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Tag Archives: alluvial fans
HiRISE: Fans, layers, & channels in Roddy Crater
Fans, layers, and channels on the floor of Roddy Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged alluvial fans, Beautiful Mars, channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, outwash fans, Roddy Crater, sediments, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Fan in a trough in the Aeolis region
Fan in a trough in the Aeolis region. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Aeolus Mensae, alluvial fans, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Ridge and talus in Lycus Sulci
This image nicely captures several influential geologic processes that have shaped the landscape of Lycus Sulci. Our observation covers an area of about 7.5 by 5.4 kilometers in Lycus Sulci, located just to the northwest of Olympus Mons in the … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fans, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Lycus Sulci, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, talus, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Fan-shaped landform and nearby material
The focus of this image is on the western end of a fan-shaped landform, located at the end point of a sinuous valley. Our observation covers crater-retaining mesas which overlie light-toned materials, both potentially related to the formation of the … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fans, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Bar and pit where valley enters crater
So, a valley enters a crater bar… Valley entering northern mid-latitude crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged alluvial fans, Beautiful Mars, deltas, fluvial channels, fluvial landforms, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Light-toned layers, Ganges Chasma
Light-toned layers next to fan in a depression north of Ganges Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged alluvial fans, Beautiful Mars, Ganges Chasma, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, stratigraphy, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Alluvial fans in Mojave Crater
Stereo data from an anaglyph (or 3D) image shows that the landscape in this observation is pervasively eroded, right up to the tops of the ridges, with channels extending down into depositional fans much like alluvial fans in the Mojave … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fans, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, Mojave Crater, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Alluvial fans in southeastern Mojave Crater
Alluvial fans in southeastern Mojave Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged alluvial fans, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mojave Crater, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, water
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HiRISE: Fan-shaped deposits in Bigbee Crater
Bigbee is a 21 kilometer-diameter impact crater located on the northern rim of Holden crater in southern Margaritifer Terra, a region on Mars that is well known for its long record of water-rich activity. The rim of Bigbee has been … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fans, Bigbee Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Alluvial fans in a crater
Alluvial fans in a crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged alluvial fans, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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