https://uahirise.org Updates from the HiRISE camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO/NASA). We are based at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz. en-us editor@uahirise.org (Ari) Fri, 6 Nov 2026 22:14:15 MST https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_055565_1750
The objective of this observation is to examine thin layers in the Nepenthes Mensae region. Because this location is close to Gale Crater, these layers may one day be compared to those currently being studied by the Curiosity rover. Nepenthes Mensae is a plateau, whose name derives from Greek for a drug that quells all sorrows with forgetfulness and is mentioned in Homer’s “Odyssey.” (NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona)]]>