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Tag Archives: Mangala Valles
HiRISE: Wisps
Wisps. This rough terrain with prominent, wispy dust streaks is within Mangala Valles. Mangala Valles is a complex system of criss-crossing channels on Mars, located in the Tharsis region. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. [More at links]
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Tagged dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mangala Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HRSC: Flash floods in Mangala Valles
Catastrophic flooding triggered by ice melting from the heat of volcanic activity is thought to be responsible for the chaotic scenery depicted in this region of the Mangala Valles channel network. The images were taken by the high-resolution stereo camera … Continue reading
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Tagged channels, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mangala Valles, Mars Express, MEX, outflow channels, volcanics
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THEMIS: Mangala Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 25, 2015. This VIS image shows part of the complex channel called Mengala Valles. The tear-drop shaped regions in the channel are called streamlined islands and the narrow “tail” points down stream. More THEMIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, floods, Mangala Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, water
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THEMIS: Mangala Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 22, 2015. The linear wall at the bottom of this VIS image is a fault. The linear depression caused by faulting is part of a long depression called Mangala Fossae. More THEMIS Images of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, floods, graben, Mangala Fossa, Mangala Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Mangala Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 13, 2014. The large complex channel in the center of this VIS image is called Mangala Valles. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Mangala Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA Senior Review, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, water
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