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THEMIS: Solis Planum lava flows and graben
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 30, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows part of Solis Planum. Both volcanic and tectonic forces created the features in this image. The linear features that run diagonally across the image are fault features called … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, graben, lava channels, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Solis Planum, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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InSight: First photo of Elysium Planitia
Elysium Planitia, as seen through a dust-spattered dust cover. Click the image to enlarge it. NASA’s InSight Mars lander acquired this image of the area in front of the lander using its lander-mounted, Instrument Context Camera (ICC). This image was … Continue reading
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Tagged Elysium Planitia, ICC, InSight, Instrument Context Camera, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, lava flows, MarCO, Mars Cube One, NASA, volcanics
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THEMIS: Pit chains and craters on Ascraeus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 7, 2018. The linear features in this VIS image are located on part of the large flow feature on the southern flank of Ascraeus Mons. The features most likely formed by collapse of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, collapse features, lava flows, lava tubes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pit chains, pit craters, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Isolated hills on Arcadia Planitia
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 23, 2018. This false-color VIS image shows some of the plains of Arcadia Planitia in the northern lowlands. Isolated small hills are a common feature in this part of the planitia. Hills like these … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, false color, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pseudocones, rootless cones, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Lava flows on plains east of Hecates Tholus
THEMIS image of the Day, October 16, 2018. This VIS image shows the plains to the east of Hecates Tholus. In this false-color view lie several lava flow fronts and scattered impact craters. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Hecates Tholus, impact craters, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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HiRISE: Rising above it in Amazonis Planitia
This image shows a bright, rectangular-looking landform surrounded by a dark floor. How did this feature get here if it looks so different than its surroundings? The feature resembles a plateau. Dark streaks mark steep slopes on its sides while … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, dark slope streaks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, plateaus, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Linear vent and flows to the southeast of Zunil Crater
A linear vent and flows to the southeast of Zunil Crater. This is located within the Elysium quadrangle on Mars, a region with a volcanic past that for which we can still see evidence of old lava flows. Beautiful Mars … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Elysium Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanic vents, volcanics, Zunil Crater
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HiRISE: Up above the dust clouds
When much of Mars was enshrouded by a recent massive dust storm, HiRISE captured this clear view of the surface because of the target’s unique location. Olympus Mons is the biggest volcano in the Solar System, reaching a height of … Continue reading
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Tagged dust storms, global dust storms, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Olympus Mons, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Lava channels on Pavonis Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 24, 2018. This VIS image shows part of the southwestern flank of Pavonis Mons. The channel and nearby oval depressions are both related to the flow of lava. Narrow lava flows can create channels. … Continue reading
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Tagged collapse pits, graben, lava channels, lava flows, lava tubes, Pavonis Mons, pit craters, volcanics
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HiRISE: Dusty lava flows
Dusty lava flows. Try not to get choked up.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dust, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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