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Tag Archives: Libya Montes
HiRISE: Crater in the Zarqa Valles channel
A crater in the inner channel of Zarqa Valles. We target here a crater of diameter close to 1 kilometer that impacted in an inner channel within a valley with potential sedimentary deposits, in the region of Libya Montes. High … Continue reading
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Tagged channel, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, impacts, layered deposits, layers, Libya Montes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona, Zarqa Valles
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HiRISE: A valley in Libya Montes
A valley in Libya Montes. The objective of this observation is to examine what looks like a valley with a channel on its bed. The Libya Montes are a highland terrain on Mars up-lifted by the giant impact that created … Continue reading
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Tagged channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Isidis Basin, Libya Montes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, valleys
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Highland landscapes point to long evolution by low-intensity intermittent erosion
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Jon Cawley and Ross Irwin recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Evolution of Escarpments, Pediments, and Plains in the Noachian Highlands of Mars • Debris-mantled escarpments, regolith pediments, sloping aggradational surfaces, and … Continue reading
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Tagged erosion, escarpments, Libya Montes, Noachis Terra, pediments, plains, Southern Highlands, Terra Cimmeria
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Evolution of Noachian highlands landscapes
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Jon Cawley and Ross Irwin recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Evolution of Escarpments, Pediments, and Plains in the Noachian Highlands of Mars • Debris‐mantled escarpments, regolith pediments, sloping aggradational surfaces, and … Continue reading
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Tagged landscape evolution, Libya Montes, Noachis Terra, Southern Highlands, Terra Cimmeria
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HiRISE: Channels (and dunes) in Libya Montes
Channels, channels, who’s got the channels? Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, channels, dunes, fluvial deposits, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Libya Montes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: The Big Valley (Mars edition)
The Big Valley (Mars edition) — Libya Montes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Libya Montes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HRSC: Tributes to wetter times on Mars
A dried-out river valley with numerous tributaries is seen in this recent view of the Red Planet captured by ESA’s Mars Express. This section of the Libya Montes region, which sits on the equator at the boundary of the southern … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Libya Montes, Mars Express, MEX, valley networks
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CRISM: Iron-magnesium clays in Libya Montes
This image is located right along the rim of the Isidis impact basin, at the foot of Libya Montes. Here we see the interaction between olivine (red) and iron-magnesium phyllosilicates (green). The group of olivine minerals is known to have … Continue reading
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Tagged clay minerals, Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, CRISM, Libya Montes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates
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HiRISE image: Equatorial gullies
Gully-like landforms, or ravines, are most common in the middle latitudes of Mars, but also occur in polar and equatorial latitudes. We see here an impact crater about 900 meters wide, with distinct gullies on all inner slopes except in … Continue reading
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Tagged craters, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Libya Montes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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