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Tag Archives: Deuteronilus
HiRISE: A possible alluvial fan
This image shows the northern rim of a crater in Deuteronilus. At the northern end, we see the crater rim and ridges inside and below that rim. A channel set is entering from the west and passing through a notch … Continue reading
Posted in Reports
Tagged alluvial fans, Deuteronilus, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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MARCI weather report: August 4-10, 2014
Storm activity continued at mid-to-high latitudes in both hemispheres this week. In the north, dust-lifting off of the residual polar cap was observed north of Deuteronilus. Towards the end of the week, regional scale storm activity also developed in northern … Continue reading
Posted in Reports
Tagged Acidalia, Aonia Terra, atmosphere, Deuteronilus, dust, Hellas, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, Noachis, Sirenum, storms, weather
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Debris aprons and valley fill hold ancient ice several hundred million years old
Along the edge of the crustal dichotomy, where the southern highlands step down onto the northern plains, lies a landscape of mesas, buttes, and valleys. Valleys appear choked with linear streams of debris, and on the flanks of many mesas … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, crustal dichotomy, Deuteronilus, glaciers, ice, lineated valley fill, lobate debris aprons
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