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Tag Archives: northern plains
THEMIS: Crater dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 18, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows a sand sheet with surface dune forms located on the floor of an unnamed crater in Vastitas Borealis. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged frost, northern lowlands, northern plains, sand dunes, sand sheet, Vastitas Borealis Formation
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HiRISE: Fresh crater on the northern plains
A fresh crater on the northern plains — Geologically speaking, of course. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, fresh craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Lonar Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 11, 2016. This VIS image shows Lonar Crater. This is a fairly pristine crater, with a steep slope on the interior of the rim and little to no deposition of material on the floor. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, Lonar Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, radial ejecta, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Mars 2020 candidate landing site in McLaughlin Crater
McLaughlin Crater (21.9 N, 337.6 E) is a large, approximately 95-kilometer diameter impact crater located north of Mawrth Vallis, in Arabia Terra, a region that was made famous by the book and movie “The Martian” by Andy Weir. McLaughlin Crater … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, landing sites, M2020, Mars 2020, Mars 2020 rover, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mawrth Vallis, McLaughlin Crater, MRO, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, Southern Highlands, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: The Martian, Part 1: Acidalia Planitia
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 12, 2015. All this week, the THEMIS Image of the Day is following on the real Mars the path taken by fictional astronaut Mark Watney, stranded on the Red Planet in the book and … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, Mark Watney, Mars Odyssey, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, The Martian, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Perennial frost in a northern plains crater
Most surface ice on Mars is temporary. The polar layered deposits are thick stacks of permanent water ice at each pole, and the South Polar residual cap may be a permanent (although dynamic) layer of carbon dioxide ice. However, at … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Colles
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 28, 2014. The term “colles” means hills. The hills in this VIS image are located on the northern plains near Phlegra Dorsa. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, hills, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, Phlegra Dorsa, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Material contrast in the northern plains
Material contrast in the northern plains. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Dust devil tracks
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 26, 2014. Today’s VIS image of the northern plains show hundreds of dust devil tracks. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dust devil tracks, dust devils, Mars Odyssey, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Crater dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 17, 2014. A large sand sheet with surface dune forms covers the floor of this unnamed northern crater. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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