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Tag Archives: Tartarus Colles
HiRISE: Erosional window into possible playa deposits
An erosional window into possible playa deposits. This is within a large impact crater. Length of layers here might help determine it there is an alluvial or playa origin. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, playas, Tartarus Colles, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Tartarus Colles
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 12, 2014. Dark slope streaks mark many of the hills in this VIS image. This region of hills is called Tartarus Colles. The term colles means small hills or knobs. More THEMIS Images of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, Tartarus Colles, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Tartarus Colles
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 20, 2014. The hills in this VIS image are part of Tartarus Colles. Several of the hills have dark slope streaks, believed to be formed by downslope removal of dust revealing the darker rock … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tartarus Colles, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wrinkle ridges
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