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Tag Archives: buttes
HiRISE: Just rise above it
Just rise above it. Beautiful Mars series.
THEMIS: Hydraotes Chaos
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 8, 2016. This VIS image shows a small portion of Hydraotes Chaos. Chaos is defined as a distinctive area of broken terrain. Topographically, chaos regions have hills/mesas/plateaus surroundied by lower elevation valleys that crisscross … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, buttes, Hydraotes Chaos, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Aureum Chaos – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 6, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Aureum Chaos, buttes, chaotic terrain, color, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Buttes
“…Grudge me not therefore this monument.” — Cyrus the Great Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, buttes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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