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Tag Archives: chaos
THEMIS: Varieties of geo-chaos in Gorgonum
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 2, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. Chaotic regions form when groundwater escapes to the surface, undermining it and causing the ground to collapse. The linear depression at the bottom … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaos, chaotic terrain, Gorgonum Chaos, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Sirenum Fossae, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Geo-chaos in Gorgonum
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 27, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos, a place where subsurface ice melted, broke through to the surface, and drained away after undermining the ground along fractures. The THEMIS VIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaos, chaotic terrain, Gorgonum Chaos, groundwater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Chaotic terrain in Xanthe Terra
Chaotic terrain in Xanthe Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, chaos, chaotic terrain, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, Xanthe Terra
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THEMIS: Gorgonum Chaos in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 30, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. Scientists call such terrain as this “chaotic” because the escape of groundwater from the subsurface has undermined the landscape and caused it to … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaos, chaotic terrain, Gorgonum Chaos, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Golden Chaos in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 6, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Aureum Chaos. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Aureum Chaos, chaos, chaotic terrain, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Ice-choked channels at highlands’ edge
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 14, 2016. This VIS image is located on the eastern margin of Terra Sabaea. The boundary region between the highlands of Terra Sabaea and the lower elevations of Utopia Planitia is a complex of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, chaos, chaotic terrain, glaciers, highlands, Mars Odyssey, NASA, rock glaciers, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Iani Chaos – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 4, 2016. The THEMIS 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 of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaos, chaotic terrain, Iani Chaos, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Crater chaos
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 11, 2015. This VIS image shows part of the interior of an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. There are numerous hills and valleys in the crater, indicating depositional and erosional processes were active after … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, chaos, chaotic terrain, craters, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Iani Chaos – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 28, 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, chaos, chaotic terrain, color, Iani Chaos, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Aureum Chaos – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 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 of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Aureum Chaos, chaos, chaotic terrain, color, ground ice, groundwater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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