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Tag Archives: Hephaestus Fossae
THEMIS: Hephaestus Fossae’s enigmatic channels
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 17, 2019. This VIS image is located in the central portion of Hephaestus Fossae. Hephaestus Fossae is a complex channel system in Utopia Planitia near Elysium Mons. It has been proposed that the channel … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Elysium Mons, Hebrus Valles, Hephaestus Fossae, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia
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HiRISE: Hephaestus Fossae pits
Hephaestus Fossae pits. The Hephaestus Fossae are a system of troughs and channels that are about 604 kilometers in length. The fossae have been tentatively identified as outflow channels, but their origin and evolution remain ambiguous. HiRISE Picture of the … Continue reading
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Tagged channels, collapse features, Hephaestus Fossae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, troughs, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Complex feature in Hephaestus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 8, 2018. This VIS image is located at the eastern end of Hephaestus Fossae. Hephaestus Fossae is a channel system in Utopia Planitia near Elysium Mons. It has been proposed that the channel formed … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Elysium Mons, groundwater, Hephaestus Fossae, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia, volcanics
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THEMIS: Hephaestus Fossae channel and crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 18, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a crater on Hephaestus Fossae. The crater is fairly young, as there is only minimal modification of the crater floor. While it appears that the crater sits of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Hephaestus Fossae, impact craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Hephaestus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 16, 2015. Located west of Elysium Mons, Hephaestus Fossae is a long, complex fracture system. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Elysium Mons, fissures, Hephaestus Fossae, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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HRSC image: Flood after the impact
Large and small, hundreds of thousands of craters scar the surface of Mars, hollowed out by a multitude of asteroids and comets that impacted the Red Planet throughout its history. This image shows a region of the planet’s northern hemisphere … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, Hephaestus Fossae, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX
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