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Tag Archives: Arcadia Planitia
THEMIS: Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 3, 2015. This relatively young crater is located on the northern plains of Arcadia Planitia. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arcadia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, rampart craters, rampart ejecta, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Terraced craters point to subsurface ice sheets
Just beneath the planet’s dirt surface, University of Arizona researchers found an enormous slab of water ice, measuring 130 feet thick and covering an area equivalent to that of California and Texas combined. It was a “crazy-looking crater” on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadia Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Shallow Radar, SHARAD, terrace craters, University of Arizona, water ice
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