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Tag Archives: clays
HiRISE: Plains with clay exposures
Plains with clay exposures. If at first you don’t succeed: an earlier observation we took of this area in 2016 was too hazy to study, so a re-image can get us the closer look at clay exposures we wanted. HiRISE … Continue reading
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Tagged clay minerals, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, plains, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Colorful Mawrth Vallis
Mawrth Vallis is a place on Mars that has fascinated scientists because of the clays and other hydrated minerals detected from orbit. In this image, the enhanced black colors are most likely basaltic sands and rocks, while the green, yellow, … Continue reading
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Tagged clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated minerals, jarosite, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mawrth Vallis, MRO, NASA, Opportunity, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona
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CRISM: Iron-magnesium phyllosilicates near rim of Gale Crater
CRISM scene FRT0000B5A3 covers the southern wall of Gale crater, 15 km downslope from the rim. This region is gently sloping, compared to the northern wall, potentially indicating that the Gale basement rocks in the crater rim are mantled by … Continue reading
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Tagged clays, Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, CRISM, Curiosity, Gale Crater, iron-magnesium phyllosilicates, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Science Laboratory, MRO, MSL, NASA, phyllosilicates
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HiRISE: Looking at martian salts and clays
This 3D perspective view is a composite of both HiRISE and data from CRISM, another instrument onboard MRO. This view covers a small patch of ancient Martian real estate in Terra Sirenum. CRISM collects spectral data that can be used … Continue reading
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Tagged clay minerals, clays, Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, CRISM, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, salts, Terra Sirenum, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Knobs on the rim of a circular feature
Knobs on the rim of a circular feature. And there might be clays on this cluster of knobs which as a unit, look very interesting. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, hills, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Clay outcrop near Maja Valles
A clay outcrop near Maja Valles. Maja Valles is a large, ancient outflow channel in the Lunae Palus quadrangle on Mars. The name is a Nepali word for “Mars”, and parts of the system have been partially buried by thin volcanic … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clay minerals, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Lunae Palus, Maja Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, outflow channels, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Clays in a well-preserved impact crater in Acidalia Planitia
Clays in a well-preserved impact crater in Acidalia Planitia. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Beautiful Mars, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Clay-rich deposits possibly associated with Nif Crater
Clay-rich deposits possibly associated with Nif Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clay minerals, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Nif Crater, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Possible sulfate and clay evaporitic deposit in Schiaparelli Crater
Possible sulfate and clay evaporitic deposit in Schiaparelli Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clays, evaporites, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Schiaparelli Crater, sulfates, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Clay deposits in the Southern Highlands
Clay deposits in the Southern Highlands. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clay minerals, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, phyllosilicates, Southern Highlands, University of Arizona
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