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Tag Archives: Cydonia Mensae
Ocean shoreline in Cydonia Mensae?
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Steven Sholes and two co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Quantitative High‐Resolution Re‐Examination of a Hypothesized Ocean Shoreline in Cydonia Mensae on Mars • We apply a proposed paleoshoreline identification toolkit … Continue reading
HiRISE: Hills and mesas
Hills and mesas. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
Posted in Reports
Tagged Beautiful Mars, Cydonia Mensae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, hills, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Small channels & rocky patch in Cydonia
The southern section of this image is dominated by both a series of craters and the remnants of channels that may be from a past fluvial system. The paleochannel system has wind-blown bedforms in its interior, with crests oriented approximately … Continue reading
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Tagged channels, Cydonia Mensae, fluvial channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HRSC: Crossing the high/low boundary on Mars
On the boundary between the heavily cratered southern highlands and the smooth northern lowlands of Mars is an area rich in features sculpted by water and ice. Cydonia Mensae is a region of mesa-like structures, craters and otherwise smooth terrain. … Continue reading
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Tagged crustal dichotomy, Cydonia Mensae, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX
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