Tag Archives: Mawrth Vallis

THEMIS: Mawrth Vallis channel in false color

Posted on December 20, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, December 20, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Mawrth Vallis. Not far from where this channel winds through highlands lies one of the candidate landing sites for the Curiosity rover, which was eventually … Continue reading →

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HRSC: Mawrth Vallis mosaic

Posted on September 26, 2016 by rburnham

Sculpted by ancient water flowing on the surface, Mawrth Vallis is one of the most remarkable outflow channels on Mars. The valley, once a potentially habitable place, is one of the main features of a region at the boundary between … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Color wonderland of Mawrth Vallis

Posted on September 15, 2016 by rburnham

There is a candidate landing site in the Mawrth Vallis region for the European Space Agency’s ExoMars rover, planned to launch in 2020. This is one of the HiRISE images acquired to evaluate this site. Mawrth Vallis has some of … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Mars 2020 candidate landing site in McLaughlin Crater

Posted on January 14, 2016 by rburnham

McLaughlin Crater (21.9 N, 337.6 E) is a large, approximately 95-kilometer diameter impact crater located north of Mawrth Vallis, in Arabia Terra, a region that was made famous by the book and movie “The Martian” by Andy Weir. McLaughlin Crater … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Valleys in a crater near Mawrth Vallis

Posted on November 18, 2015 by rburnham

Valleys in a crater near Mawrth Vallis. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: The Martian, Part 2: Mawrth Vallis

Posted on October 13, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, October 13, 2015. All this week, the THEMIS Image of the Day is following on the real Mars the path taken by fictional astronaut Mark Watney, stranded on the Red Planet in the book and … Continue reading →

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ExoMars 2018: Landing site choices to narrow

Posted on October 12, 2015 by rburnham

Later this month, scientists and engineers will meet to choose which two, of four possible landing sites for the ExoMars 2018 mission, should be retained as candidates. ExoMars is a joint two-mission endeavour between ESA and Russia’s Roscosmos space agency. … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Mawrth Vallis – false color

Posted on September 30, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 30, 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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THEMIS: Mawrth Vallis – false color

Posted on September 29, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 29, 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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CRISM: Fe/Mg phyllosilicates near Mawrth Vallis

Posted on February 13, 2015 by rburnham

This image shows iron/ magnesium-bearing hydrated minerals called phyllosilicates in a white/red color. Phyllosilicates are clay and clay-like minerals formed by chemical reactions with liquid water. They are very thin (microscopic) stacked layer crystal forms, also called sheet silicates. The … Continue reading →

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