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Tag Archives: Olympia Undae
THEMIS: Patterns on patterns in Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 4, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows part of Olympia Undae, the largest of several dune fields that encircle the north polar cap. (It is also known as the north polar sand sea.) This image … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Patterns on patterns in the Olympia Undae dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 19, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows a small portion of Olympia Undae. Olympia Undae is a large dune field that dominates the plains along part of the north polar cap. This image was collected … Continue reading
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HiRISE: A song of dune and ice
A song of dune and ice. This image shows rare dunes superposed on elements of the polar cap near Olympia Undae, which is a vast dune field in the north polar region of Mars. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. … Continue reading
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Tagged dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar ice cap, north polar sand sea, Olympia Undae, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: On the shore of a sea of sand
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 20, 2018. This VIS image shows a small part of the huge northern dune field called Olympia Undae. This dune field surrounds 1/3 of the north polar cap. Collected in northern summer, there is … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Frost-free dunes in the north polar sand sea
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 25, 2018. This VIS image shows part of Olympia Undae, a large dune field that surrounds part of the north polar cap. At the top of the image the dunes are small and isolated. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar sand sea, Olympia Undae, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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