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THEMIS: Lava levees on Ascraeus Mons’ upper slopes

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 31, 2017. This image of the flank of Ascraeus Mons shows several individual flows where the sides are higher than the center. These are called leveed flows, as the outer margin acts as a … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Lava levees on Ascraeus Mons

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 28, 2017. This image shows part of the southeastern flank of Ascraeus Mons. The narrow flows of the volcano dominate the top of the image — note the raised levees flanking the channels — … Continue reading

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HiRISE: Leveed lava channels on Olympus Mons

Leveed lava channels on Olympus Mons. Beautiful Mars series.

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