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HiRISE: Slope monitoring on Ganges Mensa
Slope monitoring on Ganges Mensa. An existing stereo pair shows dark lineations that look very much like recurring slope lineae, but did not exhibit any observed growth within a 1-month interval of the stereo pair, unlike RSL. This picture is … Continue reading
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Tagged Ganges Mensa, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, recurring slope lineae, RSL, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Meridiani layers
Layers in a depression that are not depressing. Wherein we revel at the stratigraphic gorgeousness of a small area in Sinus Meridiani on the fourth planet from the Sun. Sinus Meridiani was named by the French astronomer Camille Flammarion in … Continue reading
HiRISE: Terra Cimmeria crater layers
Layers near the top of a crater. With our camera’s resolution, we can find out if these layers on the top of a crater in Terra Cimmeria are actually within a block of material. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. [More … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, stratigraphy, Terra Cimmeria, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Melas Chasma valleys
Valleys in Melas Chasma. Caption throwback (2008): The interpretation is that the valleys formed by precipitation in the late Hesperian epoch and the water that formed them collected in the basin to produce a lake where sediment was deposited. This … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Melas Chasma, MRO, NASA, rainfall, University of Arizona, valley networks, valleys
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HiRISE: Classic crater
Well preserved and loving it. Is there something particularly special about this nice, 2-kilometer diameter crater? Maybe not, but its simplicity, classic shape and fairly well-preserved rim speak for itself in a desolate landscape. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, impact craters, impact processes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Tiu Valles, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Multi-layered story
A story in layers. Our objective is to examine some very nicely exposed layers in a mesa wall in Aureum Chaos. As the name “chaos” suggests, this terrain is characterized by randomly oriented, large-scale mesas and knobs that are heavily … Continue reading
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Tagged Aureum Chaos, chaos, chaotic terrain, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, stratigraphy, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: In etched terrain
In etched terrain. A previous image here showed evidence of recurring slope lineae, so this picture is a follow-up to see if this might be a good candidate for them, although the lineae really aren’t very prominent. Still, we have … Continue reading
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Tagged etched terrain, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, Meridiani Planum, MRO, NASA, recurring slope lineae, RSL, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Crater in the Zarqa Valles channel
A crater in the inner channel of Zarqa Valles. We target here a crater of diameter close to 1 kilometer that impacted in an inner channel within a valley with potential sedimentary deposits, in the region of Libya Montes. High … Continue reading
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Tagged channel, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, impacts, layered deposits, layers, Libya Montes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona, Zarqa Valles
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HiRISE: Near Anseris Mons
Near Anseris Mons. The objective of this observation is to examine a possible fan coming from a channel in Anseris Mons, on the outskirts of a dusty area northeast of the Hellas impact basin. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fan deposits, Anseris Mons, channels, fluvial channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, outwash fans, University of Arizona
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