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Tag Archives: Elysium Mons
THEMIS: Elysium Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 3, 2019. This VIS image is located west of Elysium Mons in the region called Elysium Fossae. The fossae are comprised of both linear and sinuous channels, usually interpreted to have both fluid and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Elysium Fossae, Elysium Mons, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Hephaestus Fossae’s enigmatic channels
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 17, 2019. This VIS image is located in the central portion of Hephaestus Fossae. Hephaestus Fossae is a complex channel system in Utopia Planitia near Elysium Mons. It has been proposed that the channel … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Elysium Mons, Hebrus Valles, Hephaestus Fossae, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia
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A proposed development sequence for the Elysium volcanic province
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Brian Kneller and two co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Correlation between graben orientation, channel direction change and tectonic loading: The Elysium Province, Mars • Graben are systematically arranged around sources … Continue reading
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Tagged Elysium Mons, graben, Hecates Tholus, lava channels, tectonics, volcanics
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HiRISE: Flows northwest of Elysium Mons
Flows northwest of Elysium Mons. Elysium Mons is flanked by the smaller volcanoes Hecates Tholus to the northeast, and Albor Tholus to the southeast. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Albor Tholus, Beautiful Mars, Elysium Mons, Hecates Tholus, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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European Space Agency: Supporting InSight
At just before 9pm Central European Time on 26 November, Mars will receive a new visitor: NASA’s InSight lander. (…) Since InSight’s study is focused on sensing the planet’s interior, surface geology is not such an important factor in deciding … Continue reading
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Tagged Elysium Mons, Elysium Planitia, ESA, European Space Agency, Gale Crater, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars Express, Mars Webcam, MEX, NASA, north polar ice cap, Visual Monitoring Camera, VMC
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HiRISE: The pits of Elysium Mons
During the 2018 Mars dust storm, we obtained a clear view of the summit of the giant volcano Elysium Mons. We see the western rim and floor of the caldera, and a chain of pits (called a “catena”) extending from … Continue reading
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Tagged avalanches, catena, collapse pits, dust storms, Elysium Mons, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pit craters, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Granicus Valles in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 15, 2018. This VIS image shows some of the complex channels that make up Granicus Valles. This channel system is located west of Elysium Mons. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Elysium Mons, Granicus Valles, ground ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Complex feature in Hephaestus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 8, 2018. This VIS image is located at the eastern end of Hephaestus Fossae. Hephaestus Fossae is a channel system in Utopia Planitia near Elysium Mons. It has been proposed that the channel formed … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Elysium Mons, groundwater, Hephaestus Fossae, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia, volcanics
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THEMIS: Granicus Valles, channel in Elysium
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 28, 2018. This VIS image shows a section of Granicus Valles. Granicus Valles is one of several channel systems the originate near Elysium Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Elysium Mons, Elysium Planitia, Granicus Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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Water ice is buried near Mars equator in small areas
A re-analysis of data from the Neutron Spectrometer on NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has nearly doubled the data’s resolution. The higher-resolution data show that small deposits of water ice lie buried at shallow depths near the martian equator in several … Continue reading
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Tagged Cerberus Fossae, Elysium Mons, Elysium Planitia, Mars Odyssey, Medusae Fossae Formation, MFF, Neutron Spectrometer, recurring slope lineae, RSL
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