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Tag Archives: crater infill
THEMIS: Gullies in craters
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 12, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows part of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. Several craters in the southern hemisphere contain floor fill that has subsequently been eroded to form depressions in the fill … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater infill, gullies, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Eroding crater infill in Noachis Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 15, 2019. At several locations in the southern hemisphere there are craters that have been filled with material almost to the top of the crater rim. What the material is and where it came … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater infill, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Eastern slope of Asimov Crater’s central pit
Asimov is an 84-kilometer diameter crater located in the southern ancient highlands of Mars. It is distinguished from other craters in this region in that it contains both a ring-depression just within the crater rim and a pit near the … Continue reading
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Tagged Asimov Crater, crater infill, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, recurring slope lineae, RSL, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Asimov Crater rim and infill
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 12, 2018. Located in Noachis Terra, Asimov Crater has an unusual crater floor morphology. At some point after the crater formed, the interior was filled by materials that reached almost to the top of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Asimov Crater, ASU, crater infill, gullies, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Crater floor infill and valley
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 2, 2018. This VIS image shows a large linear depression in the center of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. This crater and the nearby Maunder and Asimov craters share this odd morphology. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Asimov Crater, ASU, crater infill, Mars Odyssey, Maunder Crater, NASA, Noachis Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, valleys
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HiRISE: Dipping layers in crater near Reull Vallis
Dipping dots, meet dipping layers. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, crater infill, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Reull Vallis, sediments, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: What is filling Terby Crater?
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 16, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Terby Crater, which has thick sediments filling much of its interior. These sediments should preserve a long record of Martian history, possibly including a time when … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater infill, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sedimentary debris, Terby Crater, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Fractured crater floor
Fractured crater floor. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, crater infill, craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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