Pegasus Research Consortium

I thought this HRISE photo presents to us an interesting display of very bright specific features on the surface of Mars. There are 7 individual "bright features" to be seen, and there is reason, seen in the pic, to consider that these might even be connected along some sort of common flow/conduit.

Also, in the lower left of this photo, there is a feature that is noticeably different - a 3-piece object on the surface with seemingly roundish objects on both ends of an elongated piece. This piece is as different in its surroundings as are the bright features in their surroundings! Maybe this "different feature" is actually a bright feature that is not shining/not turned on for some reason??

I am posting a magnified screenshot of the lower left quadrant of the photo which shows one of the "bright features" near the "different object". I will also post a smaller lesser mag.nified pic of the entire HRISE photo, with a link to jpl photo site.

If I read the info right, this photo was taken @ 199 miles distance from the surface of Mars! :)

http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_044390_2555

(http://s22.postimg.org/i36sr35jl/Screen_Shot_2016_04_04_at_8_02_12_PM.jpg)

(http://s14.postimg.org/842lcq101/Screen_Shot_2016_04_04_at_8_15_39_PM.jpg)

Considering the location (75º N) it's probably ice.

Amazing picture. The "tick" is really interesting. These make sense as ice being in deep crevices but I thought ice was ruled out? It is so hard to see this as sand.

This is what the "tick" looks like at 100% zoom in the JPEG2000 image. :)

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/ESP_044390_2555_RGB_NOMAP.jpg)

Quote from: Dyna on April 05, 2016, 05:31:28 PM
Amazing picture. The "tick" is really interesting. These make sense as ice being in deep crevices but I thought ice was ruled out? It is so hard to see this as sand.

Mars has two kinds of ice: water ice and CO² ice, with the large areas like the poles being water ice covered with CO² ice. Small areas like these are probably CO² ice.

Quote from: ArMaP on April 05, 2016, 09:45:38 PM
Mars has two kinds of ice: water ice and CO² ice, with the large areas like the poles being water ice covered with CO² ice. Small areas like these are probably CO² ice.

Eh again I misread thought this was ceres! ??? ::)

QuoteThis is what the "tick" looks like at 100% zoom in the JPEG2000 image. :)

Thanks :) Looks out of place..huge animal skelly ;D