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Tag Archives: Echus Chasma
THEMIS: Echus Chasma mega-gullies
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 23, 2018. This VIS image shows one of the mega-gullies that empties into Echus Chasma. Echus Chasma is approximately 4km deep in this region, and is the source of Kasei Valles. More THEMIS Images … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Echus Chasma, gullies, Kasei Valles, Mars Odyssey, mega-gullies, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HRSC: Remnants of a mega-flood
ESA’s Mars Express has captured images of one of the largest outflow channel networks on the Red Planet. The Kasei Valles channel system extends around 3000 km from its source region in Echus Chasma – which lies east of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chryse Planitia, DLR, Echus Chasma, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Kasei Valles, Mars Express, MEX, Worcester Crater
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HiRISE: Strange patterns in Echus Chasma
This image shows bright and dark patterns with curving boundaries, a good example of Mars art. What caused this appearance? This region of Echus Chasma has been flooded by lava flows that produced rough and smooth surfaces. The rough areas … Continue reading
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Tagged Echus Chasma, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Echus Chasma slopes
Echus Chasma slopes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Echus Chasma, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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Did lake-effect storms make Martian snowbelts?
Numerous places on Mars show erosion by precipitation, whether as rainfall or runoff from melting snow. The precipitation could have come from a thicker atmosphere or a temporary boost in atmospheric temperature and density following a large impact. Both scenarios … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, climate, Echus Chasma, Juventae Chasma, lakes, rain, snow, storms, Valles Marineris, water
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