HiWish program

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HiWish is a program created by NASA to request a location for the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to photograph. It was started in January 2010. In the first months of the program, 3000 people signed up to use HiWish. The first images were released in April 2010. Over 12000 suggestions were made by the public; suggestions were made for targets in each of the 30 quadrangles of Mars. HiRISE has taken over 100,000 images as of October 7, 2025.

See also

• Climate of Mars
• Common surface features of Mars
• Geology of Mars
• Glaciers
• Glaciers on Mars
• Barchan
• Groundwater on Mars
• Martian gullies
• Mud volcano
• Linear ridge networks
• Water on Mars
• Yardangs on Mars

References

Further reading

• Lorenz, R. 2014. The Dune Whisperers. The Planetary Report: 34, 1, 8–14
• Lorenz, R., J. Zimbelman. 2014. Dune Worlds: How Windblown Sand Shapes Planetary Landscapes. Springer Praxis Books / Geophysical Sciences.
• Grotzinger, J. and R. Milliken (eds.). 2012. Sedimentary Geology of Mars. SEPM.

External links

• HiRISE images from HiWish Program
• /0:48 Zooming in on Mars with HiRISE images from HiWish program
• Features of Mars with HiRISE under HiWish program Shows nearly all major features discovered on Mars. This would be good for teachers covering Mars.
• A trip to Mars with Hubble, Viking, and HiRISE
• Mars through HiRISE under the HiWish program
• Beautiful Mars as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
• Martian Ice - Jim Secosky - 16th Annual International Mars Society Convention
• Martian Geology - Jim Secosky - 16th Annual International Mars Society Convention
• Walks on Mars - Jim Secosky - 16th Annual International Mars Society Convention
• How to Explore Mars without Leaving Your Chair - Jim Secosky - 23rd Annual Mars Society Convention
• Stillman, D., et al. 2017. Characteristics of the numerous and widespread recurring slope lineae (RSL) in Valles Marineris, Mars. Icarus. Volume 285. Pages 195–210

• McEwen, A., et al. 2024. The high-resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) in the MRO extended science phases (2009–2023). Icarus. Available online 16 September 2023, 115795. In Press.