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Tag Archives: Arabia Terra
THEMIS: Winding channel in Arabia Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 30, 2018. This VIS image shows one of the numerous unnamed channels located in northern Arabia Terra. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Old craters in an even older land
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 16, 2018. This VIS image shows several craters. The interior of the central one has retained much of the original topography, including the central peak. The floor has not been smoothed by deposits of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HRSC: Mars impact crater or supervolcano?
These images from [the High Resolution Stereo Camera on] ESA’s Mars Express show a crater named Ismenia Patera on the Red Planet. Its origin remains uncertain: did a meteorite smash into the surface or could it be the remnants of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, crustal dichotomy, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, giant impacts, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Ismenia Patera, Mars Express, MEX, volcanics
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THEMIS: Ice-choked Mamers Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 27, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a section of Mamers Valles, located in Arabia Terra. The smooth material with flowlines that fills the valley channel is likely glacier ice, similar to valley glaciers in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, glaciers, Mamers Valles, Mars Odyssey, mid-latitude glaciers, NASA, rock glaciers, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, valleys
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THEMIS: Arabia Terra dune field in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 23, 2018. This is a false color image of the dune field in the Arabia Terra crater. In this combination of bands, sand appears as a blue to dark blue color. In this image, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, dust, false color, hills, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Crater feeding sand into big dune field
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 22, 2018. The small crater in the image of the image is at the upwind side of the dune field. There is a considerable amount of sand within the crater, with a relatively smooth … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, dust, hills, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Finger-like dunes creep across Arabia Terra crater floor
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 21, 2018. This image is located southeast of the region of the large sand dune deposit. Here there is still limited amounts of available sand and the dunes formed are smaller individual features. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, dust, hills, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dunes engulfing hills and mesas
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 20, 2018. The bottom of this image shows the hills and mesas within the crater. The dunes at the top of the image are engulfing and covering the hills. In some locations the hills … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, dust, hills, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dunes and dust in Arabia Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 19, 2018. Located in eastern Arabia is an unnamed crater, 120 kilometers (75 miles) across. The floor of this crater contains a large exposure of rocky material, a field of dark sand dunes, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, dust, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Fresh shallow valleys and fans in north Arabia Terra
Fresh shallow valleys and fans in north Arabia Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged alluvial fans, Arabia Terra, Beautiful Mars, channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, outwash fans, University of Arizona, valleys
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