HiRISE: The BeautifulMars Podcast (Audio)
Learning about the Red Planet with captioned images from HiRISE, the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet, on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO/NASA).
- Update frequency
- every 29 days
- Average duration
- 3 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2022
July 2022: The Marvelous Mega-Ripples of Mars!
A bit late to the post, but captioned images for July from HiRISE are here for your enjoyment! In this episode, we take a look at how mega-ripples form, and move, on the Red Planet, plus more. (Narra…
00:03:46 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
June 2022: Spring Polygons and Chaotic Terrain of Floods Past
It might be summer where you are, but spring fans on Mars show off their interesting shapes! Plus, the landscape within a massive impact crater has been shaping up for millions of years. (Narration: …
00:03:45 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
March 2022: Defrosting Dunes in the Martian Spring
Brand new slumps and stunning defrosting dunes are part of the March 2022 catalog update. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:04:09 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
February 2022: Southern Spring on Martian Dunes
Carbon dioxide ice adds to dazzling patterns on dunes within an impact crater and more. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:02:55 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
January 2022: Where Zero Marks the Spot
For our first captioned image batch for 2022, we take a look at where zero longitude is on Mars. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:20 |
Fri 21 Jan 2022
December 2021: Tales of Ancient Rivers and Icy Cliffs
Our last captioned image batch for 2021, featuring remnants of ancient rivers in Mawrth Vallis and sharp-edged craters exposing underground ice in the polar region of Mars. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:15 |
Fri 17 Dec 2021
November 2021: A Picture 15 Years in the Making
Four captioned images for November, featuring gorgeous layered bedrock and stunning wind ripples inside impact craters. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:17 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
September 2021: A Picture 15 Years in the Making
Four captioned images for September, including one that was suggested back in 2006! (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:45 |
Fri 24 Sep 2021
July 2021: What are Martian Ghost Craters?
In this episode, colorful plains and ghost craters make for an interesting look at Mars. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:45 |
Fri 16 Jul 2021
June 2021: About Martian Avalanches
Avalanches on Mars are more common than you might think. Plus, three other captions for June 2021. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:02:24 |
Fri 18 Jun 2021
May 2021: Mr. Peanut on Mars
Formations on Mars can often appear as very interesting shapes, like the mascot of a certain peanut company. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:01 |
Fri 28 May 2021
April 2021: An Icy Scarp of Mars
Could there be reserves of water for future human explorers of Mars? (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:04:03 |
Fri 16 Apr 2021
March 2021: Scallops and Ridges
What is the recipe for Martian scallops and ridges? This episode will help to explain both. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:04:12 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
January 2021: A Technicolor Mound on a Red Planet
A beautiful textured mound and a polar happy face crater are two of the Martian highlights in this episode. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:14 |
Sat 23 Jan 2021
December 2020: Of Stair Steps and Ice
There are some wonderful stair step-like formations in Arabia Terra, and ground ice works its magic on the terrain this episode. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:10 |
Fri 18 Dec 2020
May 2020: A Most Exquisite Layering
We take a close look at some very faint traces on a crater wall and exquisite layering in another impact crater. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:47 |
Fri 29 May 2020
April 2020: A Tale of Two Craters
With a single image, we managed to capture two targets at once, each with a different geological story. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:08 |
Fri 17 Apr 2020
April 2020: Where the Wind Blows
Scientists can study HiRISE images collected over time of the same dunes to observe whether they are moving or not, and if so, how fast. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:51 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
March 2020: Watching It Fade Away
The blast zones around impact craters are not always long for this world. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:03:17 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
November 2019: Things Both Ancient and Modern
When we study Mars, we can see formations that are both ancient and modern. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)
00:04:32 |
Fri 22 Nov 2019
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