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UA Mars project reaching out in Hebrew

A color-enhanced image shows outcrops that are likely volcanic (basalt) in origin, in Mars’ Valles Marineris canyon.
A color-enhanced image shows outcrops that are likely volcanic (basalt) in origin, in Mars’ Valles Marineris canyon.

Ari Espinoza, outreach coordinator for HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) at the University of Arizona, wants to help Hebrew speakers learn about Mars.

Translucent ice on polar dunes. The dark streaks are the result of sublimation, when a solid turns directly into a gas. When ice under the ground heats up, it turns into a gas and that releases the darker material. Polygon shapes on the ground also are caused by ice expanding due to heat.
Translucent ice on polar dunes. The dark streaks are the result of sublimation, when a solid turns directly into a gas. When ice under the ground heats up, it turns into a gas and that releases the darker material. Polygon shapes on the ground also are caused by ice expanding due to heat.

The HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been taking photos of the planet since 2006. In 2010, HiRISE started working with volunteers to bring knowledge of Mars to people with limited English skills. Hebrew is one of 15 languages included in the Beautiful Mars project. HiRISE’s Tumblr (http://beauti fulmars-hebrew.tumblr.com) and Twitter feed are the only NASA resources in Hebrew. To volunteer to translate titlesfor HiRISE’s Hebrew Tumblr, visit www.uahirise.org/epo/.