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Tag Archives: lava
HiRISE: When lava moved
When lava moved. The objective of this observation is to examine the remains of an ancient lava flow moving in a trough in the Claritas Fossae region. Pictures like this may tell us more about how lava flowed on Mars. … Continue reading
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Tagged Claritas Fossae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, lava, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, troughs, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: A margin of lava
A margin of lava. This lava margin in Cerberus Palus is part of the Athabasca Valles flow. There are also lava coils in this region, something we did not know existed on Mars until HiRISE took an image. The lava … Continue reading
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Tagged Athabasca Valles, Cerberus Palus, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, lava, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: A volcano — of mud or lava?
This image shows a hill with a central crater. Such features have been interpreted as both mud volcanoes (really a sedimentary structure) and as actual volcanoes (the erupting lava kind). They occur on the floor of Valles Marineris below a … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, mud volcanos, NASA, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris, volcanos
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THEMIS: Rough lava flows on Daedalia Planum
THEMIS image of the Day, June 6, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a small portion of the lava flows that comprise Daedalia Planum. The flows originated at Arsia Mons, the youngest of the three Tharsis volcanoes. The Tharsis volcanoes are … Continue reading
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HiRISE: All that the lava leaves behind
All that the lava leaves behind. There are streamlined and eroded forms in this lava channel, a region with very little HiRISE coverage. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, streamlined islands, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Circular lava structure in Elysium Planitia
A circular structure in lava in southwestern Elysium Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dust devil tracks, Elysium Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Cracked slabs of lava in Tempe Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 20, 2017. Do you see what I see? Is that a praying mantis looking at me? (THEMIS Art #129) More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, lava, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tempe Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Art, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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HiRISE: Lava in western Elysium Planitia
Lava in western Elysium Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.
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HiRISE: A volcanic fissure
Although Mars is known for having the largest volcano in our Solar System, Olympus Mons, we also find small-scale volcanic features on its surface. This fissure, less than 500 meters across at its widest point, lies in the Tharsis region … Continue reading
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Tagged fissures, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Flows upon flows in Daedalia Planum
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 13, 2017. Today’s false color image shows a small portion of Daedalia Planum. This part of Mars is built up from countless interwoven lava flows that have spilled from the giant volcanos of Tharsis … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Daedalia Planum, lava, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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