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Tag Archives: mounds
HiRISE: Mounds in depressions in Deuteronilus Mensae
Mounds in depressions in Deuteronilus Mensae. The objective of this observation is to determine the nature of round mounds in depressions. The depressions may be part of the ribbed upper plains unit. Some of the edges of the depressions are … Continue reading
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Tagged Deuteronilus Mensae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, ice mounds, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mounds, MRO, NASA, periglacial processes, periglacial terrain, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layered deposits in northern mid-latitudes
Layered deposits in the northern mid-latitudes. The objective of this observation is to examine layered features in an irregularly shaped depression and a nearby crater. Some researchers have suggested that the shape of mounds in large craters may be due … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mounds, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, Utopia Planitia, wind erosion
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HiRISE: Pitted material and mounds
Pitted material and mounds in Chryse Planitia. This rough-looking material has many meter-length pits. What exactly is this stuff? Chryse Planitia shows evidence of water erosion in the past, and is the bottom end for many outflow channels from the southern … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Chryse Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mounds, MRO, NASA, pits, Tharsis, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Faults and pitted mounds in Utopia Planitia
Faults and pitted mounds in Utopia Planitia. This is the summit of a high massif. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, faulting, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mounds, MRO, NASA, pitted mounds, University of Arizona, Utopia Planitia
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HiRISE: Pitted mounds in Aurorae Chaos
Pitted mounds in Aurorae Chaos. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Aurorae Chaos, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mounds, MRO, NASA, pitted mounds, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Colorful mounds, bedrock in Terra Sirenum
Colorful mounds and bedrock in Terra Sirenum. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, bedrock, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mounds, MRO, NASA, Terra Sirenum, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Spiders on mounds
This terrain looks like lumpy sediment on top of patterned ground. The lumpy sediment is likely just loosely consolidated because it is covered with spidery channels. This landform is uniquely Martian, formed in the spring as seasonal dry ice turns … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mounds, MRO, NASA, spiders, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Dark slope streaks on a mound
O small martian mound! Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Labeatis Fossae, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mounds, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Crater floor with dunes and mounds
Uncomplicated. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mounds, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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Giant mounds inside Mars craters were built by winds, climate change
New research has found that wind carved massive mounds of more than a mile high on Mars over billions of years. Their location helps pin down when water on the Red Planet dried up during a global climate change event. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, climate change, Gale Crater, intracrater mounds, mounds, Mount Sharp, wind, wind erosion
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