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Tag Archives: debris aprons
THEMIS: Soft-featured craters in Arcadia Planitia
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 19, 2018. This false-color VIS image shows some of the plains and craters located in Arcadia Planitia. The soft-looking features in the impact craters indicate ground ice at shallow depths below the surface. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, debris aprons, fluidized ejecta, ground ice, impact craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial processes, periglacial terrain, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Debris apron-like textures in Nereidum Montes
Debris apron-like textures in Nereidum Montes. These textures resemble sublimation and extension features seen on debris apron surfaces. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, debris aprons, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Nereidum Montes, sublimation, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Debris flow
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 8, 2015. Today’s THEMIS image was taken using the infrared camera. Bright toned material is warmer than dark toned surfaces. Material has moved downslope from the top of this hill in Promethei Terra. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, debris aprons, debris flows, infrared, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, Promethei Terra, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Cracks in a debris apron
The objective of this observation is to investigate the nature of large fissures in a smooth apron around a mound in the Phlegra region. The apron could be (or could have been) ice-rich, so one possibility is that the fissures … Continue reading
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Tagged debris aprons, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Phlegra Dorsa, Phlegra Montes, University of Arizona
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