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Tag Archives: dunes
THEMIS: More Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 2, 2016. This VIS image shows a small portion of Olympia Undae, the largest of the dune fields surrounding the north polar cap. This image was collected during summer and no frost remains on … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 1, 2016. This VIS image shows a small portion of Olympia Undae, the largest of the many dune fields surrounding the north polar cap. This image was collected during summer, and the dunes are … Continue reading
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Opportunity: South floor dunes, Endeavour Crater
Sol 4380, May 20, 2016. The rover’s Pancam took a pair of multi-filtered frames looking southeast from the head of Marathon Valley. The target was the fields of dunes on the crater floor. Reconstructed into false-color by Holger Isenberg, the … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Hyperboreae Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 17, 2016. Several dunes fields are found near the north polar cap. Today’s VIS image shows part of Hyperboreae Undae, which is located between Escorial Crater and the margin of Chasma Boreale. More THEMIS … Continue reading
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HiRISE: Dunes and bedrock
Hush, hush, sweet bedrock. Beautiful Mars series
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HiRISE: Edge of central bulge, Crommelin Crater
At the northern edge of central crater bulge in Crommelin Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Crommelin Crater, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: More Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 28, 2016. The arc shaped feature at the bottom of this VIS image is the remaining rim of a crater. The dunes of Olympia Undae have surrounded the rim and small individual dunes are … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 23, 2016. This VIS image shows a small portion of Olympia Undae, an extensive dune field near the north polar cap. This image was collected during summer, so the dunes are free of surface … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Ancient dune field, now rock, points to different past climate
Sol 1288, March 21, 2016. Curiosity is driving across the Naukluft Plateau. This is part of the Stimson Formation, a flat-lying, thin-layered sandstone with crossbedded features that indicate it was once a field of dunes. (Click image to enlarge.) According … Continue reading
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HiRISE: Dunes
There shall be order! Beautiful Mars series.
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