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Tag Archives: Gorgonum Basin
HiRISE: Light-toned material in Gorgonum Chaos crater
Light-toned material within the center of a crater in Gorgonum Chaos basin. The rocks within the center of this crater are light-toned and appear altered relative to the rocks that define the crater wall. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Gorgonum Basin, Gorgonum Chaos, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Light-toned mounds in Gorgonum Basin
Gorgonum Basin is one of several large basins within the Terra Sirenum region of Mars. Each basin has light-toned mounds, many of which contain clays. Scientists think that Terra Sirenum once had a large lake during an epoch called the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gorgonum Basin, Gusev Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Ma'adim Vallis, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Spirit rover, Terra Sirenum, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Transition from depressed to inverted channels in Gorgonum Basin
This image shows a transition from depressed to inverted channels in the Gorgonum Basin. In the darker terrain, there are two channels that display depressed topography. As these two channels cross into the underlying brighter terrain, the channels now stand … Continue reading
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Tagged Gorgonum Basin, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, inverted channels, inverted topography, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Einstein and Mars
In February 1917, Albert Einstein wrote in a letter: “It is a pity that we do not live on Mars and just observe man’s nasty antics by telescope.” We do have a telescope at Mars, but we use it to … Continue reading