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Tag Archives: fluvial channels
THEMIS: Terra Sabaea — false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 13, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Searching for clinoforms in a possible delta
A delta is a pile of sediment dumped by a river where it enters a standing body of water. Evidence for deltas that formed billions of years ago on Mars has been mounting in recent years. One line of evidence … Continue reading
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Tagged deltas, fluvial channels, fluvial landforms, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Channel and delta
THEMIS image of the Day, July 1, 2015. This VIS image shows two channels. The channel in the center of the image ends in a crater, where it has created a delta deposit. These unnamed craters and channels are located … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, deltas, fluvial channels, fluvial landforms, Icaria Planum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 30, 2015. This unnamed channel is draining from the highlands of Promethei Terra to lowlands of the Hellas Basin. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Hellas Planitia, Mars Odyssey, NASA, rock glaciers, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Bar and pit where valley enters crater
So, a valley enters a crater bar… Valley entering northern mid-latitude crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged alluvial fans, Beautiful Mars, deltas, fluvial channels, fluvial landforms, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Samara Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 5, 2015. This VIS image shows a portion of Samara Valles. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Samara Valles, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Her Desher Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 4, 2015. This VIS image shows a portion of Her Desher Vallis, located in Noachis Terra. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Her Desher Vallis, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Samara Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 9, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows a section of Samara Valles. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Samara Valles, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Reull Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 6, 2015. This VIS image shows a section of Reull Vallis, a major channel that empties into Hellas Planitia. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, floods, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Reull Vallis, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Hrad Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 29, 2014. The channel in this VIS image is a portion of Hrad Vallis. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, fluvial landforms, Hrad Vallis, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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