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Tag Archives: crater ejecta
THEMIS: Aonia Terra crater ejecta in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 26, 2017. Today’s false color image shows several small craters in Aonia Terra. The false colors help show differences in the patterns of debris ejected in the impacts. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 … Continue reading
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Tagged Aonia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, craters, impacts, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Themis Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Unlocking an impact crater’s clues
Mars is a dynamic planet. HiRISE has witnessed many surface changes over the past ten years, including hundreds of new craters formed by ongoing impacts. Most of these impacts are likely caused by asteroids that have strayed into collision courses … Continue reading
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Tagged crater ejecta, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, impacts, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, radial ejecta, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Beruri Crater ejecta in false color stripes
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 6, 2017. Today’s false color image shows the outer rim of Beruri Crater. This image is of the material ejected by the impact along the eastern rim of the crater. The striped color variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Beruri Crater, crater ejecta, ejecta, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Themis Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Young crater ejecta crosses ridge
THEMIS Image of the Day, Febraur 3, 2017. This VIS image shows the same young crater from earlier this week. In this image, covering the area to the south of the young crater, we can see how the thin radial … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, ejecta, Mars Odyssey, NASA, rampart ejecta, THEMIS, Themis Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Raining rocks
Impact ejecta is material that is thrown up and out of the surface of a planet as a result of the impact of an meteorite, asteroid or comet. The material that was originally beneath the surface of the planet then … Continue reading
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Tagged crater ejecta, ejecta, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, impacts, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Young crater and wide-flung ejecta
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 31, 2017. Today’s VIS image shows two craters in Terra Cimmeria just north of Kepler Crater. The small crater in the middle of the image is a relatively new crater. The interior rim has … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, impacts, Kepler Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, radial ejecta, rampart ejecta, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, Themis Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Small fresh crater, with ejecta
Small fresh crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, crater ejecta, craters, fresh craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Geological jumble in Terra Sirenum
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 1, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of the plains of Terra Sirenum near Sirenum Fossae. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in mulitple ways to … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, Themis Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion, wind streaks
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Anomalous Phobos grooves caused by impacts
Some of the mysterious grooves on the surface of Mars’ moon Phobos are the result of debris ejected by impacts eventually falling back onto the surface to form linear chains of craters, according to a new study. One set of … Continue reading
THEMIS: Crater gullies in Tempe Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 10, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows parts of two craters located at the southern end of Tempe Fossae. There are numerous gullies dissecting the inner rim of the crater at the top of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, craters, gullies, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tempe Fossae, THEMIS, Themis Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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