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Tag Archives: badlands
THEMIS: Badlands in Coprates Chasma
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 26, 2017. This image is located on the eastern side of Coprates Chasma, near Capri Chasma. The image shows multiple landslide features, which form lobed shaped deposits at the bottom of the canyon cliff … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, badlands, canyons, Coprates Chasma, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Among the Badlands of Cavi Angusti
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 18, 2017. This is another VIS image showing late afternoon shadows. This image is located in Cavi Angusti, an area of extensive badlands in the southern highlands of Mars. More THEMIS Images of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, badlands, Cavi Angusti, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Curiosity update: ‘Arm error recovery’
Sol 1102-1104, September 11, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The Sol 1101 activities that we planned yesterday did not complete due to an arm error while it was being stowed. Apparently the shoulder azimuth motor was too cold, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, badlands, Bridger Basin, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA
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THEMIS: Arabia Terra false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 26, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, badlands, color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Ophir Chasma
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 2, 2014. This VIS image shows a portion of the northern cliff face and complex floor deposits of Ophir Chasma. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, badlands, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, Ophir Chasma, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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