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Tag Archives: mesas
HiRISE: Melas Chasma mesa
Patiently waiting in Melas Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Melas Chasma, mesas, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Troughs within east Candor Chasma
Troughs within east Candor Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Candor Chasma, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, tectonics, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Escorial Crater – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 3, 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, craters, Escorial Crater, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Aureum Chaos – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 6, 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, Aureum Chaos, buttes, chaotic terrain, color, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Terra Sabaea – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 1, 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, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Deuteronilus Mensae – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 11, 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, color, Deuteronilus Mensae, ice, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Aureum Chaos – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 9, 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, Aureum Chaos, chaos, chaotic terrain, graben, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Fan-shaped landform and nearby material
The focus of this image is on the western end of a fan-shaped landform, located at the end point of a sinuous valley. Our observation covers crater-retaining mesas which overlie light-toned materials, both potentially related to the formation of the … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fans, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Ganges Chasma — false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, color, Ganges Chasma, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Wonderland in Nilosyrtis Mensae
Wonderland (Nilosyrtis Mensae region). Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, Nilosyrtis Mensae, University of Arizona
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