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Tag Archives: north polar region
HRSC: Mars upside down
Which way is up in space? Planets are usually shown with the north pole at the top and the south pole at the bottom. In this remarkable image taken by ESA’s Mars Express, the Red Planet is seen with north … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, north polar region, polar regions, south polar region
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HiRISE: Defrosting dunes
Defrosting dunes. They’re melting! They’re melting! Beautiful Mars series.
Posted in Reports
Tagged Beautiful Mars, CO2 frost, defrosting, dunes, frost, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar region, north polar sand sea, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: North polar gypsum dunes
North polar gypsum dunes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, gypsum dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar region, University of Arizona
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MEX: Swirling spirals at the north pole of Mars
A new mosaic from ESA’s Mars Express shows off the Red Planet’s north polar ice cap and its distinctive dark spiralling troughs. The mosaic was generated from 32 individual orbit ‘strips’ captured between 2004 and 2010, and covers an area … Continue reading
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Tagged Chasma Boreale, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, north polar ice cap, north polar region
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HiRISE: Not our planet
Not our planet. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar region, University of Arizona
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