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Tag Archives: Phlegra Montes
HiRISE: The floor of a crater in the Phlegra region
The floor of a crater in the Phlegra region. The objective of this observation is to examine this crater floor that not only cracks in it, but also what looks like lava piled up in one area. HiRISE Picture of … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Phlegra Montes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layers in a crater near Phlegra Montes
Layers in a crater near Phlegra Montes. The objective of this observation is to examine layers near the top of a crater. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Phlegra Montes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: The bumpy hills of Arcadia Planitia
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 21, 2018. The hills in this VIS image are part of mound located in Arcadia Plantia. Just west of these hills is a long region of grouped hills called Phlegra Montes. The soft contours, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, ground ice, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Phlegra Montes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Exposed cross section of a flow
Exposed cross section of a flow in Phlegra Montes: Material may have moved down the valley, then been truncated. If this is indeed what happened, this could be important because it shows the inside of a flow. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flow, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Phlegra Montes, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Flow of material through a gap in a crater rim in Phlegra Montes
Flow of material through a gap in a crater rim in Phlegra Montes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Phlegra Montes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Glacial-like outwash in Phlegra Montes?
Possible glacial-like outwash systems in Phlegra Montes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, outwash channels, periglacial processes, Phlegra Montes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Phlegra Montes
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 22, 2015. This VIS image shows a portion of the hills that make up Phlegra Montes. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, ice-rich mantling, mantling material, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Phlegra Montes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: A hill divided
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 7, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows an elevated group of hills east of Phlegra Montes. This highland is divided by a linear channel that is most likely of tectonic origin. More THEMIS Images of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Phlegra Montes, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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HiRISE: Cracks in a debris apron
The objective of this observation is to investigate the nature of large fissures in a smooth apron around a mound in the Phlegra region. The apron could be (or could have been) ice-rich, so one possibility is that the fissures … Continue reading
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Tagged debris aprons, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Phlegra Dorsa, Phlegra Montes, University of Arizona
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HRSC: Phlegra Montes, southern tip
Colour image of the southernmost portion of Phlegra Montes on Mars, a complex system of isolated hills, ridges and small basins that spans over 1400 km from the Elysium volcanic region at about 30ºN and deep into the northern lowlands … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, Phlegra Montes
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