You've seen food porn, you've seen design porn, you've seen other types of porn... now we bring you Space Porn! Thanks to the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment from NASA and University of Arizona we now have photos of Mars that are so gorgeous they will make you weep, just like porn is supposed to.
The online database houses more than 20,600 images, each yummier than the last. Craters... wrinkle ridges... deltas... are we turning you on yet? According to NASA "each observation by this telescopic camera covers several square miles, or square kilometers, and can reveal features as small as a desk." And let us just say... it's all real.
MotherBoard explained the mechanics of the camera's stunning technology:
The HiRISE camera is mounted on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), which took the lead snap inside an impact crater in the Noachis Terra region of southern Mars. As lovely as they are, the erosion patterns evidenced by the dunes help NASA scientists develop the sedimentary history of the region. The enhanced-color lead image clearly shows the wind-caused (sorry tin-hat folks) dunes with insane clarity: It covers an area about an entire kilometer across.
But enough dirty talk... go look at the pictures yourself! Just keep them away from the kids.
