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Tag Archives: Kasei Valles
HiRISE: Cataracts in Kasei Valles
Obviously these are not the kind of cataracts that can develop in the lenses of your eyes, but large erosional scallops that form in river channels, like the Niagara Falls draining the Great Lakes of North America. Cataracts are large … Continue reading
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Tagged cataracts, fluvial channels, fluvial deposits, fluvial erosion, fluvial landforms, fluvial processes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Kasei Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Mesa in Nilokeras Scopulus
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 16, 2017. Do you see what I see? Looks like a deep water fish is yelling at me! (THEMIS Art #127) More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Kasei Valles, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, Nilokeras Scopulus, THEMIS, THEMIS Art, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HRSC: Remnants of a mega-flood
ESA’s Mars Express has captured images of one of the largest outflow channel networks on the Red Planet. The Kasei Valles channel system extends around 3000 km from its source region in Echus Chasma – which lies east of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chryse Planitia, DLR, Echus Chasma, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Kasei Valles, Mars Express, MEX, Worcester Crater
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THEMIS: Flood scours in Lobo Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 18, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Lobo Vallis, which is part of the larger Kasei Valles, a giant flood channel. The dark blue material is most likely basaltic sand. The THEMIS VIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Kasei Valles, Lobo Vallis, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Pits on Kasei Valles lava
Pits on Kasei Valles lava. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Kasei Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pit craters, pseudocones, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Kasei Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 8, 2016. This VIS image shows a portion of Kasei Valles. Kasei Valles is a large channel system that drained from the Tharsis volcanic highlands to the lower elevation Chryse Plainitia. At the top … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Kasei Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Nilokeras Fossa
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 27, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows parallel sets of depressions. These are tectonic graben formed when a block of material is down dropped between paired faults. Nilokeras Fossa is located on the margin of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, graben, Kasei Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Nilokeras Fossa, outflow channels, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Possible lava flow passages in Kasei Valles
Possible narrow passages for lava flows through Kasei Valles. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Kasei Valles, lava, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Nilus Chaos
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 2, 2016. This VIS image shows a portion of Nilus Chaos. Located north of Kasei Vallis, this chaos formed at the elevation boundary between Kasei Valles and the surrounding plains. More THEMIS Images of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaotic terrain, Kasei Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Nilus Chaos, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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