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Tag Archives: Gorgonum Chaos
HiRISE: Gullies on Gorgonum Chaos mesas
Gullies on Gorgonum Chaos mesas. This observation shows part of Gorgonum Chaos, a large cluster of chaotic terrain found in the Southern Hemisphere. Many regions of chaotic terrain are found at the head of large outflow channels that were scoured … Continue reading
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Tagged Gorgonum Chaos, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, mesas, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Light-toned material in Gorgonum Chaos crater
Light-toned material within the center of a crater in Gorgonum Chaos basin. The rocks within the center of this crater are light-toned and appear altered relative to the rocks that define the crater wall. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Gorgonum Basin, Gorgonum Chaos, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Light-toned terrain in Gorgonum Chaos
Light-toned terrain in Gorgonum Chaos. Looks like possibly hydrated material and valleys are also located nearby. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Gorgonum Chaos, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated minerals, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Varieties of geo-chaos in Gorgonum
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 2, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. Chaotic regions form when groundwater escapes to the surface, undermining it and causing the ground to collapse. The linear depression at the bottom … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaos, chaotic terrain, Gorgonum Chaos, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Sirenum Fossae, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Geo-chaos in Gorgonum
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 27, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos, a place where subsurface ice melted, broke through to the surface, and drained away after undermining the ground along fractures. The THEMIS VIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaos, chaotic terrain, Gorgonum Chaos, groundwater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Light-toned terrain in Gorgonum Chaos
Light-toned exposed terrain in Gorgonum Chaos basin. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Gorgonum Chaos, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Faulting cuts across Gorgonum Chaos
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 3, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. The linear features are tectonic faults, called graben, that are part of Sirenum Fossae. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaotic terrain, Gorgonum Chaos, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Gorgonum Chaos in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 30, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Gorgonum Chaos. Scientists call such terrain as this “chaotic” because the escape of groundwater from the subsurface has undermined the landscape and caused it to … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaos, chaotic terrain, Gorgonum Chaos, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Knobs and ridges in Gorgonum Chaos
Knobs and ridges in Gorgonum Chaos. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, chaos, chaotic terrain, Gorgonum Chaos, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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