Tag Archives: Beautiful Mars

HiRISE: Majestic slopes of Hebes Chasma

Posted on June 26, 2018 by rburnham

Majestic slopes of Hebes Chasma. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Hills in Ganges Chasma

Posted on June 25, 2018 by rburnham

The hills in Ganges Chasma. Ganges Chasma is in the northeast portion of Valles Marineris, and opens into outflow channels that flowed to the north. Scattered hills on the canyon floor may be remnants of chaos terrain that formed from collapse … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Dune field in crater

Posted on June 22, 2018 by rburnham

Shadow dancing. Sometimes the less said about a picture, the better. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Erosional window into possible playa deposits

Posted on June 21, 2018 by rburnham

An erosional window into possible playa deposits. This is within a large impact crater. Length of layers here might help determine it there is an alluvial or playa origin. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Nilosyrtis Mensae

Posted on June 21, 2018 by rburnham

Let us now contemplate Nilosyrtis Mensae. There is a fault attached to a trough here; both have the same orientation. This image helps us to understand stress fields on Mars. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Layers to behold

Posted on June 19, 2018 by rburnham

Layers to behold. A scarp and more on layered deposits in Ceti Mensa. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Of dunes and their stories

Posted on June 18, 2018 by rburnham

Of dunes and their stories. So far no seasonal changes have been detected here, making this site unique. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: East Endeavour Crater dune field monitoring

Posted on June 11, 2018 by rburnham

East Endeavour Crater dune field monitoring. We’re monitoring to detect surface change of dunes shown to be active from past HiRISE observations. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Light-toned material in Gorgonum Chaos crater

Posted on June 8, 2018 by rburnham

Light-toned material within the center of a crater in Gorgonum Chaos basin. The rocks within the center of this crater are light-toned and appear altered relative to the rocks that define the crater wall. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Dark and possibly stationary ripples

Posted on June 7, 2018 by rburnham

Dark and possibly stationary ripples in anomalous terrain.  These strange ripples are in some anomalous terrain on the Olympus Mons aureole. These dark ripples have not been imaged in about 8 years, so another shot should show movement…if there IS … Continue reading →

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