Mesas in Aureum Chaos
Mesas in Aureum Chaos (ESP_016869_1775)
PIA12992: Collapsing Volcano; Edge of Olympus Mons
Collapsing Volcano (ESP_016886_2030)
PIA12993: Dunes on Floor of Samara Valles, Mars
Samara Valles (ESP_016895_1525)
PIA12994: Deposits on the Floor of Palos Crater
Deposits on the Floor of Palos Crater (ESP_016943_1775)
PIA12995: Dust-Mantled Topography near Zephyria Tholus
Dust-Mantled Topography Near Zephyria Tholus (ESP_016954_1590)
PIA12996: Lobate Debris Apron in Deuteronilus Mensae
Lobate Debris Apron in Deuteronilus Mensae (ESP_016959_2240)
PIA12997: Icy Layers and Climate Fluctuations near the Martian North Pole
Icy Layers and Climate Fluctuations at the Martian North Pole (ESP_016973_2595)
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona