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Tag Archives: channels
THEMIS: Terra Sabaea – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 1, 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, channels, color, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Mawrth Vallis – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 30, 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, channels, color, Mars Odyssey, Mawrth Vallis, NASA, outflow, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Mawrth Vallis – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 29, 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, channels, Chryse Planitia, Mars Odyssey, Mawrth Vallis, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Mangala Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 25, 2015. This VIS image shows part of the complex channel called Mengala Valles. The tear-drop shaped regions in the channel are called streamlined islands and the narrow “tail” points down stream. More THEMIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, floods, Mangala Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, water
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Outflow channels: How did source aquifers form, why did they drain so rapidly?
Gigantic groundwater outbursts created the largest flood channels in the solar system on Mars, 3.2 billion years ago. For many years it was thought that this was caused by the release of water from a global water table, but research … Continue reading
THEMIS: Ares Vallis – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 18, 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 Ares Vallis, Arizona State University, ASU, channels, color, Iani Chaos, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Ravius Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 27, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows part of Ravius Valles, located on the northern flank of Alba Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Alba Mons, Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Ravius Valles, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Reull Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 3, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows a small section of Reull Vallis. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Reull Vallis, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Highland margin —false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 21, 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, channels, color, Eos Chasma, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Terra Sabaea — false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 13, 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, channels, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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