Colorful Bedrock in the Central Uplift of an Impact Crater
HiRISE PICTURE OF THE DAY: 16 NOVEMBER 2025
Colorful Bedrock in the Central Uplift of an Impact Crater

Large impact craters rebound from the initial shock, raising deep bedrock to the surface in the central uplift of the crater.



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.

A Look at a Steep North Polar Scarp
The image reveals relatively dark streaks down the steep slope, so landslide activity has already started in this area of Mars.