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Tag Archives: Lunae Planum
THEMIS: Bahram Vallis channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 24, 2019. Bahram Vallis crosses this VIS image. Bharam Vallis drains from the higher elevations of Lunae Planum into the Chryse Planitia basin. At the base of several of the scalloped channel wall sections, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Bahram Vallis, Chryse Planitia, fluvial channels, Lunae Planum, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Pits and depressions to the east of Juventae Chasma
Pits and depressions to the east of Juventae Chasma. Juventae Chasma is a large box canyon, located north of Valles Marineris in the Coprates quadrangle and cuts more than 5 kilometers into the plains of Lunae Planum. HiRISE Picture of … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Juventae Chasma, Lunae Planum, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pits, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Fault-edged blocks of Sacra Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 2, 2018. The right angle intersections in this VIS image are some of the graben that form Sacra Fossae. The fossae are located on the margin of Lunae Planum near the beginning of Kasei … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faulting, graben, groundwater, Lunae Planum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Sacra Fossae, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Lunae Planum’s Bahram Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 27, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a section of Bahram Vallis. This channel is located in northern Lunae Planum, south of Kasei Valles. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Bahram Vallis, channels, Kasei Valles, Lunae Planum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Big blocky faults in Sacra Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 19, 2018. Located on the western margin of Lunae Planum, Sacra Fossae is a group of linear depressions. The right angle turns and uniform width seen in this VIS image indicate that these channels … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faulting, graben, Lunae Planum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Sacra Fossae, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Bahram Vallis’ meandering channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 6, 2018. This VIS image shows a section of Bahram Vallis. Bahram Vallis is located on the northeastern margin of Lunae Planum. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Bahram Vallis, channels, lava flows, Lunae Planum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Beauty of layered stratigraphy
The layered bedrock in this image was brought from several kilometers of depth during the formation of this 44 kilometer wide crater in the volcanic plains of Lunae Planum. As these layers were exhumed and brought to nearly vertical orientations, … Continue reading
THEMIS: Sacra Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 17, 2015. The steep sided depressions in this VIS image are fault bounded tectonic features called graben. These depressions are part of a large region of graben called Sacra Fossae. Sacra Fossae is located … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, canyons, channels, graben, Lunae Planum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Sacra Fossae, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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