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Tag Archives: Acheron Fossae
THEMIS: Channels through Acheron Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 2, 2019. This VIS image is located on the northern side of Acheron Fossae. Acheron Fossae is a complex tectonic region north of Olympus Mons. In this region of Acheron Fossae, channels drain down … Continue reading
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Tagged Acheron Fossae, Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, stream erosion, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: All along Acheron Fossae
All along Acheron Fossae. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Acheron Fossae, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HRSC: A record of ancient tectonic stress
Sets of ridges and troughs some 1000 km north of the giant Olympus Mons volcano contain a record of the intense tectonic stresses and strains experienced in the Acheron Fossae region on Mars 3.7–3.9 billion years ago. This scene, captured … Continue reading
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Tagged Acheron Fossae, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, faulting, FU Berlin, graben, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, tectonics
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THEMIS: Textures
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 9, 2015. Several different surface textures are evident in this VIS image. This complex region is located between Lycus Sulci to the south and Acheron Fossae to the north, all of which is just … Continue reading
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Tagged Acheron Fossae, Arizona State University, ASU, Lycus Sulci, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Olympus Mons, tectonics, Tharsis, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Crater rim channels
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 3, 2014. Numerous channels dissect the rim of this large crater located on Acheron Fossae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Acheron Fossae, Arizona State University, ASU, channels, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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