A Cliff of Ice in Malea Patera
HiRISE PICTURE OF THE DAY: 26 JUNE 2024
A Cliff of Ice in Malea Patera

Malea Patera is one of four volcanic constructs that make up Malea Planum in the Southern Highlands of Mars.



HiRISE Instrument News
Since July 23, 2023, HiRISE observations have lacked data from the RED4 CCD due to a hardware issue, creating a gap in the middle of image products and reducing the color swath to 1 CCD width. We are investigating the hardware issue and may be able to acquire some RED4 data in the future.

Icy Cliffs at the Martian North Pole
In the spring, we also sometimes see avalanches pouring down these cliff faces and this image was taken to search for more of them.