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Tag Archives: faulting
HiRISE: Faulting Mars
This region of Xanthe Terra has mostly been contracted due to thrust faulting, but this local region shows evidence of extensional faulting, also called normal faulting. When two normal faults face each other, they create a bathtub-like depression called a … Continue reading
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Tagged faulting, graben, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, tectonics, University of Arizona, Xanthe Terra
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THEMIS: Arsia Mons summit caldera
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 11, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows part of the summit caldera of Arsia Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, Arsia Mons, ASU, calderas, faulting, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pit craters, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 10, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows a portion of Cerberus Fossae. The narrow linear features are graben, formed by a block of material moving downward along paired faults. More THEMIS Images of the Day … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Cerberus Fossae, faulting, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Olympica Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 25, 2016. Today’s image shows part of Olympica Fossae. The large depression in the bottom half of the image is part of the fossae itself, and is probably a graben. Graben are formed when … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faulting, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Olympica Fossae, tectonics, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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Mars Express: Cut crater in Memnonia Fossae
An extensive network of fault lines cut through this region of Mars, including one that slices clean through an ancient 52 km-wide crater. The fault network is likely linked to the formation of the Tharsis Bulge, a region to the … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, faulting, FU Berlin, graben, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, Memnonia Fossae, MEX, tectonics
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HiRISE: An east watershed for Jezero Crater
Jezero Crater is candidate future landing site that contains sediments deposited by at least three ancient rivers. This image was targeted to the eastern headlands of the river flowing in from that direction. In addition to complex erosional patterns, there … Continue reading
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Tagged faulting, fluvial channels, folding, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Jezero Crater, landing sites, M2020, Mars 2020, Mars 2020 rover, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 5, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows a portion of Cerberus Fossae, a set of linear graben located south of Tartarus Montes. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Cerberus Fossae, faulting, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tartarus Montes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Ceraunius Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 16, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows several of the graben that make up Ceraunius Fossae. These fault bounded valleys are located south of Alba Mons and are part of the extensive graben system that … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Ceraunius Fossae, faulting, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Tempe Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 15, 2016. This VIS image is located on the margin of Tempe Terra near Chryse Planitia. Several channels are visible as well as tectonic features. The linear feature below the channel is most likely … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, faulting, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, Tempe Terra, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Nili Fossae – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 5, 2016. The THEMIS 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 of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faulting, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Nili Fossae, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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