Tag Archives: Arcadia Planitia

THEMIS: Crater

Posted on September 3, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 3, 2015. This relatively young crater is located on the northern plains of Arcadia Planitia. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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Terraced craters point to subsurface ice sheets

Posted on August 27, 2015 by rburnham

Just beneath the planet’s dirt surface, University of Arizona researchers found an enormous slab of water ice, measuring 130 feet thick and covering an area equivalent to that of California and Texas combined. It was a “crazy-looking crater” on the … Continue reading →

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