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Tag Archives: fractures
Groundwater origin for recurring slope lineae?
In mid-2018, researchers supported by the Italian Space Agency detected the presence of a deep-water lake on Mars under its south polar ice caps. [Ed. note: previously reported here.] Now researchers at the USC Arid Climate and Water Research Center … Continue reading
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Tagged fractures, groundwater, impact craters, Palikir Crater, recurring slope lineae, RSL
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Curiosity update: Why are we cracking up?
Sols 2352-53, March 19, 2019, update by MSL scientist Dawn Sumner: Today was a fun, busy day to plan. Curiosity finally made the drive to a rock called “Muir of Ord,” which has a cracked surface. The science team is … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Aldons Quarry, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Crail, Crieff, Crossroads, Curiosity, Endurance Crater, fractures, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, James, Kilmarnock, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, mud cracks, Muir of Ord, Murray Formation, NASA, Old Soaker, Opportunity, Small Isles, Wopmay
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HiRISE: Streamlined features and fractures in Hebrus Valles
Streamlined features and fractures in Hebrus Valles. The rationale for this observation is to assess outflow channel discharges as well as getting a better look at the actual topography. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, fluvial channels, fractures, Hebrus Valles, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, streambeds, tectonics, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Meridiani crater’s fractured floor
It’s not only hearts that can break. This image shows the fractured floor of a large, ancient impact crater, located in Meridiani Planum, in the Northern hemisphere of Mars. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, fractures, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Meridiani Planum, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HRSC: Fracture swarms on Mars
These striking features on Mars were caused by the planet’s crust stretching apart in response to ancient volcanic activity. The fractures in the Sirenum Fossae region in the southern hemisphere were imaged by ESA’s Mars Express in March. They extend … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsia Mons, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, fractures, FU Berlin, graben, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, Sirenum Fossae, tectonics, Tharsis
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HiRISE: Fractured terrain in Shambe Crater
Fractured terrain in Shambe Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, chaos, chaotic terrain, fractures, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Shambe Crater, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Fractured ground in Isidis Planitia
Fractured ground in Isidis Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, fractures, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Isidis Planitia, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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Is Martian moon Phobos slowly falling apart?
The long, shallow grooves lining the surface of Phobos are likely early signs of the structural failure that will ultimately destroy this moon of Mars. Orbiting a mere 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) above the surface of Mars, Phobos is closer … Continue reading
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Tagged AAS, American Astronomical Society, Division for Planetary Sciences, DPS, fractures, Phobos, Stickney Crater, tectonics, tidal forces, tides
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HiRISE: Layers and fractures in Ophir Chasma
Ophir Chasma forms the northern portion of Valles Marineris, and this image features a small part of its wall and floor. The wall rock shows many sedimentary layers and the floor is covered with wind-blown ridges, which are intermediate in … Continue reading
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Tagged fractures, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Ophir Chasma, sediments, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Tectonics
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 4, 2015. The graben and collapse features in this image are part of Ceraunius Fossae, which is located south of Alba Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Alba Mons, Arizona State University, ASU, Ceraunius Fossae, faulting, faults, fractures, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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