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Tag Archives: false color
THEMIS: Small graben in Acidalia Planitia
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 17, 2019. This false-color image shows a graben located in Acidalia Planitia. Graben are depressions caused by movement of material downward between paired tectonic faults. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, false color, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Renaudot Crater’s dunes in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 31, 2019. Today’s image shows part of the floor of Renaudot Crater, located on the margin between Terra Sabaea and Utopia Planitia. The small dark blue features at the top right corner of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, dunes, false color, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Renaudot Crater, sand dunes, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia
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THEMIS: Terra Sabaea landscape in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 30, 2019. Today’s false color image shows plains and unnamed craters in Terra Sabaea. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Herschel Crater floor in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 29, 2019. This false color image shows part of the floor of Herschel Crater. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, dunes, false color, Herschel Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Noachis Terra crater floor
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 28, 2019. Today’s image shows the floor of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Frost patches near Mangala Fossa
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 27, 2019. This false-color image shows part of Mangala Fossa – the linear depression in the bottom half of the image. The bright blue tones in this image are thought to be surface frost. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, frost, Mangala Fossa, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Northern polar ice cap edge
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 24, 2019. Today’s false color image shows part of the margin of the north polar cap and the surrounding plains. This image was collected during the northern summer season. The THEMIS VIS camera contains … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Arabia Terra crater in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 23, 2019. Today’s false color image shows part of an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Polar cap’s edge in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 22, 2019. Today’s false-color image shows the margin between the north polar cap and the surrounding plains (lower right). The polar cap was created by alternating layers of ice and dust, deposited over millions … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, climate cycles, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, north polar layered deposits, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Inuvik Crater in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 21, 2019. Today’s false-color image shows Inuvik Crater, located near the north polar cap. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Inuvik Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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