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HiRISE: Clay-rich terrain in the Eridania Basin

Posted on April 4, 2019 by rburnham

HiRISE reveals small-scale shapes that often correlate with mineral units and provides information about stratigraphy (i.e., what’s on top and relative ages). This image was acquired for co-analysis with a spectrometer instrument also on our spacecraft called CRISM (Compact Reconnaissance … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Clays in the Eridania Basin

Posted on July 13, 2018 by rburnham

This colorful image shows clays within the Eridania basin region. Many scientists using orbital data have proposed that a large lake may have once existed here during the Late Noachian through Early Hesperian time periods, and then much of the … Continue reading →

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Ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits in Eridania

Posted on October 16, 2017 by rburnham

The discovery of evidence for ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on Mars identifies an area on the planet that may offer clues about the origin of life on Earth. A recent international report [published in Nature Communications by a team led … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Inverted terrain in Eridania Basin

Posted on February 11, 2016 by rburnham

The Eridania Basin is thought to have once contained a large sea. This image shows the Gorgonum Basin, which lies along the eastern edge of Eridania. Along this eastern boundary, the terrain is being eroded away to expose light-toned altered … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Light-toned outcrops in Eridani Planitia

Posted on August 3, 2015 by rburnham

Light-toned outcrops in Eridani Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Inverted ridges in the Eridania Basin

Posted on December 12, 2014 by rburnham

This closeup of a HiRISE image covers a region in the Eridania Basin that shows interesting inverted ridges (white arrows). The ridges display a dendritic, or branched, pattern and may have once been connected to a larger channel (black arrows). … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Chaos in Eridania Basin

Posted on September 11, 2014 by rburnham

Eridania is the name of topographically enclosed basin located in the Southern highlands of Mars that has been suggested to be the site of a large ancient lake or inland sea. A chaotic jumble of relatively bright blocks sits on … Continue reading →

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