Tag Archives: volcanic vents

THEMIS: Summit caldera of Arsia Mons

Posted on June 10, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 10, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows part of the summit caldera of Arsia Mons. Arsia Mons is the southernmost of the three large Tharsis volcanoes. Extensive lava plains originated from eruptions of this volcano. … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Linear vent and flows to the southeast of Zunil Crater

Posted on October 12, 2018 by rburnham

A linear vent and flows to the southeast of Zunil Crater. This is located within the Elysium quadrangle on Mars, a region with a volcanic past that for which we can still see evidence of old lava flows. Beautiful Mars … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Daedalia Planum’s volcanic vents

Posted on September 29, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 29, 2016. n the bottom half of this VIS image is a line of small volcanic vents. These vents emplaced lava to both sides of the vent ridge. The linear contact of dark/bright surface … Continue reading →

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Maars on Mars: Valuable sites in the search for traces of past Martian life

Posted on April 29, 2016 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, April 29, 2016: Sandro Rossato (University of Padova, Italy). Terrestrial maar-diatremes are small volcanoes (see this previous post for a general description) which have craters whose floor lies below the pre-eruptive surface and are … Continue reading →

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