The camera has already returned numerous panoramic views with resolutions nearly this fine. They can be viewed at the MGS Web site . Click on image for larger view. There had been hints that the moon's surface had carbon dioxide, and these new results confirm it. Thus, there must be some form of replenishment.
Imagery suggests areas where gas has escaped through surface fractures.
Blue denotes gas moving outward and red inward. Click on image for larger view. Hot gas is accelerated by magnetic fields at these boundaries to more than one million miles per hour. Now that the astronomers know where the solar wind originates, they can focus on understanding the processes that accelerate the gas. Click on image for larger view.