Tag Archives: Terra Cimmeria

HiRISE: Crater with possible phyllosilicates

Posted on August 15, 2017 by rburnham

Crater with possible phyllosilicates in the Terra Cimmeria highlands. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Terra Cimmeria impact-crater ejecta

Posted on July 18, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 18, 2017. This VIS image shows an unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria. Note how the ejecta overlays the surrounding terrain, radial to the crater. What produces the two ejecta fields that blanket the ground, … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Cimmeria’s Corozal Crater in false color

Posted on July 6, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 6, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Corozal Crater in Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Plains of Terra Cimmeria in false color

Posted on May 24, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 24, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the plains of Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Rough rim on Horowitz Crater

Posted on May 4, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 4, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the northern rim of Horowitz Crater, which is located in Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Sand in Cimmeria, and a landslide

Posted on April 4, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 4, 2017. This VIS image shows a small dune field on the floor of an unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria. Just south of the dune field is the crater’s central peak, with what appears … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Sand sheet in Cimmeria crater

Posted on March 30, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 30, 2017. Today’s VIS image shows a sand sheet with surface dune forms on the floor of an unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.  

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THEMIS: Terra Cimmeria’s sand traps

Posted on March 10, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 10, 2017. This infrared image covers a large swath of Terra Cimmeria, including numerous craters with dunes and dune fields on their floors, as well as dunes located on the plains between craters. Dunes … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Cimmeria’s Knobel Crater in false color

Posted on February 17, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 17, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the southwestern rim of Knobel Crater. Knobel Crater is located in Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Young crater and wide-flung ejecta

Posted on January 31, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 31, 2017. Today’s VIS image shows two craters in Terra Cimmeria just north of Kepler Crater. The small crater in the middle of the image is a relatively new crater. The interior rim has … Continue reading →

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