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Tag Archives: ridges
HiRISE: Curved ridge and layered materials
Curved ridge and layered materials. Is the curved ridge a remnant of inverted stream channel sediment, crater ejecta, or something else (e.g., tectonic)? Are the layered materials sedimentary rock? Beautiful Mars series.
HiRISE: Dunes flowing…
Dunes flowing like martian wine. There are also some nice ridges and light-toned deposits here in Orson Welles Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Orson Welles Crater, ridges, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Dare to climb
Dare to climb.  These steep slopes in East Coprates Chasma are a rappeller’s delight. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Coprates Chasma, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, ridges, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Ridges near Nirgal Valles
In this observation, we see a set of straight ridges in ancient bedrock near Nirgal Valles. The patterns indicate fractures from tectonic stresses, but how have they been hardened to now stand in positive relief after billions of years of … Continue reading
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Tagged groundwater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, linear ridges, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mineralization, MRO, NASA, Nirgal Valles, ridges, tectonics, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: A valley near the northern lowlands
The goal of this observation is to determine the source of the ridge within a possible moraine that is also present in another HiRISE image. A moraine is a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a … Continue reading
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Tagged glacial moraines, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, ridges, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Multiple curved ridges, Protonilus Mensae
Multiple curved ridges at the end of a valley in Protonilus Mensae. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Protonilus Mensae, ridges, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Ridges in a crater floor
Ridges in a crater floor. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, ridges, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Winding ridges & ‘basketball terrain’ in Arcadia Planitia
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 23, 2017. Do you see what I see? Make a wish and then break the wishbone! (THEMIS Art #132) More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arcadia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, basketball terrain, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial processes, pingos, ridges, THEMIS, THEMIS Art, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: The ridge on Newton Crater’s floor
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 30, 2017. Today’s false color images shows part of the large ridge on the floor of Newton Crater in Terra Sirenum. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Newton Crater, ridges, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Deeply incised gullies and arcuate ridges
Deeply incised gullies and arcuate ridges. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, ridges, University of Arizona
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