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Tag Archives: secondary craters
THEMIS: Something odd in Noachis Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 9, 2019. This VIS image shows a portion of Noachis Terra to the northeast of Argyre Planitia. In the middle of the image is an unnamed crater that is not even close to being … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, impact craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, oblique impacts, secondary craters, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: A world of crater clusters
A world of crater clusters — These are in Hesperia Planum. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Hesperia Planum, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, impact processes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, secondary craters, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: An isolated secondary crater cluster from Resen Crater in Hesperia Planum
An isolated secondary crater cluster from Resen Crater in Hesperia Planum. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Hesperia Planum, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, impact processes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Resen Crater, secondary craters, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Escape from Mars!
This image shows one of millions of small (10s of meters in diameter) craters and their ejecta material that dot the Elysium Planitia region of Mars. The small craters were likely formed when high-speed blocks of rock were thrown out … Continue reading
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Tagged crater chains, crater ejecta, crater rays, Elysium Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars meteorites, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, secondary craters, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Secondary craters in bas-relief
This region of Mars has been sprayed with secondary craters from 10-kilometer Zunil Crater to the northwest. Secondary craters form from rocks ejected at high speed from the primary crater, which then impact the ground at sufficiently high speed to … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, secondary craters, University of Arizona, Zunil Crater
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THEMIS: Secondary craters in Margaritifer Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 15, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the plains of Margaritifer Terra. The swarm of craters at right was likely produced by the impact of debris ejected from a bigger impact elsewhere … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, NASA, secondary craters, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Secondary craters
This image of a southern mid-latitude crater was intended to investigate the lineated material on the crater floor. At the higher resolution of HiRISE, the image reveals a landscape peppered by small impact craters. These craters range from about 30 … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, secondary craters, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Secondary impacts in Orcus Patera
Secondary impacts in Orcus Patera. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, impacts, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Orcus Patera, secondary craters, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Rampart crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 17, 2016. This VIS image shows an unnamed crater in Acidalia Planitia. The margins of the ejecta are lobate and higher than the ejecta closer to the crater. This type of ejecta blanket is … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, fresh craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, rampart craters, rampart ejecta, secondary craters, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Terrain near Bamberg Crater
Terrain near Bamberg Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Bamberg Crater, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, impacts, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, secondary craters, University of Arizona
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