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Tag Archives: Tartarus Montes
THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae and Tartarus Montes
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 25, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows part of Cerberus Fossae. These large graben cut across the Tartarus Montes in Elysium Planitia. A graben forms when large blocks of material slide downward between paired faults … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 5, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows a portion of Cerberus Fossae, a set of linear graben located south of Tartarus Montes. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Cerberus Fossae, faulting, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tartarus Montes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 30, 2016. Cerberus Fossae is a group of graben located near the southern part of Tartarus Montes. The graben are fault bounded blocks of material that have slide downward along the fault faces. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Cerberus Fossae, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tartarus Montes, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 25, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows a graben that is part of Cerberus Fossae. The graben of Cerberus Fossae dissect Tartarus Montes, indicating that the graben formed after the range of hills that comprise … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Cerberus Fossae, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tartarus Montes, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Lava channels in Tartarus Montes
Beautiful Mars series. Lava channels in Tartarus Montes. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava channels, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Tartarus Montes, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Windstreaks
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 28, 2014. A long, narrow windstreak has formed in the lee of this hill in the Tartarus Montes. Several small dark craters also have windstreaks. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dust, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tartarus Montes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind, wind streaks
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