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Tag Archives: “Inca City”
THEMIS: Angustus Labyrinthus, the ‘Inca City’
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 1, 2019. Angustus Labyrinthus is a unique region near the south polar cap. The squares formed by intersecting ridges earned the feature the informal name of the Inca City when it was discovered in … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Angustus Labyrinthus, the “Inca City”
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 5, 2017. The ridges in this VIS image are part of Angustus Labyrinthus. The intersecting ridges were most likely formed due to tectonic activity. When this feature was first observed by the Mariner 9 … Continue reading
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HiRISE: Seasonal monitoring of ‘Inca City’
Seasonal monitoring of region dubbed “Inca City.” Beautiful Mars series.
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THEMIS: Angustus Labyrinthus
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 27, 2015. The intersecting ridges in this VIS image are called Angustus Labyrinthus. They were formed due to tectonic activity. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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HiRISE: Spring in Inca City, I-V
A significant event has occurred in Inca City. The layer of seasonal ice has started to develop long cracks. This is visible in the orange-colored band adjacent to the araneiforms. Fans of dust are emerging from long linear cracks. The … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Angustus Labrynthus 2
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 12, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows another portion of Angustus Labyrinthus near the location of yesterday’s image. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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THEMIS: Angustus Labrynthus
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 11, 2014. The intersecting ridges in this VIS image are part of Angustus Labyrinthus, informally called Inca City. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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THEMIS: Angustus Labrynthus
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 9, 2014. This region of linear, intersecting ridges near the south pole is called Angustus Labyrinthus. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged "Inca City", Angustus Labrynthus, Arizona State University, ASU, faults, fractures, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar region, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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