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THEMIS: Mesas of chaos in Candor Chasma

Posted on January 18, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 18, 2018. This image of central Candor Chasma shows a surface topography called chaos. Chaos is a region of small to medium sized mesas surrounded by valleys that are usually the same elevation. In … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Chaotic terrain on the floor of Candor Chasma

Posted on January 17, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 17, 2018. The bottom half of this image of central Candor Chasma shows a surface topography called chaos. Chaos is a region of small to medium sized mesas surrounded by valleys that are usually … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Fractured terrain in Shambe Crater

Posted on July 26, 2017 by rburnham

Fractured terrain in Shambe Crater. Beautiful Mars series.

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HRSC: Window to a watery past

Posted on June 8, 2017 by rburnham

This 70 km-wide crater and its surrounds offer a window into the watery past of the Red Planet. The scene, captured by ESA’s Mars Express, is a composite of two images taken in March 2007 and February 2017. It focuses … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Aram Chaos

Posted on May 8, 2017 by rburnham

Splendor in the rocks. (Aram Chaos) Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Varieties of geo-chaos in Gorgonum

Posted on May 2, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 2, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. Chaotic regions form when groundwater escapes to the surface, undermining it and causing the ground to collapse. The linear depression at the bottom … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Geo-chaos in Gorgonum

Posted on April 27, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 27, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos, a place where subsurface ice melted, broke through to the surface, and drained away after undermining the ground along fractures. The THEMIS VIS … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Chaotic terrain in Xanthe Terra

Posted on February 5, 2017 by rburnham

Chaotic terrain in Xanthe Terra. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Disrupted terrain in Elysium Planitia

Posted on January 23, 2017 by rburnham

Disrupted terrain in southern Elysium Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Faulting cuts across Gorgonum Chaos

Posted on January 3, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 3, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. The linear features are tectonic faults, called graben, that are part of Sirenum Fossae. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data … Continue reading →

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