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Tag Archives: wind erosion
THEMIS: Wind etching
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 9, 2016. Today’s VIS image is located in a region that has been heavily modified by wind action. The narrow ridge/valley system seen in this image are a feature called yardangs. Yardangs form when … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion, yardangs
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Giant mounds inside Mars craters were built by winds, climate change
New research has found that wind carved massive mounds of more than a mile high on Mars over billions of years. Their location helps pin down when water on the Red Planet dried up during a global climate change event. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, climate change, Gale Crater, intracrater mounds, mounds, Mount Sharp, wind, wind erosion
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THEMIS: Wind streaks – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 28, 2016. Today’s false color image shows a set of windstreaks located on Syrtis Major Planum east of Nili Patera. The color variation shows where wind action has removed or concentrated surface dust. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Syrtis Major, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion, wind streaks
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HiRISE: Contact with yardangs
Contact with yardangs — Looks like it’s going well. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, wind erosion, yardangs
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THEMIS: Arabia Terra plains – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 8, 2016. The THEMIS 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 of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind, wind erosion
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HiRISE: Meanders in ridge form in Zephyria
In this image, an ancient sinuous meandering river system is surrounded by features called “yardangs.” The yardangs are the ridge-like landforms that align approximately north-south. These features were created as the wind scoured and eroded the bedrock. The raised relief … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, wind erosion, yardangs, Zephyria
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THEMIS: Pollack Crater – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 16, 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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Pollack Crater, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, White Rock, wind erosion
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THEMIS: Becquerel Crater – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 14, 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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Becquerel Crater, Mars Odyssey, mounds, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion, yardangs
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THEMIS: Wind erosion
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 2, 2015. Long-term winds have etched the surface in Memnonia Sulci. Partial cemented surface materials are easily eroded by the wind, forming linear ridges called yardangs. The multiple direction of yardangs in this VIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, Memnonia Sulci, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion, yardangs
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Mars Express: The effect of the winds of Mars
Here on Earth, we are used to the wind shaping our environment over time, forming smooth, sculpted rocks and rippling dunes. In this way, Mars is more similar to Earth than you might expect. On the Red Planet, strong winds … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, wind erosion
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