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THEMIS: Lava tube takes a sharp turn
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 6, 2017. This image shows part of the eastern flank of Pavonis Mons. Surface lava flows run down hill from the upper left of the image towards the bottom right. Perpendicular to that trend … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faulting, faults, graben, lava channels, lava flows, lava tubes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Pavonis Mons, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Fractures on Pavonis Mons’ flank
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 31, 2017. This image shows part of the western flank of Pavonis Mons. The linear features are faults. Faulting usually includes change of elevation, where blocks of material slide down the fault. Paired faults … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faulting, faults, graben, lava channels, lava flows, lava tubes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Pavonis Mons, tectonics, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Flows and faults on Ascraeus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 29, 2017. Looking again at the southeastern flank of the volcano the narrow nature of the flows are visible. Given the steep sides of the volcano, flows from the summit run as narrow “rivers” … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, faulting, faults, lava channels, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics, volcanism, volcanos
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HiRISE: Faults in Melas Chasma
Faults in Melas Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, faulting, faults, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Melas Chasma, MRO, NASA, tectonics, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Cracks across Margaritifer Terra plains
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 13, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the plains of Margaritifer Terra, cracked by geological faulting. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faulting, faults, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Faulting in Margaritifer Terra
THEMIS image of the Day, February 10, 2017. Today’s false color image shows some of the plains of Margaritifer Terra, which have been cracked by faulting. The faults may have released groundwater that enlarged the channels. The THEMIS VIS camera … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faulting, faults, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Cracks, pits, faults, & graben in the Labyrinth of Night
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 25, 2016. This VIS image shows some of the graben which form Noctis Labyrinthus. Graben are formed when pairs of faults cause the material between them to move downward, creating the linear trough. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faults, graben, lava tubes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noctis Labyrinthus, pit craters, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Tanaica Montes
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 24, 2015. This VIS image shows the northern margin of Tanaica Montes. These hills are cut by fractures, which are in alignment with the regional trend of tectonic faulting found east of Alba Mons. … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Tectonics
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 4, 2015. The graben and collapse features in this image are part of Ceraunius Fossae, which is located south of Alba Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Alba Mons, Arizona State University, ASU, Ceraunius Fossae, faulting, faults, fractures, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: More Sirenum Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 1, 2015. The subtle paired fractues at the bottom of this VIS image are part of Sirenum Fossae, though it is hundreds of km away from yesterday’s image location. Numerous gullies at the top … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faults, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Sirenum Fossae, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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