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Tag Archives: atmosphere
ALH84001′s carbonates record ancient climate
A new analysis of a Martian rock that meteorite hunters plucked from an Antarctic ice field 30 years ago this month reveals a record of the planet’s climate billions of years ago, back when water likely washed across its surface … Continue reading
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Tagged ALH84001, atmosphere, carbonate minerals, climate, climate change, Mars meteorites
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MARCI weather report: December 8-14, 2014
Over the past week on Mars, small transient dust storms continued to develop along the seasonal south polar ice cap, generating an extensive, but diffuse dust cloud along the cap edge. Each afternoon, water-ice clouds were observed over the slopes … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, storms, weather
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MAVEN finds links in chain of atmospheric Loss
Early discoveries by NASA’s newest Mars orbiter are starting to reveal key features about the loss of the planet’s atmosphere to space over time… The observations reveal a new process by which the solar wind can penetrate deep into a … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph, IUVS, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, MAVEN, NASA, University of Colorado
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MARCI weather report: December 1-7, 2014
This past week, thermally driven winds initiated a number of transient local dust storms along the seasonal south polar cap edge. Other local dust storms were observed in the regions of Elysium and Cimmeria. Mid-week, a small plume of dust … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, storms, weather
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THEMIS: Coprates Chasma false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 11, 2014. 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 Arizona State University, ASU, atmosphere, canyons, color, Coprates Chasma, haze, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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MARCI weather report: November 24-30, 2014
With the exception of the continued dusty atmospheric conditions across most of the planet, weather conditions were fairly typical of the late northern autumn / southern spring season on the red planet. Water-ice and dust clouds continued to propagate eastward … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, storms, weather
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THEMIS: Arsia Mons false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 3, 2014. This false color image shows part of the summit caldera of Arsia Mons. The mottled bluish tones are from clouds. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, Arsia Mons, ASU, atmosphere, calderas, clouds, haze, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Noctis Labyrinthus false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 2, 2014. This false color image covers part of Noctis Labyrinthus. The bluish tone in the lower elevation depressions may indicate atmospheric haze. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, atmosphere, canyons, haze, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noctis Labyrinthus, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Tithonium and Ius Chasmata
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 28, 2014. This false color image of the region including both Tithonium and Ius Chasmata includes a bluish region in both canyons. This may indicate an atmospheric haze. The potential haze appears to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, atmosphere, canyons, haze, Ius Chasma, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Tithonium Chasma, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: False color Ascraeus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 27, 2014. Today’s VIS image is a false color image of part of the northern flank of Ascreaus Mons. The bluish section at the top of the image may indicate an atmospheric haze. More … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, atmosphere, color, haze, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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