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Tag Archives: fluvial channels
THEMIS: Auqakuh Vallis
THEMIS image of the Day, December 21, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows part of Auqakuh* Vallis. Sand dunes are visible on the floor of the channel. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic. (* aw-KWA-kuh)
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Auqakuh Vallis, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Athabasca Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 18, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows a portion of Athabasca Valles. The channel has eroded some of the ejecta around the unnamed crater in the upper part of the image. More THEMIS Images of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Athabasca Valles, channels, fluvial channels, fluvial landforms, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Huo-Hsing Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 8, 2015. This VIS image shows a portion of Huo-Hsing Vallis, located near the northern margin of Terra Sabaea. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Huo Hsing Vallis, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Channel networks around a crater
Channel networks around a crater in Arabia Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Beautiful Mars, channels, fluvial channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Auqakuh Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 10, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows a portion of Auqakuh Vallis, which dissects the northern margin of Terra Sabaea. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Auqakuh Vallis, channels, fluvial channels, fluvial landforms, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Small channels & rocky patch in Cydonia
The southern section of this image is dominated by both a series of craters and the remnants of channels that may be from a past fluvial system. The paleochannel system has wind-blown bedforms in its interior, with crests oriented approximately … Continue reading
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Tagged channels, Cydonia Mensae, fluvial channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Fine-branched ridges
This image shows numerous branching ridges with various degrees of sinuosity. These branching forms resemble tributaries funneling and draining into larger channel trunks towards the upper portion of the scene. The raised relief of these branching ridges suggests that these … Continue reading
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Tagged channels, fluvial channels, fluvial deposits, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, inverted channels, inverted topography, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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Gale Crater river carried pebbles tens of km as bedload on Peace Vallis alluvial fan
Rounded pebbles on Mars were transported for tens of kilometres in a river, suggests a new study published in Nature Communications [October 13, 2015]. This study makes use of a new technique that may help estimate the distance travelled by … Continue reading
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Tagged conglomerate rocks, Curiosity, fluvial channels, fluvial deposits, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL
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THEMIS: Reull Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 3, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows a small section of Reull Vallis. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Reull Vallis, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Valleys, deltas, and lacustrine sediment in the southwestern Melas Basin, Valles Marineris
Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, July 30, 2015: Joel Davis (University College, London, UK). During the last few decades, dry river valley networks and delta fan structures have been found to be increasingly common on ancient terrains on the … Continue reading
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Tagged deltas, fluvial channels, lacustrine sediments, Melas Chasma, sediments, Valles Marineris
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