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Tag Archives: Acidalia Planitia
HiRISE: Ares 3 landing site: fact meets fiction
Andy Weir, the author of the best-selling novel “The Martian,” had previously contacted the HiRISE team requesting that we take a picture of the Ares 3 landing site from his novel in Acidalia Planitia, within driving distance from the Pathfinder … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Andy Weir, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, The Martian, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Acidalia Planitia false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 5, 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 Acidalia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, color, craters, ground ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pedestal craters, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Cratered summit of a knob
There are many knob formations in the southeastern Acidalia region of Mars. All show a hilltop crest except one which has a summit crater that resembles a cone volcano. Knobs like these likely formed from interactions between water ice and … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, calderas, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Crater false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 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 Acidalia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, color, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Slope monitoring in Acidalia Planitia
Slope monitoring in Acidalia Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Beautiful Mars, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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MARCI weather report: August 18-24, 2014
This past week brought the arrival of the Martian northern autumn and southern spring seasons. Along with the autumnal equinox came extensive dust lifting was across northern mid-to-high latitudes, leading to regional storm activity that spanned from Acidalia to Utopia. … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, atmosphere, dust, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, storms, Utopia Planitia, weather
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THEMIS: Crater dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 23, 2014. A sand sheet with surface dune forms covers part of the floor of this unnamed crater. This crater is located in Acidalia Planitia. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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