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Tag Archives: dark slope streaks
HiRISE: Mesas in northern Amazonis
Mesas in the northern Amazonis region. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Amazonis, Beautiful Mars, dark slope streaks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Dark slope streaks
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 29, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows dark slope streaks in an unnamed crater in Terra Sabaea. These features are believed to be formed by material moving downslope, removing the dust cover and revealing darker … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, dark slope streaks, dust, dust avalanches, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: A crater and his yardang friends
A crater and his yardang friends. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, dark slope streaks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, yardangs
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Curiosity: Sol 712, August 7, 2014
Dark slope streak, micro-edition (lower left). With large-scale dark slope streaks, scientists believe they are avalanches of light-tone dust that uncover the underlying dark surface. However, this small-scale streak appears to be a finger of dark material lying on top … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, dark slope streaks, Gale Crater, Hidden Valley, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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THEMIS: Dark slope streaks
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 27, 2014. Dark slope streaks mark the rim of this unnamed crater in Terra Sabaea. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust, dust avalanches, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Crater and graben
Beautiful Mars series. Crater and graben in Ceraunius Fossae. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Ceraunius Fossae, craters, dark slope streaks, graben, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Hypnotize
Beautiful Mars series. Hypnotize. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, dark slope streaks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Tartarus Colles
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 12, 2014. Dark slope streaks mark many of the hills in this VIS image. This region of hills is called Tartarus Colles. The term colles means small hills or knobs. More THEMIS Images of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, Tartarus Colles, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Surprising landslump in Melas Chasma
HiRISE has been monitoring the recurring slope lineae (RSL) over the mid-latitude and equatorial regions of Mars. One of these sites is a crater on the floor of Melas Chasma; and an animation shows how the RSL follow the sun, … Continue reading
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Tagged dark slope streaks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, Melas Chasma, MRO, NASA, recurring slope lineae, RSL, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Smooth floor in an impact crater
Beautiful Mars series. Smooth floor in an impact crater on Ceraunius Fossae. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Ceraunius Fossae, dark slope streaks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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