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Tag Archives: mid-latitude mantling
HiRISE: Small craters in Promethei Terra
Small craters in Promethei Terra. The target area is for the theoretical landing of a rover, in a flat area close by. The craters in the target area are important because they are a potential source of rock samples that … Continue reading
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Tagged crater ejecta, craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude mantling, MRO, NASA, Promethei Terra, regolith, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Active dune field in Noachis
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 13, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows sand dunes on the floor of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. These dunes are likely active because they are dark, indicating that they move often enough to … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, Mars Odyssey, mid-latitude mantling, NASA, Noachis Terra, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Scarp monitoring
Scarp monitoring. The “blue” in enhanced color could be seasonal frost or perhaps ground ice. We’ll be monitoring this site for one Mars year (two Earth years) to see any changes that helps us figure out what kind of ice this … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, frost, ground ice, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude mantling, MRO, NASA, scarps, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Gullies and flow in a small crater north of Newton Crater
Gullies and flow in a small crater north of Newton Crater. The objective of this observation is to examine a small crater with gullies and an advanced degree of flow across the crater floor, as well as over an eroded rim. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, mantling material, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude mantling, MRO, NASA, Newton Crater, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Textures in Deuteronilus Mensae
This enhanced color image shows the surface of a lobate debris apron in the Deuteronilus Mensae region of Mars, on the boundary between the Northern plains and Southern lowlands. These lobe-shaped formations commonly emanate from mesas in this region and … Continue reading
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Tagged Deuteronilus Mensae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lobate debris aprons, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude glaciers, mid-latitude mantling, MRO, NASA, Shallow Radar, SHARAD, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Old features and new
This image covers a portion of a typical impact crater in Terra Sirenum at about 40 degrees south latitude on Mars. At the top of the image, outside the crater rim, there is a mid-latitude mantle, rough in places where … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fan deposits, erosion, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, impacts, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude mantling, MRO, NASA, Terra Sirenum, University of Arizona
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