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Tag Archives: central peaks
HiRISE: Crater central peak
The appearance of an impact crater depends on several factors, including the material in which the crater was formed and the size of the impact itself. This image covers a rocky peak in the center of an unnamed crater, approximately … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Crater interior
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 21, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows the interior of an unnamed crater near Nili Fossae. The central feature of the crater is a peak with a central low pit that was created by rebound … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, central peaks, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Nili Fossae, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Central pit crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 3, 2016. Today’s image shows an unnamed crater located northwest of Elysium Mons. This crater contains a central pit, which formed at the time of impact. The depth, diameter and central morphology of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, central peaks, central pit, Elysium Mons, Mars Odyssey, NASA, peak-ring craters, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Concentric rims
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 19, 2016. This VIS image shows an unnamed crater near Acheron Fossae. The structure of this crater includes a central pit and several concentric rims. Radial grooves can be seen on the ejecta blanket … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, central peaks, complex craters, crater ejecta, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, radial ejecta, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Central uplift in 46-kilometer crater
Central uplift of a 46-kilometer crater near Ladon Valles basin. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, central peaks, craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Ladon Basin, Ladon Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Tyrrhena Terra central peak dunes
Tyrrhena Terra central peak dunes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, central peaks, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, Tyrrhena Terra, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Crater features
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 6, 2015. Today’s VIS image is of an unnamed crater located on the floor of the much larger Newton Crater. This crater had a central peak, gullies on the inner rim and dunes on … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, central peaks, dunes, gullies, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Newton Crater, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Crater – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 27, 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 Arizona State University, ASU, central peaks, color, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Crater floor — false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 24, 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 Arizona State University, ASU, central peaks, central pit, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Martz Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 6, 2015. Numerous gullies are visible on the central peak in Martz Crater. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, central peaks, gullies, Mars Odyssey, Martz Crater, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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