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Tag Archives: ice-rich mantling
THEMIS: The bumpy hills of Arcadia Planitia
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 21, 2018. The hills in this VIS image are part of mound located in Arcadia Plantia. Just west of these hills is a long region of grouped hills called Phlegra Montes. The soft contours, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, ground ice, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Phlegra Montes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Mantling on Terra Sabaea channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 4, 2018. This VIS image shows one of the numerous unnamed channels in northern Terra Sabaea. The softened features in the image suggest that some kind of mantling material lies over much of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Softly rounded hills in Phlegra Montes
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 25, 2018. The rounded hills in this VIS image are located in Arcadia Planitia. Broad linear ridges and groups of hills in this region are part of Phlegra Dorsa (ridges) and Phlegra Montes (hills). … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, hills, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial processes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dunes and creeping ground in Lyot Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 11, 2018. Lyot Crater is a large, complex crater in the northern lowlands of Vastitas Borealis. This image is located along the southern rim of the crater and shows part of the dune fields … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, ice-rich mantling, Lyot Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial processes, sand dunes, solifluction, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Vastitas Borealis
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HiRISE: Layered mantling deposits in the northern mid-latitudes
Ice-rich mantling deposits accumulate from the atmosphere in the Martian mid-latitudes in cycles during periods of high obliquity (axial tilt), as recently as several million years ago. These deposits accumulate over cycles in layers, and here in the southern mid-latitudes, … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Old features and new
This image covers a portion of a typical impact crater in Terra Sirenum at about 40 degrees south latitude on Mars. At the top of the image, outside the crater rim, there is a mid-latitude mantle, rough in places where … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fan deposits, erosion, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, impacts, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude mantling, MRO, NASA, Terra Sirenum, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Interesting terrain in mid-latitude crater
Interesting terrain within mid-latitude crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude glaciers, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Unusual gullied slope
Unusual gullied slope in southern mid-latitudes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, mantling material, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: All along Acheron Fossae
All along Acheron Fossae. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Acheron Fossae, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Hummocky material in Deuteronilus Mensae
Hummocky material in Deuteronilus Mensae. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Deuteronilus Mensae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, rock glaciers, University of Arizona
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