Tag Archives: Gorgonum Chaos

HiRISE: Gullies on Gorgonum Chaos mesas

Posted on April 15, 2019 by rburnham

Gullies on Gorgonum Chaos mesas. This observation shows part of Gorgonum Chaos, a large cluster of chaotic terrain found in the Southern Hemisphere. Many regions of chaotic terrain are found at the head of large outflow channels that were scoured … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Light-toned material in Gorgonum Chaos crater

Posted on June 8, 2018 by rburnham

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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HiRISE: Light-toned terrain in Gorgonum Chaos

Posted on December 19, 2017 by rburnham

Light-toned terrain in Gorgonum Chaos. Looks like possibly hydrated material and valleys are also located nearby. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Varieties of geo-chaos in Gorgonum

Posted on May 2, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 2, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. Chaotic regions form when groundwater escapes to the surface, undermining it and causing the ground to collapse. The linear depression at the bottom … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Geo-chaos in Gorgonum

Posted on April 27, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 27, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos, a place where subsurface ice melted, broke through to the surface, and drained away after undermining the ground along fractures. The THEMIS VIS … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Light-toned terrain in Gorgonum Chaos

Posted on April 11, 2017 by rburnham

Light-toned exposed terrain in Gorgonum Chaos basin. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Faulting cuts across Gorgonum Chaos

Posted on January 3, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 3, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. The linear features are tectonic faults, called graben, that are part of Sirenum Fossae. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Gorgonum Chaos in false color

Posted on December 30, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, December 30, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. Scientists call such terrain as this “chaotic” because the escape of groundwater from the subsurface has undermined the landscape and caused it to … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Knobs and ridges in Gorgonum Chaos

Posted on November 6, 2014 by rburnham

Knobs and ridges in Gorgonum Chaos. Beautiful Mars series.

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