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Tag Archives: Ganges Chasma
THEMIS: Ganges Chasma – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 3, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Ganges Chasma. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, avalanches, Ganges Chasma, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: The dune sea of Ganges Chasma
This image is at the eastern edge of a very large deposit of wind-blown dust that occupies Ganges Chasma. This thick deposit surrounds hills and mesas that rise up through it. We can tell from the patterns that the wind … Continue reading
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Tagged dunes, dust, dust dunes, eolian processes, Ganges Chasma, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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Mars Express: Witness to a wet early Mars
Vast volumes of water once flooded through this deep chasm on Mars that connects the ‘Grand Canyon’ of the Solar System – Valles Marineris – to the planet’s northern lowlands. The image, taken by ESA’s Mars Express on 16 July, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aurorae Chaos, Capri Chasma, DLR, Eos Chasma, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, Ganges Chasma, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Marching dust devils
On an early fall afternoon in Ganges Chasma (Valles Marineris), we managed to capture a cluster of 8 dust devils, five of them in the enhanced color strip. They’re together on a dark sandy surface that tilts slightly to the … Continue reading
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Tagged dust devils, Ganges Chasma, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Light-toned layers, Ganges Chasma
Light-toned layers next to fan in a depression north of Ganges Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged alluvial fans, Beautiful Mars, Ganges Chasma, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, stratigraphy, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Ganges Chasma — false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 29, 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, Ganges Chasma, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Ganges Chasma false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 24, 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, canyons, Ganges Chasma, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Ganges Chasma false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 20, 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, Ganges Chasma, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Ganges Chasma false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 27, 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, canyons, Ganges Chasma, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Ganges Chasma false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 23, 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, canyons, color, erosion, Ganges Chasma, Mars Odyssey, sediments, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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