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Tag Archives: Amazonis Planitia
HiRISE: Lava that once flowed
This image shows some beautiful lava flows in Amazonis Planitia. Lava isn’t moving around on Mars today, but it certainly once did, and images like this one are evidence of that. A thick lava flow came in from the west, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Flood lavas and mass extinctions
This entire landscape is covered by lava flows. Almost all of vast Amazonis Planitia is covered by lava flows, an area comparable to that of the entire continental United States. Amazonis Planitia is also one of the flattest places on … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Crater ejecta makes a ‘pedestal’
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 11, 2016. This VIS image shows part of an unnamed crater in Amazonis Planitia. The radial nature of the emplaced ejecta can be seen at the edge of the ejecta. It is somewhat unusual … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pedestal craters, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 1, 2016. This unnamed crater in Amazonis Planitia has a complex rim. In the bottom of the image there are several parallel rims, while the rim at the top of the image is lobate … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, complex craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dark slope streaks
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 8, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows dark slope streaks on several small mesas in Amazonis Planitia. The streaks mark locations where there has been down slope movement of material, which reduce the dust cover … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dark slope streaks
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 20, 2015. Dark streaks are visible on the slopes of hills and crater rims in Amazonis Planitia. It is thought that the removal of dust by downslope movement reveals the darker rocks beneath. More … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust, dust avalanches, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dark slope streaks
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 30, 2014. This VIS images shows dark slope streaks on the inner rim of an unnamed crater in Amazonis Planitia. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, craters, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, ejecta, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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