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Tag Archives: Terra Cimmeria
Early Mars: Arid, with occasional snow or rain
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Yo Matsubara, Alan Howard, and Ross Irwin recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Constraints on the Noachian paleoclimate of the martian highlands from landscape evolution modeling Evidences show that Mars was once wetter … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, climate change, Noachis Terra, rain, snow, Terra Cimmeria, valley networks
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THEMIS: Nepenthes Mensae in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 20, 2018. Nepenthes Mensae is the region of hills and mesas north of Terra Cimmeria. The dark blue part of the image is a region of basaltic sands. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Nepenthes Mensae, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: False colors on Terra Cimmeria
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 4, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows plains and craters in Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: False-color craters and plains in Terra Cimmeria
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 31, 2018. Today’s false color image shows several craters and 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, craters, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, plains, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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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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