Tag Archives: gullies

HiRISE: Deep gully alcoves near Mariner Crater

Posted on January 21, 2015 by rburnham

Deep gully alcoves in a crater near Mariner Crater. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Frosty slopes in late spring

Posted on December 23, 2014 by rburnham

This HiRISE image, approximately 1.5 by 3 kilometers, shows frosted gullies on a south-facing slope within a crater. At this time of year only south-facing slopes retain the frost, while the north-facing slopes have melted. Gullies are not the only … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Frosted gullies in a central pit

Posted on December 12, 2014 by rburnham

The frosted gullies in this observation are located along an irregularly shaped pit approximately 15 kilometers wide. The pit lies within an impact crater in Sisyphi Planum that is about 35 kilometers in diameter and is located northwards of the … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Gully monitoring

Posted on November 4, 2014 by rburnham

Gully monitoring. Beautiful Mars series.

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Gullies and ice on Mars

Posted on October 31, 2014 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, November 2014: Susan Conway (Open University, UK). Gullies on Mars were first discovered in 2000 (Malin and Edgett, 2000) in images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera on board NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor platform. … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Loveliness of Martian gullies

Posted on October 28, 2014 by rburnham

On the loveliness of Martian gullies. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Crater dunes

Posted on October 22, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, October 22, 2014. A field of sand dunes is located on the floor of this unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria. Several gullies dissect the northern rim of the crater. More THEMIS Images of the Day … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Terra Sirenum

Posted on September 24, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 24, 2014. Located on the floor of an unnamed crater in Terra Sirenum, the crater in the center of the VIS image has numerous gullies on the inner rim. An ejecta deposit from a … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Melas Chasma

Posted on September 15, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 15, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows part of Melas Chasma. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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HiRISE: Slope monitoring in Acidalia Planitia

Posted on September 10, 2014 by rburnham

Slope monitoring in Acidalia Planitia. Beautiful Mars series.

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