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Tag Archives: pits
THEMIS: Pits & channels in Arabia Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 27, 2019. The pits and channels in the VIS image are located along the margin between Arabia Terra and Acidalia Planitia. Arabia Terra is one of the oldest surface regions on Mars and contains … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pits, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Pits on a crater floor
Pits on a crater floor. These pits are also showing some great exposure of bedrock on the floor of this massive, ancient crater, located northwest of the Hellas impact basin. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. [More at links]
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Tagged bedrock, Hellas Basin, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Pits and depressions to the east of Juventae Chasma
Pits and depressions to the east of Juventae Chasma. Juventae Chasma is a large box canyon, located north of Valles Marineris in the Coprates quadrangle and cuts more than 5 kilometers into the plains of Lunae Planum. HiRISE Picture of … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Juventae Chasma, Lunae Planum, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Pits and flows
Pits and flows. This observation shows smooth-textured flows on the plateau south of the collapse pit chain of Ophir Catena. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. [More at links]
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Tagged collapse pits, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Ophir Catena, pits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: An elongated pit in Margaritifer Terra
An elongated pit in Margaritifer Terra. There is nothing more interesting than a feature that resembles a giant amoeba. Margaritifer Terra is an ancient, heavily cratered region, centered just south of the Martian equator, and covers 2600 kilometers at its … Continue reading
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Tagged collapse pits, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pits, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Pitted material and mounds
Pitted material and mounds in Chryse Planitia. This rough-looking material has many meter-length pits. What exactly is this stuff? Chryse Planitia shows evidence of water erosion in the past, and is the bottom end for many outflow channels from the southern … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Chryse Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mounds, MRO, NASA, pits, Tharsis, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Pits galore near Kasei Valles
Pits galore near Kasei Valles. These are located near the edge of a lava outflow region, for which there is evidence of subsurface tube flows. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, collapse pits, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Kasei Valles, lava flows, lava tubes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pits, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Mesas and pits
What’s up and what’s down? This image covers mesas, or high-standing plateaus, to the north and pits, or low-standing, depressions to the south. If it looks the other way around, then you are not seeing the topography correctly. Remember that … Continue reading
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Tagged collapse pits, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, pits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Pits and troughs in Tempe Terra
Pits and troughs in Tempe Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pits, Tempe Terra, troughs, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Exposed megabreccias, pitted materials
Exposed megabreccias and pitted materials. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, megabreccia, MRO, NASA, pits, University of Arizona
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