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Tag Archives: craters
HiRISE: Crater floor containing circular mesas
Crater floor with depressions containing circular mesas. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Crater surrounded by lava flow
Crater surrounded by lava flow material in Elysium Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, dark slope streaks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Which way is up?
This image shows an impact crater that was cut by lava in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars. The relatively flat, shallow floor, rough surface texture, and possible cooling cracks seem to indicate that the crater was partially filled with … Continue reading
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Tagged craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Sirenum Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 21, 2014. The linear depression in the center of this VIS image is a graben — a fault-bounded block of material. The graben crosses the crater and ejecta in the middle of the image, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Sirenum Fossae, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Layering on a crater floor in Icaria Planum
Layering on a crater floor in Icaria Planum. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Icaria Planum, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Dark slope streaks
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 30, 2014. This VIS images shows dark slope streaks on the inner rim of an unnamed crater in Amazonis Planitia. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, craters, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, ejecta, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: South polar crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 25, 2014. The ridge in today’s VIS image is the rim of a crater near the south polar cap. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar layered deposits, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Terra Sirenum
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 24, 2014. Located on the floor of an unnamed crater in Terra Sirenum, the crater in the center of the VIS image has numerous gullies on the inner rim. An ejecta deposit from a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, ejecta, gullies, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: A million or more years ago…
A million or more years ago… Given how “smooth” and eroded the crater is, it’s extremely ancient. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HRSC: Hooke Crater in Argyre basin
Hooke Crater is located near the northern edge of the 1800 km-wide Argyre basin, one of the most impressive impact structures on Mars, excavated in a giant collision about 4 billion years ago. Sitting in a flat part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Argyre Planitia, craters, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, High Resolution Stereo Camera, Hooke Crater, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX
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