Tag Archives: wind erosion

THEMIS: Galle Crater floor features

Posted on December 5, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, December 5, 2018. This VIS image shows a small portion of the floor of Galle Crater. This large crater is located on the eastern side of Argyre Planitia. The floor of Galle Crater contains many … Continue reading →

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Mars Express: Shaping the surface with water, wind, and ice

Posted on November 23, 2018 by rburnham

ESA’s Mars Express has imaged an intriguing part of the Red Planet’s surface: a rocky, fragmented, furrowed escarpment lying at the boundary of the northern and southern hemisphere. This region is an impressive example of past activity on the planet … Continue reading →

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Tibetan Plateau has analogs for Mars yardangs

Posted on August 23, 2018 by rburnham

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Jiang Wang and eight co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Geological Features and Evolution of Yardangs in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau (NW China): A Terrestrial Analogue for Mars • We … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Wind-driven blowouts in Eumenides Dorsum

Posted on August 17, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 17, 2018. Eumenides Dorsum is a large linear rise located in southern Amazonis Planitia. Erosion by wind action is prevalent in this region. The horseshoe shaped depressions, called blowouts, indicate the major wind direction … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Inverted channel on elevated terrain

Posted on August 2, 2018 by rburnham

An inverted channel on elevated terrain. Interesting fluvial processes that might help improve our understanding of the deposits in the Medusae Fossae Formation. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: The bedforms, they are a-changin’

Posted on July 30, 2018 by rburnham

The bedforms, they are a-changin’. This is in Zephyria Planum. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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THEMIS: Daedalia Planum crater

Posted on July 30, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 30, 2018. This VIS image shows part of an unnamed crater on the northwest margin of Daedaia Planum. Lava flows are visible around the crater rim. The interior of the crater has been filled … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Wind-etched ridges on Zephyria Planum

Posted on July 27, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 27, 2018. This VIS image is located near Zephyria Planum. Winds of two different directions have excavated a poorly cemented surface into linear ridge features called yardangs. Examining the structure of the ridges, it … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Wind-eroded ridges

Posted on July 17, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 17, 2018. Winds in this region have modified the surface, carving valleys into a poorly cemented material. The winds in this region blew toward the northeast. (Note: north is to the top of the … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Wind etching of soft sediments

Posted on June 29, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 29, 2018. In regions of poorly cemented surface materials it is possible to create large features due to just the action of the wind. The equatorial region between Olympus Mons and Apollinaris Mons is … Continue reading →

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