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Tag Archives: scarps
Are scarps on Mars oriented by wind erosion?
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Joshua Williams and three co-authors recently published in Icarus.] Scarp orientation in regions of active aeolian erosion on Mars • Scarps were analyzed in two regions of active aeolian erosion on Mars. • No … Continue reading
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Tagged eolian processes, escarpments, Gale Crater, Jezero Crater, scarps, wind erosion
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HiRISE: Along a scarp
Along a scarp. All along this section of scarp of a canyon in Kasei Valles, there appears to be a lobe-shaped margin of something (lava? mud? flood sediments?) that flowed into this trough, coated the floor and subsequently drained. What’s … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Kasei Valles, lobate debris aprons, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, scarps, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Big step-off at Olympus Rupes
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 20, 2018. Olympus Rupes is the name of the large escarpment surrounding Olympus Mons. The escarpment is a cliff where there is a large elevation change over a short distance. The elevation change from … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Olympus Mons, Olympus Rupes, scarps, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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HiRISE: Scarp monitoring
Scarp monitoring. The “blue” in enhanced color could be seasonal frost or perhaps ground ice. We’ll be monitoring this site for one Mars year (two Earth years) to see any changes that helps us figure out what kind of ice this … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, frost, ground ice, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude mantling, MRO, NASA, scarps, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Lingering frost
Lingering frost. The North Polar layered deposits comprise a thick stack of icy layers. Part of this image has lingering seasonal frost, which serves to accentuate those layers. An additional rationale for this observation is to document new activity in … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, frost, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar layered deposits, scarps, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layers to behold
Layers to behold. A scarp and more on layered deposits in Ceti Mensa. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Ceti Mensa, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, scarps, University of Arizona
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Water-ice cliffs found in Mars’ mid-latitudes
Researchers using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found eight sites where thick deposits of ice beneath Mars’ surface are exposed in faces of eroding slopes. These eight scarps, with slopes as steep as 55 degrees, reveal new information about … Continue reading
THEMIS: Late summer scarps and textures
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 12, 2017. This VIS image shows more of the variety of textures on the south polar cap, as southern summer winds to its close. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, scarps, south polar ice cap, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: North Ismeniae Fossae scarp
North Ismeniae Fossae scarp. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Ismeniae Fossae, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, scarps, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Scarp at edge of Olympus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 18, 2016. Today’s VIS image covers part of Olympus Rupes, the steep escarpment at the edge of Olympus Mons. The left side of the image is the flank of the volcano, the right side … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Olympus Mons, Olympus Rupes, scarps, tectonics, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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