Hirise: The Beautifulmars Podcast (audio)

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. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

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: Tre Gibbs)

Brand new slumps and stunning defrosting dunes are part of the March 2022 catalog update. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

Carbon dioxide ice adds to dazzling patterns on dunes within an impact crater and more. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

For our first captioned image batch for 2022, we take a look at where zero longitude is on Mars. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

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)

Four captioned images for November, featuring gorgeous layered bedrock and stunning wind ripples inside impact craters. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

Four captioned images for September, including one that was suggested back in 2006! (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

In this episode, colorful plains and ghost craters make for an interesting look at Mars. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

Avalanches on Mars are more common than you might think. Plus, three other captions for June 2021. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

Formations on Mars can often appear as very interesting shapes, like the mascot of a certain peanut company. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

Could there be reserves of water for future human explorers of Mars? (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

What is the recipe for Martian scallops and ridges? This episode will help to explain both. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

A beautiful textured mound and a polar happy face crater are two of the Martian highlights in this episode. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

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)

We take a close look at some very faint traces on a crater wall and exquisite layering in another impact crater. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

With a single image, we managed to capture two targets at once, each with a different geological story. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

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)

The blast zones around impact craters are not always long for this world. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)

When we study Mars, we can see formations that are both ancient and modern. (Narration: Tre Gibbs)