Tag Archives: Arsia Mons

HiRISE: Valleys carved into southern Arsia Mons

Posted on July 22, 2014 by rburnham

Valleys carved into southern Arsia Mons. Beautiful Mars series.

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Habitable environments at Arsia Mons?

Posted on May 28, 2014 by rburnham

Arsia Mons is one of the giant volcanos of Tharsis — Mars’ third tallest, in fact. During past cycles of climate change, it accumulated a large fan-shaped deposit of glacial ice on its northwest flank. (The other tall Tharsis volcanos … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: The busy flank of Arsia Mons

Posted on May 22, 2014 by rburnham

This observation shows an incredible diversity of ancient lava tubes and impact craters filled with sediment on the flank of Arsia Mons. The rationale for this observation is to get a better look at those lava tubes… [More at link]

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Explosive eruptions in dense ancient atmospheres

Posted on January 12, 2013 by rburnham

Explosive volcanic eruptions on an earlier Mars with a thicker atmosphere would have scattered fine ash (pyroclastic debris) mainly east or west of the volcano, a new study finds. Also, a denser ancient atmosphere supports the addition of Arsia and … Continue reading →

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Dikes: key link between Thaumasia Planum, Tharsis, and Valles Marineris?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by rburnham

The area called Syria-Thaumasia is a big triangular block of Mars just east of three giant Tharsis volcanos: Arsia, Pavonis, and Ascraeus Montes. Valles Marineris bounds the block on the north, while its southwest and southeast sides are defined by … Continue reading →

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