hˈaɪ ɹˈaɪz ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz wɜː tˈeɪkən ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈoːɹs ʌv tˈuː ˈɔːɹbɪts, ðə fˈɜːst ɹᵻtˈɜːnd fɹʌm ɐ hˈaɪt ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd kˌeɪˈɛm æɾ ɐbˌaʊt tˈɛn tˈaɪmz pˈʊɹɹɚ ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən ðɐn wɛn ðə kˈæmɹə ɪz ɪn ɪts fˈaɪnəl ˈɔːɹbɪt.
HiRISE images were taken over the course of two orbits, the first returned from a height of 2500 km (at about ten times poorer resolution than when the camera is in its final orbit).