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Tag Archives: hills
THEMIS: Hills of Ariadnes Colles
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 28, 2017. This VIS image shows part of Ariadnes Colles. The term colles means hills. The hills in this image are much brighter than the surroundings, possibly due to erosion or removal of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariadnes Colles, Arizona State University, ASU, hills, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Isolated layered hill in Isidis Planitia
Isolated layered hill in Isidis Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, hills, HiRISE, Isidis Planitia, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Knobs with lobate flows
Knobs with lobate flows around their margins. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, hills, HiRISE, lobate debris aprons, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Tyrrhena Terra – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 16, 2016. Today’s false color image shows a hill in Tyrrhena Terra. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, hills, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Tyrrhena Terra
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THEMIS: Hills and channels
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 10, 2016. Today’s image is located on the boundary between Terra Sabaea and Utopia Planitia – west of yesterday’s image location. The morphology of this region is comprised of hills, some of which have … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, hills, ice, ice-rich mantling, lineated valley fill, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia
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HiRISE: Defiant hill in Coprates Chasma
A defiant hill in Coprates Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Coprates Chasma, erosional remnants, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, hills, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Knob near Orcus Patera
Knob near Orcus Patera — This feature is similar in the morphology and formation process to the circular region we also imaged with ESP_038646_1805. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, hills, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Orcus Patera, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Cone shaped hill
There are many hills and knobs on Mars that reveal aspects of the local geologic history. Typically the hills in the relatively-smooth region surrounding this image are flat topped erosional remnants or mesas with irregular or even polyhedral margins. These … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, hills, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, sediments, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Gigas Sulci
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 16, 2014. The region shown in this VIS image is part of Gigas Sulci. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Gigas Sulci, hills, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Colles
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 28, 2014. The term “colles” means hills. The hills in this VIS image are located on the northern plains near Phlegra Dorsa. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, hills, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, Phlegra Dorsa, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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