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Tag Archives: false color
THEMIS: Not white, not rock
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 17, 2019. This VIS image shows part of the floor of Pollack Crater. First imaged by Mariner 9, the high contrast between the crater floor and the bright feature, led to the informal name … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Pollack Crater, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, White Rock
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THEMIS: Ice-rich mantling in Utopia crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 16, 2019. This false-color VIS image shows a crater located in Utopia Planitia. The crater’s interior shows ample evidence for an ice-rich mantling material that has slipped and slumped away from the crater’s upraised … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, ground ice, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia
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THEMIS: Arabia Terra crater dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 15, 2019. Today’s VIS image is located in an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. Dark blue in this combination is typically basaltic sands. The presence of sand dunes with this tone indicated that these … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, san, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Wind streaks on northern plains
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 12, 2019. Today’s false-color VIS image is located in the plains between Chryse and Acidalia Planitias. Dark blue tones in this false color combination are usually created by basaltic sands. There appears to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pseudocones, rootless cones, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind streaks
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THEMIS: Noachis Terra in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 11, 2019. This false-color image is located in northern Noachis Terra. Evros Vallis is located just below the large crater at the top of the image. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Evros Vallis, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Sand dunes and sheets in Arabia Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 10, 2019. This false-color VIS image is located in an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. Dark blue tones in false color indicate basaltic sands. These sands have created the dunes seen in this image, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, sand sheets, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: McLaughlin Crater in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 9, 2019. The large crater at the bottom of today’s image is called McLaughlin Crater. It is located west of Mawrth Vallis, on the margin between Arabia Terra and Chryse Planitia. The THEMIS VIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, McLaughlin Crater, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Aram Chaos in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 8, 2019. Today’s false-color VIS image is located in Aram Chaos. Aram Chaos was initially formed by a large impact. Over time the crater interior was modified by several different processes, including liquid water. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aram Chaos, Ares Vallis, Arizona State University, ASU, chaotic terrain, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Syrtis Major Planum in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 5, 2019. This false-color VIS image is located in the center of Syrtis Major Planum. At the top of the image is Nili Patera, a volcanic summit. The sand dunes located near Nili Patera … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, Syrtis Major, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics, wrinkle ridges
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THEMIS: Oyama Crater in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 4, 2019. Oyama Crater dominates the top of this VIS image. Oyama Crater is located in Arabia Terra, just west of Mawrth Vallis. The two craters at the bottom of the image are unnamed. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, Mawrth Vallis, NASA, Oyama Crater, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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