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Tag Archives: Arabia Terra
HiRISE: Wrinkles in rock
The bedrock in this region of Arabia Terra has been worn away by the wind, revealing their internal structure and geologic history. The wavy lines are individual layers of sand and dust, originally laid down as the bedrock was forming. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, bedrock, eolian processes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, wind erosion
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HiRISE: Channel on a crater floor in NW Arabia Terra
A channel on a crater floor in northwestern Arabia Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Beautiful Mars, channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Channel networks on Arabia crater wall
Channel networks on the wall of a crater in Arabia Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Beautiful Mars, channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Arabia Terra crater in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 21, 2017. Today’s false color image shows the floor of an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways … 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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HiRISE: Crater floor in Arabia Terra
Crater floor in Arabia Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Beautiful Mars, binary craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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Mars had lakes & streams long after early wet era
Lakes and snowmelt-fed streams on Mars formed much later than previously thought possible, according to new findings using data primarily from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The recently discovered lakes and streams appeared roughly a billion years after a well-documented, earlier … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, fluvial channels, fluvial deposits, fluvial erosion, fluvial landforms, lakes, paleolakes, streamlined islands
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THEMIS: Ice-choked Mamers Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 23, 2016. This VIS image shows a small portion of Mamers Valles. Mamers Valles is a complex channel system that drained the highlands of Arabia Terra into the lowlands of Acidalia Planitia. More THEMIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, glaciers, ice, Mamers Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, rock glaciers, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Arabia Terra – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 30, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of the plains in Arabia Terra. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, oblique impacts, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Arabia Terra channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 20, 2016. This VIS image shows a portion of an unnamed channel located on the northern margin of Arabia Terra. Numerous channels are found in this region, draining from the higher elevations of Arabia … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, channels, glaciers, Mars Odyssey, NASA, rock glaciers, sediments, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Scarp exposing basin floor in Arabia Terra
Scarp exposing basin floor deposits in Arabia Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, scarps, University of Arizona
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