Tag Archives: Beautiful Mars

HiRISE: It’s all about that flow

Posted on August 1, 2018 by rburnham

It’s all about that flow. There are a number of crevasse-like features here. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: The bedforms, they are a-changin’

Posted on July 30, 2018 by rburnham

The bedforms, they are a-changin’. This is in Zephyria Planum. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Cluster of dunes in Tyrrhena Terra

Posted on July 28, 2018 by rburnham

A cluster of dunes within a crater in Tyrrhena Terra. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Dark side of dust avalanches

Posted on July 26, 2018 by rburnham

The dark side of dust avalanches. Changes on the Martian surface are detected by imaging the same area more than once. Here, we see several new dust avalanches on the slopes of ridges within the Olympus Mons Aureole. These changes … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Smaller crater on the floor of Gale Crater

Posted on July 23, 2018 by rburnham

A smaller crater on the floor of Gale Crater. This crater likely exposes Gale Crater bedrock beneath the floor units and may allow mapping of floor units in the south of Gale. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Dunes next to a central peak

Posted on July 23, 2018 by rburnham

The dunes, they are coming for you! These dunes are next to a central peak in a crater. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Portion of a lobe flow off the west flank of Arsia Mons

Posted on July 21, 2018 by rburnham

Portion of a lobe flow off the west flank of Arsia Mons. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Layers in Noctis Labyrinthus

Posted on July 20, 2018 by rburnham

Layers in Noctis Labyrinthus. One might suppose that a place named “labyrinth of the night” would have layers of some kind, otherwise it would anticlimactic. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Degraded crater and lineated flow in Deuteronilus Mensae

Posted on July 18, 2018 by rburnham

A degraded crater and lineated flow in Deuteronilus Mensae. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Monitoring slopes in Gale Crater

Posted on July 17, 2018 by rburnham

Monitoring slopes in Gale Crater. This part of Gale Crater is south of where the rover Curiosity is. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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