Tag Archives: barchan dunes

THEMIS: Dunes, lacy and regular

Posted on March 14, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 14, 2018. This VIS image hightlights the density of dunes, the bottom third of the image has fewer dunes, spaced farther apart than the top two thirds of the image. The bottom of the … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Is that gypsum under the dunes?

Posted on March 13, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 13, 2018. This VIS image of Olympia Undae was collected during north polar summer. The dunes are now completely frost free and are dark in color due to being made of basaltic sand. The … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Edge of the great northern sand sea

Posted on March 12, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 12, 2018. This VIS image of Olympia Undae was collected during north polar summer. The dunes are now completely frost free and are dark in color due to being made of basaltic sand. The … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Amidst the sea of sand

Posted on March 9, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 9, 2018. This VIS image of Olympia Undae was collected during north polar spring. The crests of the dunes and other surfaces are light colored, indicative of a frost covering. The density of dunes … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Dunes don’t climb hills (very far)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 8, 2018. This VIS image of Olympia Undae was collected during north polar spring. The crests of the dunes and other surfaces are light colored, indicative of a frost covering. At the top right … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Defrosting dunes in Olympia Undae

Posted on March 7, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 7, 2018. This VIS image of Olympia Undae was collected early in north polar spring. The crests of the dunes are light colored, indicative of a frost covering. As the season changes into summertime, … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Patterns in the sands of Olympia Undae

Posted on March 6, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 6, 2018. This VIS image of Olympia Undae was collected early in north polar spring. The crests of the dunes are light colored, indicative of a frost covering. As the season changes into summertime, … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Waves in the north polar sand sea

Posted on March 5, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 5, 2018. Olympia Undae is a vast dune field in the north polar region of Mars. It consists of a broad sand sea or erg that partly rings the north polar cap from about … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Dunes in Kaiser Crater

Posted on January 23, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 23, 2018. Kaiser Crater is located in the southern hemisphere in the Noachis region west of Hellas Planitia. Kaiser Crater is just one of several large craters with extensive dune fields on the crater … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Glacial terrain in Moreux Crater

Posted on November 17, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, November 17, 2017. This image of Moreux Crater shows part of the central peak at the top of the frame, deposits of material from the crater rim at the bottom of the frame and sand … Continue reading →

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