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Tag Archives: Isidis Basin
HiRISE: Isidis Basin ejecta
This scene is a jumbled mess! There are blocks and smears of many different rocks types that appear to have been dumped into a pile. That’s probably about what happened, as ejecta from the Isidis impact basin to the east. … Continue reading
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Tagged ejecta, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Isidis Basin, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Many fantastic colors
The Nili Fossae region, located on the northwest rim of Isidis impact basin, is one of the most colorful regions of Mars. The colors over many regions of Mars are homogenized by the dust and regolith, but here the bedrock … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Isidis Basin, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Nili Fossae, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Colorful Hargraves
Hargraves Crater is located on the northwestern margin of Isidis Basin, a region that hosts many proposed future Mars landing sites such as nearby Jezero Crater and the Nili Fossae trough. This image covers the ejecta along the southern margin … Continue reading
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Tagged Hargraves Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Isidis Basin, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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CRISM: Iron-magnesium clays at Isidis Basin rim
This image is located right along the rim of the Isidis impact basin, at the foot of Libya Montes. Here we see iron-magnesium phyllosilicates (cyan). Phyllosilicates are clay and clay-like minerals formed by chemical reactions with liquid water. They are … Continue reading