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Tag Archives: Tiu Valles
HiRISE: Classic crater
Well preserved and loving it. Is there something particularly special about this nice, 2-kilometer diameter crater? Maybe not, but its simplicity, classic shape and fairly well-preserved rim speak for itself in a desolate landscape. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, impact craters, impact processes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Tiu Valles, University of Arizona
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Did Mars Pathfinder explore edge of northern ocean?
NASA’s first rover mission to Mars, the Pathfinder, imaged an extraterrestrial marine spillover landscape 22 years ago, according to a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Alexis Rodriguez. The landing site is on the spillway of an ancient … Continue reading
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Tagged Ares Vallis, catastrophic floods, Mars Pathfinder, Oceanus Borealis, outflow channels, Simud Valles, Sojourner rover, Tiu Valles
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THEMIS: Yuty Crater ejecta
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 26, 2018. Off the image to the right is Yuty Crater, located between Simud and Tiu Valles. The crater ejcta forms the large lobes along the right side of this VIS image. This type … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, fluidized ejecta, ground ice, groundwater, impacts, lobate debris aprons, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Simud Valles, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Tiu Valles, Yuty Crater
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