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Tag Archives: erosion
HiRISE: Old features and new
This image covers a portion of a typical impact crater in Terra Sirenum at about 40 degrees south latitude on Mars. At the top of the image, outside the crater rim, there is a mid-latitude mantle, rough in places where … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fan deposits, erosion, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, impacts, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude mantling, MRO, NASA, Terra Sirenum, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Gullied crater in the Northern Hemisphere
Gullied crater in the Northern Hemisphere — With quite a lovely sedimentary fan. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged alluvial fans, Beautiful Mars, erosion, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, sedimentary debris, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Erosion & deposition in Schaeberle Crater
Schaeberle Crater is a large, heavily-infilled crater with many interesting features. This image shows a window into the crater fill deposit, showcasing eroding bedrock and aeolian landforms. This pit is located near the geometric center of our image, making it … Continue reading
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Tagged deposition, erosion, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar sand sea, sand, Schaeberle Crater, TARs, transverse eolian ridges, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Colorful layered bedrock
Come out and play! Colorful layered bedrock in an eroded crater in Terra Sirenum. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, erosion, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Terra Sirenum, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Tyrrhenus Mons – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 12, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, color, erosion, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Tyrrhenus Mons, volcanics
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HiRISE: Big and little gullies cut into crater rim
“Science is exploration. The fundamental nature of exploration is that we don’t know what’s there.” — Charles H. Townes Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, erosion, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Huygens Crater — false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 17, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, color, erosion, Huygens Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sediments, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Get into the groove
Get into the groove. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, channels, erosion, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Light-toned surface with parallel ridges
Light-toned surface with parallel ridges in a crater interior. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, erosion, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Fresh valley in northern Arabia Terra
This relatively fresh, shallowly incised valley was once filled with water and/or ice and flowed to the west toward a large, local depression in northern Arabia Terra (36.5 degrees north, 0.3 degrees east). This type of valley is younger and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, erosion, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, valleys
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