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Tag Archives: interior layered deposits
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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HiRISE: Deposits along Melas Chasma’s north wall
It has been known since the 1970s when the Viking orbiters took pictures of Mars that there are large (i.e., several kilometers-thick) mounds of light-toned deposits within the central portion of Valles Marineris. More recent higher resolution images of Mars, … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, interior layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Melas Chasma, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, 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: Ganges Chasma – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 3, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Ganges Chasma. The THEMIS 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, avalanches, Ganges Chasma, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Capri Mensa – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 18, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Capri Mensa. The THEMIS 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, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Ophir Chasma – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 3, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Ophir Chasma. The wavy edges of the image are a result of elevation variations and a unique period of spacecraft orientation. The THEMIS VIS camera … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, canyons, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Ophir Chasma, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Eos Chasma – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 1, 2016. The THEMIS 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 of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, canyons, Eos Chasma, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sediments, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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