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Tag Archives: channels
HiRISE: Side by side
Side by side. The objective of this observation is to examine a small channel that has cut through a crater north of Hellas Planitia. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. [More at links]
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Tagged channels, fluvial channels, Hellas Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Her Desher Vallis in Noachis Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 21, 2018. This VIS image shows a section of Her Desher Vallis. This channel is located in Noachis Terra. See more THEMIS Images of the Day by geological subject.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Her Desher Vallis, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Rim of two craters
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 11, 2018. In the center of this VIS image is a crater rim, which is shared by two craters. The crater with the deeper floor is at the bottom of the image, and this … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, double craters, gullies, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Small channel in Terra Sirenum
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 13, 2018. A small channel system dissects the rim of this unnamed crater in Terra Sirenum. The plains around the crater rim show faint dark streaks, tracks left by dust devils. See more THEMIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, dust devil tracks, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Channels flowing from a ridge
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 9, 2018. This VIS image is located in Terra Sirenum. The bright linear feature at the bottom of the image is the crest of a ridge. The multiple channel features toward the top of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, fluvial landforms, fluvial processes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Intricate CO2 frost patterns
This polar terrain is cut by an intricate pattern of channels. Carbon dioxide frost in the channels make them bright at this time of year. [More at link]
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Tagged channels, CO2 frost, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, south polar region, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Hephaestus Fossae channel and crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 18, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a crater on Hephaestus Fossae. The crater is fairly young, as there is only minimal modification of the crater floor. While it appears that the crater sits of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Hephaestus Fossae, impact craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Mantling on Terra Sabaea channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 4, 2018. This VIS image shows one of the numerous unnamed channels in northern Terra Sabaea. The softened features in the image suggest that some kind of mantling material lies over much of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Winding channel in Arabia Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 30, 2018. This VIS image shows one of the numerous unnamed channels located in northern Arabia Terra. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Lunae Planum’s Bahram Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 27, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a section of Bahram Vallis. This channel is located in northern Lunae Planum, south of Kasei Valles. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Bahram Vallis, channels, Kasei Valles, Lunae Planum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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