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Tag Archives: Maja Valles
HiRISE: Clay outcrop near Maja Valles
A clay outcrop near Maja Valles. Maja Valles is a large, ancient outflow channel in the Lunae Palus quadrangle on Mars. The name is a Nepali word for “Mars”, and parts of the system have been partially buried by thin volcanic … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clay minerals, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Lunae Palus, Maja Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, outflow channels, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: A candidate human exploration zone of Maja Valles entry into Chryse Planitia
A candidate human exploration zone of Maja Valles entry into Chryse Planitia. Evidence of clays could provide potential resource to be used. There is also ample evidence of aqueous processes that could be enhanced by direct observation of the mineralogy … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Chryse Planitia, clay minerals, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, human exploration, Human Exploration Zones, landing sites, Maja Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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