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Tag Archives: active dunes
HiRISE: Dunes buried by water ice
Dunes buried by water ice. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged active dunes, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, water ice
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Curiosity’s dune studies yield a surprise
Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars are a type not seen on Earth, and their relationship to the thin Martian atmosphere today provides new clues about the atmosphere’s history. The determination that these mid-size ripples are a distinct … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, sand dunes
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THEMIS: Wegener Crater dunes – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 23, 2016. Today’s false color image shows some of the dunes on the floor of Wegener Crater. Dunes often appear as a dark blue in false color THEMIS images. The THEMIS VIS camera contains … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Wegener Crater
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THEMIS: Dark dunes in Isidis Planitia crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 14, 2016. Small, dark dunes are located on the floor of this unnamed crater in Isidis Planitia. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, Isidis Planitia, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Tracking dune changes, Chasma Boreale
Tracking dune changes in Chasma Boreale. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged active dunes, Beautiful Mars, Chasma Boreale, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: All along the fractures
We often take images of sand dunes to study the mobile soils. These images provide information about erosion and movement of surface material, about wind and weather patterns, even about the soil grains and grain sizes. However, looking past the … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Nili Patera, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Pettit Crater – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 17, 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 active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, dune field, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Pettit Crater, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Opportunity: South wall of Marathon Valley
Sol 4119, August 26, 2015. The rover Pancam shot a multi-filtered set of images looking southeast from near the head of Marathon Valley. The images, processed into a false-color composite by Holger Isenberg, show the valley bottom and south wall … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Cape Tribulation, dunes, Endeavour Crater, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, sand dunes
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THEMIS: Noachis Terra dunes — false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 4, 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 active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, color, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA Senior Review, Noachis Terra, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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