terrain mapping

  • Nobody Knows How These Strange Ridges Appeared On Mars

    Nobody Knows How These Strange Ridges Appeared On Mars

    The technology used to map to Mars is advancing at a thrilling rate and uncovering all kinds of curiosities. The latest head-scratching image comes from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE). It reveals a series of mysterious sandy ridges. No one knows exactly how they got there.