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Tag Archives: Rabe Crater
THEMIS: Cascading dunes in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 14, 2017. This VIS image of Rabe Crater is dominated by the extensive dunes that cover the crater floor. To the top of the image part of the pit is visible, as well as … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Sand sea in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 13, 2017. Dunes cover the majority of this image of Rabe Crater. As the dunes are created by wind action the forms of the dunes record the wind direction. Dunes will have a long … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Edge of the pit in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 12, 2017. In this VIS image of the floor of Rabe Crater the step down into the pit is visible in the sinuous ridges on the left side of the image. The appearance of … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Dunes swirl in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 11, 2017. Rabe Crater is 108 km (67 miles) across. Craters of similar size often have flat floors. Rabe Crater has some areas of flat floor, but also has a large complex pit occupying … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Sand pile in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 31, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the floor of Rabe Crater, including part of the dune field. Rabe Crater is located in Noachis Terra. The dunes’ blue tint in the image … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Rabe Crater dune field in VIS
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 29, 2017. This VIS image was collected simultaneously with yesterday’s IR image. It shows part of the dune field on the floor of Rabe Crater. Scientists compare VIS images with IR ones to help … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Rabe Crater dunes in infrared
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 28, 2017. This image of Rabe Crater and the region around it was collected using the IR (infrared) camera. The brighter the material, the warmer the surface is. Most dunes on Mars are dark … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Pit and dunes in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 22, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the floor of Rabe Crater’s western floor, including a deep pit and a portion of the extensive dune field found in this crater. (A view … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Sand sea in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 20, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the floor of Rabe Crater, which is covered mostly with a wind-shaped sea of sand. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Waves of dunes in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 18, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the sand dune field on the floor of Rabe Crater. (More on Rabe Crater here.) The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from … Continue reading
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