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Tag Archives: layers
Curiosity: Mt. Sharp vista
Sol 2242, November 26, 2018. While InSight was landing over in Elysium Planitia, Curiosity’s controllers directed the Remote Micro-Imager to shoot an 11-frame composite detailing layers in Mt. Sharp in Gale Crater. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 2242 … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, layers, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, sedimentary deposits, Vera Rubin Ridge
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HiRISE: Layers in a collapse trough near Aromatum Chaos
Layers in a collapse trough near Aromatum Chaos. Aromatum Chaos is a large depression, possibly formed due to a catastrophic flood event. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Aromatum Chaos, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, troughs, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layers in Noctis Labyrinthus
Layers in Noctis Labyrinthus. One might suppose that a place named “labyrinth of the night” would have layers of some kind, otherwise it would anticlimactic. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Noctis Labyrinthus, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Korolev Crater layers
Korolev Crater layers. With HiRISE resolution, paleoclimate analysis can be done to determine the possible climate record held within ice mounds, like those here. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, climate cycles, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice mounds, Korolev Crater, layered deposits, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Light-toned material in Gorgonum Chaos crater
Light-toned material within the center of a crater in Gorgonum Chaos basin. The rocks within the center of this crater are light-toned and appear altered relative to the rocks that define the crater wall. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Gorgonum Basin, Gorgonum Chaos, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Colorful layers in Ariadnes Colles
This image shows bedrock layers of diverse colors and composition. [More at link]
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Tagged Ariadnes Colles, bedrock, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layers and flow features in Protonilus Mensae
Layers and flow features in Protonilus Mensae. Repeat image to look for glacial and periglacial changes. There are also some interesting superposition of glacial, polygon, gully, fan, and crevasse features. Who wants to take a hike? Beautiful Mars series. [More … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, flowlines, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Protonilus Mensae, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Curved ridge and layered materials
Curved ridge and layered materials. Is the curved ridge a remnant of inverted stream channel sediment, crater ejecta, or something else (e.g., tectonic)? Are the layered materials sedimentary rock? Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, ridges, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Strata always have a story
Strata always have a story. This area is located within the massive Valles Marineris canyon system, and was suggested to monitor for recurring slope lineae on a slope to the south, but we thought the gorgeous bedrock deserved to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, bedrock, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, recurring slope lineae, RSL, strata, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Layered material in a crater floor in Noachis Terra
Layered material in a crater floor in Noachis Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Noachis Terra, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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