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Tag Archives: channels
THEMIS: Channel within a channel in Terra Sirenum
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 9, 2018. Today’s VIS image is located along the northern margin of Terra Sirenum. This unnamed channel contains a small channel within a larger channel. This would indicate two separate channel forming events. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, stream erosion, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Bahram Vallis’ meandering channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 6, 2018. This VIS image shows a section of Bahram Vallis. Bahram Vallis is located on the northeastern margin of Lunae Planum. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Bahram Vallis, channels, lava flows, Lunae Planum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Channels in Granicus Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 2, 2018. This VIS image shows a section of Granicus Valles, one of several channel systems that originate near the western margin of the Elysium Mons volcanic complex. More THEMIS Images of the Day … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Granicus Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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HiRISE: Fresh shallow valleys and fans in north Arabia Terra
Fresh shallow valleys and fans in north Arabia Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged alluvial fans, Arabia Terra, Beautiful Mars, channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, outwash fans, University of Arizona, valleys
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HiRISE: Crater tadpoles
This impact crater looks amusingly like a tadpole because of the valley that was carved by water that used to fill it. When the water level inside the crater increased, it breached the crater wall, flowed outward and formed a … Continue reading
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Tagged channels, crater lakes, fluvial channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, valleys
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HiRISE: Channel system near Airy Crater
Channel system near Airy Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Airy Crater, Beautiful Mars, channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Channels (and dunes) in Libya Montes
Channels, channels, who’s got the channels? Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, channels, dunes, fluvial deposits, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Libya Montes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Platy flow in Elysium Planitia
A channel segment amid platy-ridged flows in central Elysium Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, channels, Elysium Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, streamlined islands, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Channels of Granicus Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 20, 2017. This VIS image shows part of Granicus Valles. Granicus Valles is just one of several long channels found on the western margin of the Elysium Volcanic Complex. More THEMIS Images of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Elysium Planitia, Granicus Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Opportunity: Studying the channel near the head of Perseverance Valley
NASA’s senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is examining rocks at the edge of Endeavour Crater for signs that they may have been either transported by a flood or eroded in place by wind. Those scenarios are among the possible explanations rover-team … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, channels, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley
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