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Tag Archives: ILDs
HiRISE: Window into the past
The layered sedimentary deposits inside the giant canyons of Mars have puzzled scientists for decades. These light toned deposits have fine, horizontal laminations that are unlike the rugged rim rock of the Valles Marineris. Various ideas for the origin of … Continue reading
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Tagged Candor Chasma, Ceti Mensa, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ILDs, interior layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sediments, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Eroded sediments in Ophir Chasma
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 23, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Ophir Chasma. The mounds on the floor are of unknown origin and contain layers, probably laid down in past climate cycles. They appear to have … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, ILDs, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Ophir Chasma, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Layered deposits in Ophir Chasma
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 14, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Ophir Chasma, with layered deposits on its floor. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, canyons, ILDs, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Ophir Chasma, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Ganges Chasma’s history book
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 22, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part Ganges Chasma. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Ganges Chasma, ILDs, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Capri Mensa – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 29, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Capri Mensa. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Capri Mensa, ILDs, interior layered deposits, Mariner Valley, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Candor Chasma – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 2, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Candor Chasma, color, ILDs, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Candor Chasma false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 22, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Candor Chasma, canyons, color, ILDs, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE image: light-toned deposits along Coprates Chasma slopes
Valles Marineris contains kilometers-thick light-toned layered sedimentary deposits along many of its floors. In this image, similar light-toned layered deposits are observed, except these are found along steeper wallrock slopes in Coprates Chasma. Compositional data from CRISM and also stereo … Continue reading
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Tagged Coprates Chasma, HiRISE, ILDs, interior layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO
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Did ice and dust make layered deposits in Valles Marineris?
Vast mounds of layered material lie in numerous places throughout the giant canyon system of Valles Marineris, and especially in Candor Chasma, Ophir Chasma, and Melas Chasma. The origin of these “interior layered deposits” (ILDs) have been debated since they … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, Candor Chasma, clay minerals, climate change, dust, ice, ILDs, interior layered deposits, Melas Chasma, Ophir Chasma, sulfates, Valles Marineris
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