Tag Archives: Beautiful Mars

HiRISE: Exposed cross section of a flow

Posted on November 1, 2017 by rburnham

Exposed cross section of a flow in Phlegra Montes: Material may have moved down the valley, then been truncated. If this is indeed what happened, this could be important because it shows the inside of a flow. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Channels (and dunes) in Libya Montes

Posted on October 30, 2017 by rburnham

Channels, channels, who’s got the channels? Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Count the boulders in Krupac Crater

Posted on October 26, 2017 by rburnham

Count the boulders in Krupac Crater. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Mars 2020 candidate landing site in NE Syrtis Major

Posted on October 25, 2017 by rburnham

A candidate landing site for 2020 mission in the northeast Syrtis Major region. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Platy flow in Elysium Planitia

Posted on October 24, 2017 by rburnham

A channel segment amid platy-ridged flows in central Elysium Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Fresh shallow valleys

Posted on October 19, 2017 by rburnham

Fresh shallow valleys. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Pitted material in large crater

Posted on October 17, 2017 by rburnham

Pitted material in large crater north of Hellas Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Gullies in Icaria Planum crater

Posted on September 29, 2017 by rburnham

A certain starkness. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Tiny spiders off south polar layered deposits

Posted on September 27, 2017 by rburnham

Tiny spiders off south polar layered deposits. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Candidate ExoMars landing site near Aram Dorsum

Posted on September 26, 2017 by rburnham

Candidate ExoMars landing site near Aram Dorsum. Beautiful Mars series.

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