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Tag Archives: dunes
THEMIS: Sand dunes – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 3, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Southern dunes – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 2, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, color, dunes, ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar ice cap, southern polar dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dunes – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 1, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, color, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar region, southern polar dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Valley cross-cutting a circular landform
Valley cross-cutting a circular landform — These dune ridges are only tens of meters or less apart. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, valleys
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HiRISE: Snowy dunes on another planet
Snowy dunes on another planet. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, snow, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Polar cap layers
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 19, 2015. This VIS image shows part of the margin of the north polar cap. Layering of the ice is visible in the top half of the image. Small dunes located on the plains … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, north polar layered deposits, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Dunes and Meroe Patera crater
Nothing stops the dunes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, dunes, eolian processes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Meroe Patera, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Tracking dune changes, Chasma Boreale
Tracking dune changes in Chasma Boreale. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged active dunes, Beautiful Mars, Chasma Boreale, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Danielson Crater dunes – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 2, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, color, Danielson Crater, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Capri Mensa – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 28, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Capri Mensa, dunes, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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