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Tag Archives: defrosting
HiRISE: Gullies in winter shadow
This is an odd-looking image. It shows gullies during the winter while entirely in the shadow of the crater wall. Illumination comes only from the winter skylight. We acquire such images because gullies on Mars actively form in the winter … Continue reading
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Tagged CO2 frost, defrosting, frost, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Seasonal monitoring of ‘Inca City’
Seasonal monitoring of region dubbed “Inca City.” Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged "Inca City", Beautiful Mars, CO2 ice, defrosting, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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