Tag Archives: Daedalia Planum

THEMIS: Tapestry of once-molten rock

Posted on March 1, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 1, 2017. This VIS image shows a portion of Daedalia Planum, an extensive volcanic plain comprised of flows from Arsia Mons. Different flow surface textures help delineate different flows. (This image was taken shortly … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Lava rough and smooth on Daedalia Planum

Posted on February 27, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 27, 2017. his VIS image shows a small portion of Daedalia Planum. The lava flows in this region originated at Arsia Mons, one of the large Tharsis volcanoes. Several different elevations of lava flow … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Grazing light at sunrise on lava flows

Posted on January 26, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 26, 2017. The grazing light of sunrise, coming from the right, reveals edges and other details in lava flows of Daedalia Planum. These flows come from Arsia Mons volcano. A windstreak is visible at … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Windstreak on Daedalia Planum

Posted on October 26, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, October 26, 2016. The “tail” behind the crater at the top of this VIS image is called a windstreak. This feature is formed by winds blowing over, in, and around the crater. Turbulence in the … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Daedalia Planum’s volcanic vents

Posted on September 29, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 29, 2016. n the bottom half of this VIS image is a line of small volcanic vents. These vents emplaced lava to both sides of the vent ridge. The linear contact of dark/bright surface … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Lava flow and crater, Daedalia Planum

Posted on September 26, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 26, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows a small portion of Daedalia Planum. Daedalia Planum was created by lava flows from Arsia Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Wind streaks on Daedalia Planum

Posted on September 23, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 23, 2016. This VIS image shows part of Daedalia Planum as well as several windstreaks. There is a large streak in the bottom half of the frame from a large crater off the image … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Dark slope streaks

Posted on July 7, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 7, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows the inner rim of an unnamed crater on the western margin of Daedalia Planum. Numerous dark streaks are visible on the faces of the inner rim. A possible … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Daedalia Planum

Posted on July 10, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 10, 2015. The lava flows in this VIS image are part of Daedalia Planum, a huge lava field that originates from Arsia Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Windstreaks

Posted on June 29, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 29, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows windstreaks on the lava flows of Daedalia Planum. The “tail” behind the crater indicates winds blew from east to west. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological … Continue reading →

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