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THEMIS: Crater feeding sand into big dune field
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 22, 2018. The small crater in the image of the image is at the upwind side of the dune field. There is a considerable amount of sand within the crater, with a relatively smooth … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, dust, hills, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Finger-like dunes creep across Arabia Terra crater floor
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 21, 2018. This image is located southeast of the region of the large sand dune deposit. Here there is still limited amounts of available sand and the dunes formed are smaller individual features. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, dust, hills, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dunes engulfing hills and mesas
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 20, 2018. The bottom of this image shows the hills and mesas within the crater. The dunes at the top of the image are engulfing and covering the hills. In some locations the hills … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, dust, hills, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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