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Tag Archives: Tempe Terra
HiRISE: The inevitability of erosion
The inevitability of erosion. Crater-fill deposits in Tempe Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, erosion, erosional remnants, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, Tempe Terra, University of Arizona
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Geologically recent glacial melting on Mars
Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, March 1, 2018: Frances E.G. Butcher (Open University, Milton Keynes, UK). Thousands of putative debris-covered glaciers in Mars’ middle latitudes host water ice in volumes comparable to that of all glaciers and ice caps … Continue reading
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Tagged eskers, glaciers, mid-latitude glaciers, periglacial processes, periglacial terrain, Tempe Terra
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THEMIS: Cracked slabs of lava in Tempe Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 20, 2017. Do you see what I see? Is that a praying mantis looking at me? (THEMIS Art #129) More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, lava, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tempe Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Art, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Tempe Fossae graben in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 14, 2017. Today’s false color image shows a section of Tempe Fossae located in Tempe Terra. This is a graben that formed when subsurface forces pulled the ground apart, and a portion of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, Tempe Fossae, Tempe Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Across the slopes in Tempe Terra
Across the slopes in Tempe Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, Tempe Terra, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Tempe Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 15, 2016. This VIS image is located on the margin of Tempe Terra near Chryse Planitia. Several channels are visible as well as tectonic features. The linear feature below the channel is most likely … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, faulting, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, Tempe Terra, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Tempe Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 23, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows part of Tempe Terra. Both channels and graben are visible in this image. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, Tempe Terra, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Pits and troughs in Tempe Terra
Pits and troughs in Tempe Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pits, Tempe Terra, troughs, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Tempe Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 15, 2014. Numerous unnamed channels are located on the eastern margin of Tempe Terra. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tempe Terra, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS image: Tempe Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 24, 2014. The craters, gullies, channels, and fractures in this VIS image are located on the eastern margin of Tempe Terra. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, Tempe Terra, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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