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Tag Archives: sulfates
HiRISE: Possible sulfates in west Melas Chasma
Melas Chasma is the widest segment of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the Solar System. In this region, hydrated sulfate salts have been detected, and are found extensively throughout the canyon. These salt-bearing deposits likely indicate that water was … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated sulfates, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Melas Chasma, MRO, NASA, sulfates, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Possible sulfate-rich terrain
Possible sulfate-rich terrain in the northeast Syrtis Major region. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sulfates, Syrtis Major, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Convoluted folds in sulfates in Ius Chasma
Convoluted folds in light-toned sulfates along the floor of Ius Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Ius Chasma, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sulfates, tectonics, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Possible sulfates in NE Syrtis Major region
A variety of diverse morphological features are present in this image (21 by 5.5 kilometers) located in the southeastern area of the Nili Fossae region and just northeast of Syrtis Major. This particular region has been studied intensely due to … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Nili Fossae, sulfates, Syrtis Major, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layered material in Melas Chasma
Melas Chasma is the widest segment of the Valles Marineris canyon, and is an area where MRO has detected the presence of sulfates. This image offers a view of an excellent contact between layered deposits that postdate the formation of … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Melas Chasma, MRO, NASA, sulfates, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Sulfates in Tithonium Chasma
Sulfates in Tithonium Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated sulfates, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sulfates, Tithonium Chasma, University of Arizona
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Mars mineral bonanza?
If you could go to only one location on Mars, where would you find the most complete assortment of known Martian minerals? A new report, with lead author Patrick Thollot (Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique, CNRS), in the Journal of … Continue reading
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Tagged clay minerals, climate change, CRISM, HiRISE, HRSC, hydrated minerals, Noctis Labyrinthus, opal, phyllosilicates, silicates, sulfates, Tharsis
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Did ice and dust make layered deposits in Valles Marineris?
Vast mounds of layered material lie in numerous places throughout the giant canyon system of Valles Marineris, and especially in Candor Chasma, Ophir Chasma, and Melas Chasma. The origin of these “interior layered deposits” (ILDs) have been debated since they … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, Candor Chasma, clay minerals, climate change, dust, ice, ILDs, interior layered deposits, Melas Chasma, Ophir Chasma, sulfates, Valles Marineris
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About that mound in Gale Crater…
Next August, if plans go right, the Mars Science Laboratory rover, named Curiosity, will come sailing out of the Martian sky and power in for a soft landing on the floor of Gale Crater. Launched to look for geologic evidence … Continue reading
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Tagged clay minerals, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, phyllosilicates, sulfates
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