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Tag Archives: chaotic terrain
THEMIS: Mesas of chaos in Candor Chasma
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 18, 2018. This image of central Candor Chasma shows a surface topography called chaos. Chaos is a region of small to medium sized mesas surrounded by valleys that are usually the same elevation. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Candor Chasma, canyons, chaos, chaotic terrain, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Fractured terrain in Shambe Crater
Fractured terrain in Shambe Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, chaos, chaotic terrain, fractures, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Shambe Crater, University of Arizona
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HRSC: Window to a watery past
This 70 km-wide crater and its surrounds offer a window into the watery past of the Red Planet. The scene, captured by ESA’s Mars Express, is a composite of two images taken in March 2007 and February 2017. It focuses … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, chaotic terrain, DLR, Erythraeum Chaos, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Express, MEX, Noachis Terra, valley networks
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HiRISE: Aram Chaos
Splendor in the rocks. (Aram Chaos) Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Aram Chaos, Beautiful Mars, chaos, chaotic terrain, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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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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HiRISE: Disrupted terrain in Elysium Planitia
Disrupted terrain in southern Elysium Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, chaotic terrain, Elysium Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Faulting cuts across Gorgonum Chaos
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 3, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. The linear features are tectonic faults, called graben, that are part of Sirenum Fossae. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaotic terrain, Gorgonum Chaos, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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