Tag Archives: Kasei Valles

HiRISE: Along a scarp

Posted on June 21, 2019 by rburnham

Along a scarp. All along this section of scarp of a canyon in Kasei Valles, there appears to be a lobe-shaped margin of something (lava? mud? flood sediments?) that flowed into this trough, coated the floor and subsequently drained. What’s … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Blink and you’ll miss them

Posted on February 27, 2019 by rburnham

Blink and you’ll miss them. The dust devil tracks in this image have faded considerably since an earlier image, something we wanted to measure. If you look to the lower left and center, you can still see some of them. … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Kasei Valles in false color

Posted on October 22, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, October 22, 2018. This false-color VIS image shows a section of Kasei Valles. Kasei Valles is a huge outflow channel that drains from the higher elevations of Tharsis down into the lowlands of Chryse Planitia. … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Lunae Mensa in Kasei Valles

Posted on September 17, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 17, 2018. Today’s image shows a portion of Kasei Valles. The plateau in the center of the image is called Lunae Mensa. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Impact crater on the Kasei Valles floor

Posted on August 8, 2018 by rburnham

An impact crater on the floor of Kasei Valles. This impact crater is on platy-ridged material on the floor of Kasei Valles. We might be able to distinguish between lava and mud in the area. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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THEMIS: Flood-scoured island-mesa in Kasei Valles

Posted on July 9, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 9, 2018. Today’s VIS image is located near the beginning of Kasei Valles. At the top of the image is the relative high land of Lunae Planum. The Kasei Valles channel is just below. … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Pits galore near Kasei Valles

Posted on May 29, 2018 by rburnham

Pits galore near Kasei Valles. These are located near the edge of a lava outflow region, for which there is evidence of subsurface tube flows. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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THEMIS: Lunae Planum’s Bahram Vallis

Posted on April 27, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 27, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a section of Bahram Vallis. This channel is located in northern Lunae Planum, south of Kasei Valles. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Echus Chasma mega-gullies

Posted on April 23, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 23, 2018. This VIS image shows one of the mega-gullies that empties into Echus Chasma. Echus Chasma is approximately 4km deep in this region, and is the source of Kasei Valles. More THEMIS Images … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Flood-scoured floor of Lobo Vallis

Posted on April 20, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 20, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a small portion of Lobo Vallis near where it recombines with Kasei Valles and empties into Chryse Planitia. Kasei Valles is a huge channel system that drained the … Continue reading →

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