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THEMIS: Streamlined island

Posted on April 3, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 3, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows a streamlined island in Kasei Valles. The teardrop shape indicates that flow was from the bottom to the top of the image. Kasei Valles is one of the … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Channel

Posted on April 1, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 1, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows an unnamed channel that dissects the rim of a large crater in Arabia Terra. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Channel

Posted on March 25, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 24, 2014. The small channel and lava flows in this VIS image are located northeast of Olympus Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Hebrus Valles

Posted on March 21, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 21, 2014. This VIS image shows a portion of Hebrus Valles. The flow of liquid (water or lava) is from the bottom of the image into the circular feature, which was likely filled by … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Delta deposit

Posted on March 17, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 17, 2014. A delta deposit is located where a channel enters Ismenius Cavus. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Kasei Valles

Posted on March 12, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 12, 2014. This VIS image shows streamlined islands within part of Kasei Valles. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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When did water flow in Gale Crater?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by rburnham

The Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity, sent to find habitable environments, landed in Gale Crater on the far end of an alluvial fan. This fan spreads south across Gale’s floor from the north rim. It is built from sediments washed … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Crater rim channels

Posted on March 3, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 3, 2014. Numerous channels dissect the rim of this large crater located on Acheron Fossae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS image: Into the crater

Posted on February 28, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 28, 2014. Several channels are located on the flank of Hecates Tholus. In this VIS image one of those channels enters a crater, creating a deposit on the floor of the crater. Age relationships … Continue reading →

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THEMIS image: Which came first?

Posted on February 26, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 26, 2014. Towards the top of this VIS image is a T-shaped depression and two sections of narrow channel. Fluids (like water — or in this case most likely lava) flow downhill. If the … Continue reading →

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