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Tag Archives: pasted-on terrain
THEMIS: Gullies and floor features in Aonia Terra crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 17, 2019. Many large gullies dissect the rim of this unnamed crater in Aonia Terra. The inner walls and floor both show evidence of pasted-on terrain — a layer of potentially ice-rich dust. See … Continue reading
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Tagged Aonia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, gullies, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pasted-on terrain, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Terra Sirenum crater dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 3, 2019. Dark dunes fill part of the floor of this unnamed crater in Terra Sirenum. There are numerous gullies on the rim of the crater. Winds are moving the sand towards the upper … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pasted-on terrain, sand dunes, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Gullies etch a crater rim in Terra Cimmeria
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 16, 2018. Multiple gullies dissect the rim of this unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria. The soft-looking material at the foot of the rim (where it meets the crater floor) may contain buried ice. See … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, gullies, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pasted-on terrain, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Crater rim gullies in Terra Sirenum
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 6, 2018. Numerous gullies dissect the northern rim of this unnamed crater in Terra Sirenum. The inside of the north rim faces away from the Sun and is more deeply gullied than the Sun-facing … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, gullies, impact craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pasted-on terrain, snowmelt, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Layers around a mound
Beautiful Mars series. Layers around a mound in Deuteronilus Mensae. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Deuteronilus Mensae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pasted-on terrain, University of Arizona
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