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Tag Archives: Beautiful Mars
HiRISE: Terrain at the intersection of a valley and crater floor
Terrain at the intersection of a valley and crater floor. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, stratigraphy, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Erosion within Cerberus Fossae
A Context Camera image shows a small bench in the middle of the Cerberus Fossae at the head of Athabasca Valles. Small cataracts appear on this bench. Do these reflect erosion as water drained back into the subsurface at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Athabasca Valles, Beautiful Mars, cataracts, catastrophic floods, Cerberus Fossae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Crazy terrain in Utopia
That crazy terrain. This is the floor of a crater in Utopia Planitia. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, ground ice, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, periglacial processes, periglacial terrain, University of Arizona, Utopia Planitia
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HiRISE: Knobs on the rim of a circular feature
Knobs on the rim of a circular feature. And there might be clays on this cluster of knobs which as a unit, look very interesting. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, hills, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Clay outcrop near Maja Valles
A clay outcrop near Maja Valles. Maja Valles is a large, ancient outflow channel in the Lunae Palus quadrangle on Mars. The name is a Nepali word for “Mars”, and parts of the system have been partially buried by thin volcanic … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clay minerals, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Lunae Palus, Maja Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, outflow channels, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Clays in a well-preserved impact crater in Acidalia Planitia
Clays in a well-preserved impact crater in Acidalia Planitia. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Beautiful Mars, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Crater on north polar layered deposits
Crater on north polar layered deposits. Even at HiRISE resolution, it’s difficult to spot in black and white, but the color enhanced picture at full resolution tells a different story. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, impact craters, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar layered deposits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Dark dunes in Ius Chasma
Dark dunes in Ius Chasma. This image is part of a campaign to monitor the dunes over three Martian years. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Ius Chasma, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: The other Pan’s labyrinth
The other Pan’s labyrinth. These polar dunes are located near source of gypsum. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, gypsum, gypsum dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar sand sea, polar dunes, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Rough texture, dark dunes
Rough texture, dark dunes. There is a variety of substrate textures in this image, including a ridge-groove corrugation that is reminiscent of some features in Gale Crater. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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