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Tag Archives: Syria Planum
THEMIS: Tectonics and volcanism in Syria Planum
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 4, 2018. This VIS image shows a linear depression in Syria Planum. Volcanic activity, including broad shield volcanoes and extensive volcanic plains created this region of the Tharsis system south of Noctis Labyrinthus. Linear … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noctis Labyrinthus, Syria Planum, tectonics, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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HiRISE: Channels in Syria Planum
Channels in Syria Planum. The objective of this observation is to determine the nature of a curved channel with levees. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, fluvial channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava channels, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Syria Planum, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Contact between an older shield volcano and younger flows
Contact between an older shield volcano and younger flows. Interested in the geologic contact here between the older shield volcano and the younger flows that enclose it. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, shield volcanos, Syria Planum, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Bizarre TARs
These strange features in Syria Planum are still being widely debated. They have the same general form as transverse aeolian ridges (TARs) elsewhere on Mars; windblown deposits that are common in the Martian tropics. Their height and spacing are similar … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Syria Planum, TARs, transverse eolian ridges, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Lava flows in Syria Planum
Lava flows in Syria Planum. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Syria Planum, University of Arizona, volcanics
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Devilry in the air
With all the spacecraft orbiting Mars, it’s slightly surprising that there aren’t more observations of dust devils shared by two or more instruments. Writing in the September 2011 issue of Icarus, a team of scientists led by Dennis Reiss (Westfälische … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, Claritas Fossae, dust, dust devils, HRSC, Mars Express, Mars Global Surveyor, MOC, Syria Planum, wind
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