Tag Archives: chaotic terrain

THEMIS: Aureum Chaos – false color

Posted on August 13, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 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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THEMIS: Iani Chaos — false color

Posted on July 23, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 23, 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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THEMIS: Margaritifer Terra — false color

Posted on July 20, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 20, 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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HiRISE: Light-toned deposit in Aureum Chaos

Posted on June 22, 2015 by rburnham

The objective of this observation is to examine a light-toned deposit in a region of what is called “chaotic terrain.” There are indications of layers in the image. Some shapes suggest erosion by a fluid moving north and south. The … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Atlantis Chaos false color

Posted on December 23, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, December 23, 2014. 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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HiRISE: Seeing below the surface in Morava Valles

Posted on December 11, 2014 by rburnham

Morava Valles is a small outflow channel in the Margaritifer Sinus region of Mars. Several of the interior channels of Morava emanate from a localized region of terrain that is caving in, also called “subsidence.” This region, comprised of jumbled … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Knobs and ridges in Gorgonum Chaos

Posted on November 6, 2014 by rburnham

Knobs and ridges in Gorgonum Chaos. Beautiful Mars series.

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HRSC: Chaos in Atlantis basin

Posted on October 27, 2014 by rburnham

Mars is peppered with craters. Scientists have deduced that the red planet is struck by around 200 meteoroids every year that dig out new craters. While some small craters are fresh, Mars has a great many that are much larger … Continue reading →

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HRSC: Flight over chaotic terrain

Posted on October 20, 2014 by rburnham

Among the most interesting landforms on Mars are features referred to as ‘chaotic terrain’. Dozens or even hundreds of isolated mountains up to 2,000 m high are scattered in these extensive regions. Seen from orbit, they form a bizarre, chaotic … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Layers of planetary history

Posted on September 30, 2014 by rburnham

Layers of planetary history in Aureum Chaos. Beautiful Mars series.

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