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Tag Archives: polar dunes
HiRISE: The other Pan’s labyrinth
The other Pan’s labyrinth. These polar dunes are located near source of gypsum. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, gypsum, gypsum dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar sand sea, polar dunes, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Ice amid polar dunes
Atypical landform among dunes in a polar erg — There is a very unusual ice formation apparently growing in a flat spot between dunes of the polar erg. Located on the actual dune material and not in the inter-dune material. Beautiful … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, erg, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar sand sea, polar dunes, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Dark dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 4, 2014. The small, dark dunes in this VIS image are located on the northern plains. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, frost, Mars Odyssey, NASA, northern lowlands, polar dunes, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Hyperboreae Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 30, 2014. The dark, narrow band of sand dunes in this VIS image is called Hyperboreae Undae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Hyperboreae Undae, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar sand sea, polar dunes, sand, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: More polar dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 11, 2014. Like yesterday’s image, this VIS image shows more north polar dunes. If you compare multiple dune images, you will see that the dunes can take different forms and cover different amounts of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar sand sea, polar dunes, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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