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Tag Archives: Terra Cimmeria
HiRISE: Landforms in Terra Cimmeria
Landforms in Terra Cimmeria. Terra Cimmeria is one part of the heavily cratered, Southern highland region of Mars. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Gullies and voids
Intricate gullies have formed on the northern wall of this impact crater located in the Terra Cimmeria region. This crater may have formed in a region rich in ground water. This ground water likely flowed down the wall, eventually eroding … Continue reading
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Tagged gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Fresh shallow valleys
Fresh shallow valleys. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, University of Arizona, valleys
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HiRISE: Crater with possible phyllosilicates
Crater with possible phyllosilicates in the Terra Cimmeria highlands. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clay minerals, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, Terra Cimmeria, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Terra Cimmeria impact-crater ejecta
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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Cimmeria’s Corozal Crater in false color
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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Corozal Crater, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Plains of Terra Cimmeria in false color
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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, plains, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Rough rim on Horowitz Crater
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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Horowitz Crater, impacts, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Sand sheet in Cimmeria crater
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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, sand sheet, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind
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