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Tag Archives: Chasma Boreale
THEMIS: Frosty dunes in Hyperboreae Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 5, 2019. Several dune fields encircle the north polar cap. Hyperboreae Undae is one of them, located near Escorial Crater and Chasma Boreale. This VIS image was taken during the spring season, when the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Chasma Boreale, defrosting, dunes, Escorial Crater, frost, Hyperboreae Undae, Mars Odyssey, NASA, polar sand dunes, sand, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Chasma Boreale in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 25, 2019. This false color image is located near the head of Chasma Boreale, a large trough in the north polar cap. The floor of the trough is mostly ice free. The linear features … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Chasma Boreale, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion
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HiRISE: The source of dunes in Chasma Boreale
The source of dunes in Chasma Boreale. This image shows dunes during the summer, when they were free from the seasonal layer of carbon dioxide ice that covers the region for much of the year. These dunes, which are near … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Chasma Boreale, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar ice cap, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Dune swarm!
Dune swarm! These dunes mean business here in Chasma Boreale. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Chasma Boreale, CO2 frost, defrosting, dunes, frost, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar ice cap, north polar region, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Tracking dune-alcove changes within Chasma Boreale dunes
Tracking dune-alcove changes within Chasma Boreale dunes. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Chasma Boreale, dunes, gully alcoves, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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MEX: Swirling spirals at the north pole of Mars
A new mosaic from ESA’s Mars Express shows off the Red Planet’s north polar ice cap and its distinctive dark spiralling troughs. The mosaic was generated from 32 individual orbit ‘strips’ captured between 2004 and 2010, and covers an area … Continue reading
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Tagged Chasma Boreale, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, north polar ice cap, north polar region
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3D images reveal Mars polar ice cap features
Three-dimensional subsurface images are revealing structures within the Martian polar ice caps, including previously obscured layering, a larger volume of frozen carbon dioxide contained in the south polar cap, and bowl-shaped features that may be buried impact craters within both … Continue reading
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Tagged Chasma Boreale, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar ice cap, north polar layered deposits, Shallow Radar, SHARAD, south polar ice cap, south polar layered deposits
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HiRISE: Tracking dune changes in Chasma Boreale
Tracking dune changes in Chasma Boreale. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged active dunes, Beautiful Mars, Chasma Boreale, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Boreum Cavus
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 26, 2016. This VIS image shows part of Boreum Cavus, at the interior end of Chasma Boreale. The layered polar ice is easily identified in the upper part of the image. Boreum Cavus is … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Boreum Cavus, Chasma Boreale, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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