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Tag Archives: valley networks
HRSC: Tributes to wetter times on Mars
A dried-out river valley with numerous tributaries is seen in this recent view of the Red Planet captured by ESA’s Mars Express. This section of the Libya Montes region, which sits on the equator at the boundary of the southern … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Libya Montes, Mars Express, MEX, valley networks
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Impact-heated rock led to relatively recent water-carved valleys on Mars
New research shows that water from melted snow and ice likely carved valley networks around Lyot crater on Mars. Present-day Mars is a frozen desert, colder and more arid than Antarctica, and scientists are fairly sure it’s been that way … Continue reading
HRSC: Window to a watery past
This 70 km-wide crater and its surrounds offer a window into the watery past of the Red Planet. The scene, captured by ESA’s Mars Express, is a composite of two images taken in March 2007 and February 2017. It focuses … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, chaotic terrain, DLR, Erythraeum Chaos, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Express, MEX, Noachis Terra, valley networks
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Valley networks point to much wetter past
A new study led by Northern Illinois University geography professor Wei Luo calculates the amount of water needed to carve the ancient network of valleys on Mars and concludes the Red Planet’s surface was once much more watery than previously … Continue reading
How hard did it rain on Mars?
Heavy rain on Mars reshaped the planet’s impact craters and carved out river-like channels in its surface billions of years ago, according to a new study published in Icarus. In the paper, researchers from the Smithsonian Institution and the Johns … Continue reading
THEMIS: Branching channels of Arda Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 29, 2016. Today’s false color image shows some of the many channels that make up Arda Valles. Their shape and meandering courses suggest that they were eroded by flowing streams or rivers. The THEMIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arda Valles, Arizona State University, ASU, fluvial channels, fluvial erosion, fluvial landforms, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, valley networks
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THEMIS: Channels in Arda Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 15, 2016. The numerous, closely spaced channels in this VIS image are part of Arda Valles. Such valley networks point to flowing streams and rivers in the distant martian past. More THEMIS Images of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arda Valles, Arizona State University, ASU, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, valley networks
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Fossil rivers suggest warm, wet ancient Mars
Extensive systems of fossilised riverbeds have been discovered on an ancient region of the Martian surface, supporting the idea that the now cold and dry Red Planet had a warm and wet climate about 4 billion years ago, according to … Continue reading
HiRISE: Valley networks in the ancient highlands
The valley networks on Mars are terrains eroded by flowing water billions of years ago. In places where the bedrock is well exposed, we often see a variety of colors due to altered minerals and polygonal patterns perhaps due to … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Southern Highlands, University of Arizona, valley networks
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THEMIS: Terra Sirenum – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 25, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of the plains of Terra Sirenum. The THEMIS 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, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, valley networks
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