Tag Archives: pitted mounds

HiRISE: Pitted cone & wrinkle ridge, Aurorae Chaos

Posted on October 22, 2018 by rburnham

Pitted cone crosscut by a wrinkle ridge in Aurorae Chaos. These are possible mud or igneous volcanoes. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: This speckled landscape

Posted on September 19, 2018 by rburnham

This speckled landscape. In addition to the bright rock, there are mounds with pits at their summits. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Pitted cones: possible methane sources?

Posted on September 5, 2018 by rburnham

This observation shows relatively bright mounds scattered throughout darker and diverse surfaces in Chryse Planitia. These mounds are hundreds of meters in size. The largest of the mounds shows a central pit, similar to the collapsed craters found at the … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Faults and pitted mounds in Utopia Planitia

Posted on November 17, 2017 by rburnham

Faults and pitted mounds in Utopia Planitia. This is the summit of a high massif. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Pitted mounds in Aurorae Chaos

Posted on September 11, 2017 by rburnham

Pitted mounds in Aurorae Chaos. Beautiful Mars series.

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