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Tag Archives: collapse pits
THEMIS: Windstreaks false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 30, 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, collapse pits, craters, dust, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind streaks
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HiRISE: Eastern portion of Cerberus Fossae
Visible in this observation is a section of Cerberus Fossae (width approximately 250 meters), which are comprised of a series of rifts present located in Elysium Planitia just north the Martian equator. The fossae (Latin plural for a “ditch” or … Continue reading
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Tagged Cerberus Fossae, collapse pits, faults, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, tectonics, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Ascraeus Mons false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 6, 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, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, collapse pits, color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Cyane Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 31, 2014. The linear feature in this image is part of Cyane Fossae. The circular collapse features are bounded by linear faults. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, collapse pits, Cyane Fossae, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pit craters, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Ceraunius Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 21, 2014. This complexly faulted region is part of Ceraunius Fossae, located south of Alba Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Ceraunius Fossae, collapse pits, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pit craters, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS image: Ascraeus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 30, 2014. Today’s image shows a different portion of the collapse features located on the northern flank of Ascraeus Mons.
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, collapse pits, lava, lava channels, lava tubes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pit craters, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS image: Ascraeus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 29, 2014. The pits, fractures and channel-like features in this image are located on the northern flank of Ascraeus Mons. Most of these features were created by collapse into lava tubes that existed below the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, collapse pits, lava, lava channels, lava tubes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pit craters, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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