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Zooming in on Mars: 3d pictures of the red planet

Mihai AndreibyMihai Andrei
March 27, 2009 - Updated on February 11, 2016
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Get your 3D pictures on and join the show; hundreds of amazing pictures made by the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have been made, and despite the fact that this is not the first mission to take 3D pictures, HiRISE is by far the most powerful camera to do this, due to the significant progress in the field. We’re not going to show you all the pictures but instead, we have the best 5 pictures from NASA.

The Terby crater is 174 km wide and hydrated minerals show it may have once held an enormous lake, that was 3.6 km deep
The Terby crater is 174 km wide and hydrated minerals show it may have once held an enormous lake, that was 3.6 km deep
These wind eroded ridges have fascinated scientists for more than 3 decades
These wind eroded ridges have fascinated scientists for more than 3 decades
These dunes are on the floor of Herschel Crater, an impact basin from the ancient southern mountains of Mars; their shape is a result of the wind that blows mostly in only one direction
These dunes are on the floor of Herschel Crater, an impact basin from the ancient southern mountains of Mars; their shape is a result of the wind that blows mostly in only one direction
This steep depression is a bit more than 800 km long and it's one of the two large canyons that form the Valles Marineris canyon system which is the largest canyon in the SOLAR SYSTEM
This steep depression is a bit more than 800 km long and it forms the Valles Marineris canyon system, the largest canyon in the SOLAR SYSTEM

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Dr. Andrei Mihai is a geophysicist and founder of ZME Science. He has a Ph.D. in geophysics and archaeology and has completed courses from prestigious universities (with programs ranging from climate and astronomy to chemistry and geology). He is passionate about making research more accessible to everyone and communicating news and features to a broad audience.

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