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Tag Archives: fluidized ejecta
HiRISE: Tooting Crater ejecta
In this picture we can see a huge tongue-like form, which looks a like a mudflow with boulders on its surface. This “tongue” is only a small part of a larger deposit that completely surrounds Tooting Crater (not visible in … Continue reading
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Tagged crater ejecta, ejecta, fluidized ejecta, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Tooting Crater, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Soft-featured craters in Arcadia Planitia
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 19, 2018. This false-color VIS image shows some of the plains and craters located in Arcadia Planitia. The soft-looking features in the impact craters indicate ground ice at shallow depths below the surface. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, debris aprons, fluidized ejecta, ground ice, impact craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial processes, periglacial terrain, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Yuty Crater ejecta
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 26, 2018. Off the image to the right is Yuty Crater, located between Simud and Tiu Valles. The crater ejcta forms the large lobes along the right side of this VIS image. This type … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, fluidized ejecta, ground ice, groundwater, impacts, lobate debris aprons, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Simud Valles, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Tiu Valles, Yuty Crater
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