Tag Archives: Lyot Crater

THEMIS: Lyot Crater dune field

Posted on August 9, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 9, 2019. Lyot Crater is a large, complex crater in the northern lowlands of Vastitas Borealis. This image is located along the southern rim of the crater and shows part of the dune field … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Once in a blue dune

Posted on June 14, 2018 by rburnham

Sand dunes often accumulate in the floors of craters. In this region of Lyot Crater there is a field of classic barchan dunes. Just to the south of the group of barchan dunes is one large dune with a more … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Dunes and creeping ground in Lyot Crater

Posted on April 11, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 11, 2018. Lyot Crater is a large, complex crater in the northern lowlands of Vastitas Borealis. This image is located along the southern rim of the crater and shows part of the dune fields … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: The inner ring of Lyot Crater

Posted on February 22, 2018 by rburnham

The inner ring of Lyot Crater. Beautiful Mars series.

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Enigmatic clastic polygons on Mars

Posted on February 1, 2018 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, February 1, 2018: Laura Brooker (Open University, Milton Keynes, UK). Polygonal ground of centimetre- to decametre-scale is one of the most common features found in cold-climate regions on Earth and on Mars. Polygonal shapes … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Depressions and channels on the floor of Lyot Crater

Posted on December 14, 2017 by rburnham

Lyot Crater (220-kilometers in diameter) is located in the Northern lowlands of Mars. The crater’s floor marks the lowest elevation in the Northern Hemisphere. On the crater’s floor, we see a network of channels connecting a series of irregular shaped … Continue reading →

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Impact-heated rock led to relatively recent water-carved valleys on Mars

Posted on June 13, 2017 by rburnham

New research shows that water from melted snow and ice likely carved valley networks around Lyot crater on Mars. Present-day Mars is a frozen desert, colder and more arid than Antarctica, and scientists are fairly sure it’s been that way … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Depression in Lyot Crater ejecta

Posted on May 23, 2016 by rburnham

A depression in the ejecta of Lyot Crater. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Smooth and knobby terrain

Posted on February 18, 2016 by rburnham

Smooth and knobby terrain in the ejecta of Lyot Crater. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Lyot Crater dunes

Posted on July 23, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 23, 2014. The dunes in this VIS image are located on the floor of Lyot Crater. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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