Tag Archives: Tyrrhenus Mons

THEMIS: Channels in volcanic ash

Posted on August 22, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 22, 2018. Tyrrhenus Mons is one of the oldest martian volcanoes and Tyrrhena Fossae is the largest of the channels dissecting the volcano. As well as being one of the oldest volcanoes, it is … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Tyrrhenus Mons – false color

Posted on August 12, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 12, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading →

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MOM: Tyrrhenus Mons, Pital Crater

Posted on May 27, 2015 by rburnham

Image of Tyrrhenus Mons in Hesperia Planum region taken by Mars Color Camera (MCC) on 25-02-2015 at a spatial resolution of 166m from an altitude of 3192km. (…)  NE-SW oriented fractures indicate stresses due to volcanic process in this region.  … Continue reading →

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When did the Martian dynamo die?

Posted on November 7, 2012 by rburnham

Current thinking among Mars scientists holds that the Red Planet’s dynamo — the geo-engine in its molten core which generates a global magnetic field — was active soon after the planet formed, but turned off about 4 billion years ago. … Continue reading →

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