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Tag Archives: landslides
THEMIS: Shalbatana Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 20, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows a section of Shalbatana Vallis. Along side of the major channel is a smaller tributary channel. A landslide deposit is also visible in this image. Explore more THEMIS Images … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, landslides, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, Shalbatana Vallis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Long runout Mars landslides reconstructed in 3D
Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, June 1, 2019: Giulia Magnarini (University College, London). The availability of high resolution imagery of the surface of Mars from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter CTX and HiRISE cameras (NASA PDS) allow us to reconstruct … Continue reading →
HiRISE: A snow plow landslide
This image shows a small landslide in Iani Chaos. Landslides are common on Mars where there are steep slopes, including this area where there are numerous mounds and hills. What is unusual about this landslide is that it carved a … Continue reading →
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Iani Chaos, landslides, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Landslides in Cerberus Fossae
Cerberus Fossae is a steep-sided set of troughs cutting volcanic plains to the east of Elysium Mons. Steep slopes on Mars have active landslides (also called “mass wasting”), and here we see evidence for two types of activity. First, the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cerberus Fossae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, landslides, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, recurring slope lineae, RSL, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Melas Chasma landslide debris
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 3, 2019. This false-color image is located within Melas Chasma. The lobate forms at the bottom of the image are the remnants of landslides that crashed from the top of the cliff sides to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, landslides, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, Melas Chasma, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Fan, meet layered deposit
Fan, meet layered deposit. This is a gorgeous fan reaching out into deposits in east Candor Chasma. Did landslides deform the layered material? HiRISE Picture of the Day archive [More at links]
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Tagged alluvial fan deposits, Candor Chasma, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, landslides, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Jumbled blocks on the floor of Melas Chasma
This part of Melas Chasma has been the target for many previous HiRISE images due to its diversity of terrains and materials. This observation covers an area not previously imaged, revealing a chaotic jumble of bright layered sediments, perhaps resulting … Continue reading →
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, landslides, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Melas Chasma, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: An Olympus Mons landslide
An Olympus Mons landslide. Olympus Mons is too large for HiRISE to capture in one image, but we can get very detailed closeups of parts of it. Here, we see a slope streak, possibly caused by a boulder rolling downhill … Continue reading →
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Tagged dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, landslides, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, Olympus Mons, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Ma’adim Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 23, 2019. This VIS image shows a small section of Ma’adim Vallis. Ma’adim Vallis is located in Terra Cimmeria and empties into Gusev Crater, the home of the MER Spirit rover. See more THEMIS … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, fluvial channels, Gusev Crater, landslides, Ma'adim Vallis, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Odyssey, MER, NASA, Spirit rover, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Maunder Crater’s gullies and landslides
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 8, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows part of the eastern side of Maunder Crater. This crater has a unique form, with a large amount of fill on the eastern half of the crater floor, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, gullies, landslides, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, Maunder Crater, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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