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Tag Archives: Margaritifer Terra
THEMIS: Ares Valles’ long winding channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 25, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows part of Ares Vallis, one of the large channels in Margaritfer Terra that empty into Chryse Planitia. See more THEMIS Images of the Day by geological subject.
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Tagged Ares Vallis, Arizona State University, ASU, Chryse Planitia, fluvial channels, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Collapsing ground in Margaritifer Chaos
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 26, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a small section on Margaritifer Chaos. The term chaos is applied to regions where the surface is being eroded to form mesas. As the surface processes continue individual … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaotic terrain, groundwater, hills, Margaritifer Chaos, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HRSC: Window to a watery past
This 70 km-wide crater and its surrounds offer a window into the watery past of the Red Planet. The scene, captured by ESA’s Mars Express, is a composite of two images taken in March 2007 and February 2017. It focuses … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, chaotic terrain, DLR, Erythraeum Chaos, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Express, MEX, Noachis Terra, valley networks
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HiRISE: A closer look at Holden Crater
Holden Crater in southern Margaritifer Terra displays a series of finely layered deposits on its floor (white and light purple in an enhanced color image). The layered deposits are especially well exposed in the southwestern section of the crater where … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fan deposits, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Holden Crater, layered deposits, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Secondary craters in Margaritifer Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 15, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the plains of Margaritifer Terra. The swarm of craters at right was likely produced by the impact of debris ejected from a bigger impact elsewhere … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, NASA, secondary craters, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Fans and crater floor deposits southeast of Vinogradov Crater
This white, purple, and pink surface is located on the floor of an impact crater on the southeast rim of the larger Vinogradov Crater in southern Margaritifer Terra. The surface consists of what is left of a series of thin … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fan deposits, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lacustrine sediments, lake bed sediments, layers, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, playas, sediments, University of Arizona, Vinogradov Crater
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THEMIS: Cracks across Margaritifer Terra plains
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 13, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the plains of Margaritifer Terra, cracked by geological faulting. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faulting, faults, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Faulting in Margaritifer Terra
THEMIS image of the Day, February 10, 2017. Today’s false color image shows some of the plains of Margaritifer Terra, which have been cracked by faulting. The faults may have released groundwater that enlarged the channels. The THEMIS VIS camera … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faulting, faults, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Margaritifer Terra – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 27, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Margaritifer Terra. Dark blue in this band configuration often equates with sand or basaltic materials. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Highland margin —false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 21, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, color, Eos Chasma, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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