Tag Archives: glacial moraines

HiRISE: A valley near the northern lowlands

Posted on December 13, 2017 by rburnham

The goal of this observation is to determine the source of the ridge within a possible moraine that is also present in another HiRISE image. A moraine is a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Possible moraines in Deuteronilus Mensae

Posted on October 22, 2015 by rburnham

Possible moraines in Deuteronilus Mensae. A moraine is a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier, typically as ridges at its edges. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Glaciation at the eastern Hellas margin

Posted on August 16, 2014 by rburnham

Hellas Crater in the ancient highlands contains some of the clearest evidence on Mars for glacial processes. This image, on the eastern margin of the giant impact crater, shows a number of features consistent with glaciation. There are roughly north-south … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Moving mass material on a mesa

Posted on June 20, 2014 by rburnham

This image appears to show some type of mass movement of material down the wall of a mesa in Deuteronilus Mensae. Also visible is an arc-shaped ridge at the end of the valley. The ridge may be a moraine from … Continue reading →

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