Tag Archives: graben

THEMIS: Labeatis Fossae

Posted on January 13, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 13, 2016. This VIS image shows one of the many graben that make up Labeatis Fossae. Graben are tectonic features created when two bounding faults have an central down dropped block of material. More … Continue reading →

Posted in Reports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

THEMIS: Nili Fossae – false color

Posted on January 5, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 5, 2016. The THEMIS 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 of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

THEMIS: Tempe Terra

Posted on December 23, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, December 23, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows part of Tempe Terra. Both channels and graben are visible in this image. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

Posted in Reports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

THEMIS: Elysium Fossae

Posted on December 15, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, December 15, 2015. Located east of Elysium Mons, Elysium Fossae is a large tectonic graben. Lava may have flowed in the channel feature. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

Posted in Reports | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

THEMIS: More Olympica Fossae

Posted on December 14, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, December 14, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows a different portion of Olympica Fossae from the previous image. The east/west alignment is a very uniform width, in this region the fracturing widens as the feature makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Reports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

THEMIS: Olympica Fossae

Posted on December 11, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, December 11, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows a small portion of Olympica Fossae. Olympica Fossae is located on volcanic plains between Alba Mons and Olympus Mons. The linear margins and uniform width are controlled by … Continue reading →

Posted in Reports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

THEMIS: A hill divided

Posted on December 7, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, December 7, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows an elevated group of hills east of Phlegra Montes. This highland is divided by a linear channel that is most likely of tectonic origin. More THEMIS Images of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

THEMIS: Sacra Fossae

Posted on November 17, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, November 17, 2015. The steep sided depressions in this VIS image are fault bounded tectonic features called graben. These depressions are part of a large region of graben called Sacra Fossae. Sacra Fossae is located … Continue reading →

Posted in Reports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

THEMIS: Aureum Chaos – false color

Posted on September 9, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 9, 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 →

Posted in Reports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

THEMIS: Tectonics

Posted on September 4, 2015 by rburnham

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.

Posted in Reports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off