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Tag Archives: Pavonis Mons
HiRISE: Wind-scoured lava flows of Pavonis Mons
This image shows a circular impact crater and an oval volcanic caldera on the southern flank of a large volcano on Mars called Pavonis Mons. The caldera is also the source of numerous finger-like lava flows and at least one … Continue reading
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Tagged eolian processes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Pavonis Mons, University of Arizona, volcanics
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Mars Orbiter Mission: Olympus Mons
Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system which is present on planet Mars. The altitude of Olympus Mons is nearly three times the altitude of the largest peak on Earth, Mt.Everest. Tharsis volcanoes are Arsia Mons, Pavonis … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsia Mons, Ascraeus Mons, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Mars Color Camera, Mars Orbiter Mission, MCC, MOM, Olympus Mons, Pavonis Mons, Tharsis
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HiRISE: Right angle on Pavonis Mons
A right angle on Pavonis Mons; this feature could be a possible fracture or erosional feature. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, fractures, graben, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava channels, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Pavonis Mons, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Lava flows
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 5, 2015. This VIS image shows lava flows near the eastern flank of Pavonis Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, flank eruptions, lava, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Pavonis Mons, Tharsis, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Pavonis Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 11, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows part of the western flank of Pavonis Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Pavonis Mons, Tharsis, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Pavonis Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 2, 2014. This VIS image shows the summit caldera of Pavonis Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, calderas, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Pavonis Mons, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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HiRISE: Giant cave on a giant volcano
Pavonis Mons is a giant shield volcano similar to (although larger than) those on the Big Island of Hawaii. These volcanoes are mostly made of stacks of overlapping lava flows. These images and digital terrain model (DTM) show a collapse … Continue reading
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Tagged caves, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Pavonis Mons, pit craters, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Wall of the Pavonis Mons caldera
Beautiful Mars series: Wall of the Pavonis Mons caldera. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Pavonis Mons, tectonics, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE image: lava flow boundary in Tharsis
Beautiful Mars series: Flow Boundary in the Tharsis Region to the East of Pavonis Mons. More Beautiful Mars.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Pavonis Mons, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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Explosive eruptions in dense ancient atmospheres
Explosive volcanic eruptions on an earlier Mars with a thicker atmosphere would have scattered fine ash (pyroclastic debris) mainly east or west of the volcano, a new study finds. Also, a denser ancient atmosphere supports the addition of Arsia and … Continue reading
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Tagged Apollinaris Mons, Arsia Mons, atmosphere, Medusae Fossae Formation, Pavonis Mons, pyroclastic eruptions, volcanic ash, volcanos
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