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Tag Archives: Sisyphi Planum
Trace Gas Orbiter: Frosty crater on Mars
This image shows the south-facing rim of a pit crater at 68°S in the Sisyphi Planum region of Mars. It is a colour composite made from images acquired on 2 September 2018 by the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, … Continue reading
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Tagged CaSSIS, CO2 frost, CO2 ice, Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, gullies, Roscosmos, Sisyphi Planum, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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Mars minerology points to cold, icy ancient climate
The climate throughout Mars’ early history has long been debated – was the Red Planet warm and wet, or cold and icy? New research published in Icarus provides evidence for the latter. Mars is littered with valley networks, deltas and … Continue reading
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Tagged clay minerals, climate, climate change, gypsum, iron oxides, polyhydrated sulfates, Sisyphi Montes, Sisyphi Planum, smectites, tuyas, volcanics, volcanism, zeolites
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THEMIS: Dust devil tracks
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 8, 2015. This VIS image shows dust devil tracks on the surface of Sisyphi Planum. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dust devil tracks, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Sisyphi Planum, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind
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HiRISE: Frosted gullies in a central pit
The frosted gullies in this observation are located along an irregularly shaped pit approximately 15 kilometers wide. The pit lies within an impact crater in Sisyphi Planum that is about 35 kilometers in diameter and is located northwards of the … Continue reading
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Tagged frost, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Sisyphi Planum, University of Arizona
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