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Tag Archives: wrinkle ridges
HiRISE: Blocks and wrinkle ridges
Beautiful Mars series. Blocks and wrinkle ridges in Aethiopis Region. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Aethiopis, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, wrinkle ridges
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THEMIS: Tartarus Colles
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 20, 2014. The hills in this VIS image are part of Tartarus Colles. Several of the hills have dark slope streaks, believed to be formed by downslope removal of dust revealing the darker rock … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tartarus Colles, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wrinkle ridges
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HiRISE image: Craters, dunes, and ridges in Nili Patera
Beautiful Mars series: Craters, dunes, and ridges in Nili Patera’s caldera. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Nili Patera, sand dunes, tectonics, University of Arizona, wrinkle ridges
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Dikes: key link between Thaumasia Planum, Tharsis, and Valles Marineris?
The area called Syria-Thaumasia is a big triangular block of Mars just east of three giant Tharsis volcanos: Arsia, Pavonis, and Ascraeus Montes. Valles Marineris bounds the block on the north, while its southwest and southeast sides are defined by … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsia Mons, Ascraeus Mons, dikes, olivine, Pavonis Mons, Syria-Thaumasia, Tharsis, Thaumasia Planum, Valles Marineris, volcanism, wrinkle ridges
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