Tag Archives: Nili Fossae

THEMIS: Nili Fossae’s highlands

Posted on August 5, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 5, 2016. Today’s false color image shows some of the highlands between the multiple graben of Nili Fossae. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Graben in Nili Fossae

Posted on July 20, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 20, 2016. Nili Fossae is a large band of parallel graben located to the northeast of Syrtis Major. The graben in this VIS image were formed by tectonic activity, with faulting that creates the … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Nili Fossae – false color

Posted on April 27, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 27, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Nili Fossae. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Many fantastic colors

Posted on April 22, 2016 by rburnham

The Nili Fossae region, located on the northwest rim of Isidis impact basin, is one of the most colorful regions of Mars. The colors over many regions of Mars are homogenized by the dust and regolith, but here the bedrock … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Landforms in the Nili Fossae region

Posted on March 28, 2016 by rburnham

Landforms in the Nili Fossae region. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Crater interior

Posted on March 21, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 21, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows the interior of an unnamed crater near Nili Fossae. The central feature of the crater is a peak with a central low pit that was created by rebound … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Nili Fossae – false color

Posted on January 5, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 5, 2016. The THEMIS 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 of … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Nili Fossae – false color

Posted on December 28, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, December 28, 2015. The THEMIS 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 of … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Possible sulfates in NE Syrtis Major region

Posted on September 18, 2015 by rburnham

A variety of diverse morphological features are present in this image (21 by 5.5 kilometers) located in the southeastern area of the Nili Fossae region and just northeast of Syrtis Major. This particular region has been studied intensely due to … Continue reading →

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Tallying up where the Martian carbon went

Posted on September 2, 2015 by rburnham

Scientists may be closer to solving the mystery of how Mars changed from a world with surface water billions of years ago to the arid Red Planet of today. A new analysis of the largest known deposit of carbonate minerals … Continue reading →

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