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Tag Archives: basketball terrain
THEMIS: Winding ridges & ‘basketball terrain’ in Arcadia Planitia
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 23, 2017. Do you see what I see? Make a wish and then break the wishbone! (THEMIS Art #132) More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arcadia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, basketball terrain, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial processes, pingos, ridges, THEMIS, THEMIS Art, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Pitted landforms, southern Hellas Planitia
This image is of a portion of the Southern plains region within Hellas, the largest impact basin on Mars, with a diameter of about 2300 kilometers (1400 miles). There are three main phenomena apparent in this image. First, the faint … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball terrain, Hellas Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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