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Tag Archives: dark slope streaks
HiRISE: A nice gathering of slope streaks
A nice gathering of slope streaks. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Splitting slope streaks
Streaks form on slopes when dust cascades downhill. The dark streak is an area of less dust compared to the brighter and reddish surroundings. What triggers these avalanches is not known, but might be related to sudden warming of the … Continue reading
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Tagged dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Dark slope streaks in Olympus Mons aureole deposits
Wisps on another world. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dark slope streaks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, Olympus Mons, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Dark slope streaks in Labeatis Fossae
Never the twain shall meet. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dark slope streaks, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Labeatis Fossae, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Dust avalanches in Terra Sabaea
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 21, 2017. This VIS image shows several dark slope streaks on the inner rim of an unnamed crater in Terra Sabaea. These features are thought to be formed by dust avalanches — downslope movement … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, Indus Vallis, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: The specters of Mars
The jagged saw-tooth dichotomy, over a grainy texture, seen in this close-up image, reminds us of a scene from an old silent horror movie. Stark and unnerving, like that time between dusk and darkness, as the campfire burns out…was that … Continue reading
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Tagged dark slope streaks, dust devil tracks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Malea Planum, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Swept away
Swept away. Beautiful Mars series.
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HiRISE: Dark slope streaks, of many ages
Everything is a canvas. Beautiful Mars series.
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HiRISE: Consider the slope streak
Consider the slope streak; and his faded friend. (North is approximately down). Beautiful Mars series.
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HiRISE: Slope streaks or recurring slope lineae?
The image shows a region we see many slope streaks, typically dark features on slopes in the equatorial regions on Mars. They may extend for tens of meters in length and gradually fade away with time as new ones form. … Continue reading
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Tagged dark slope streaks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, recurring slope lineae, RSL, University of Arizona
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