Tag Archives: lava tubes

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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THEMIS: Pits and channels on Ascraeus Mons

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 28, 2018. This VIS image shows a portion of the northern flank of Ascreaus Mons. Multiple linear depressions cut across the surface lava flows, having formed after the surface in this region. The chains … Continue reading

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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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THEMIS: Terra Sabaea lava tube turned into an open channel

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 3, 2018. This VIS image is located in Terra Sabaea near the margin of Syrtis Major Planum. The channel-like feature in the bottom of the image is an unnamed feature. There is a high … Continue reading

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HiRISE: Pits galore near Kasei Valles

Pits galore near Kasei Valles. These are located near the edge of a lava outflow region, for which there is evidence of subsurface tube flows. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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THEMIS: Twisting channels in Hebrus Valles

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 23, 2018. Located west of the Elysium Volcanic complex, Hebrus Valles is a complex channel system that flowed to the north. In this VIS image the channel features have the appearance of a channel … Continue reading

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HiRISE: Almost….

Almost… These two channels in Hebrus Valles almost made a connection, but alas… Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Volcanic vent in Arsia Mons caldera

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 5, 2018. This THEMIS image shows part of the southern margin of the summit caldera. This image contains a variety of features representing the major events related to the formation of the volcano. At … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Chains of pit craters near summit of Arsia Mons volcano

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 4, 2018. The three large aligned Tharsis volcanoes are Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons and Ascraeus Mons (from south to north). There are collapse features on all three volcanoes, on the southwestern and northeastern flanks. … Continue reading

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THEMIS: Pits at caldera’s edge

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 3, 2018. This THEMIS image shows part of the caldera floor of Arsia Mons. It is not uncommon for calderas to have “flat” floors after the final explosive eruption the empties the subsurface magma … Continue reading

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