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Tag Archives: Herschel Crater
THEMIS: Herschel Crater floor in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 29, 2019. This false color image shows part of the floor of Herschel Crater. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, dunes, false color, Herschel Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Herschel Crater floor in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 19, 2019. This VIS image shows part of the floor of Herschel Crater. Sand dunes are visible at the bottom of the image. The dark blue in this false color image typically indicates basaltic … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, dunes, false color, Herschel Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Landforms northwest of Herschel Crater
Landforms northwest of Herschel Crater. Herschel Crater is a 304 kilometer impact basin in the Martian Southern Hemisphere. We have imaged the crater enough times to learn that dunes here are not stationary but move over time. The crater is … Continue reading
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Tagged dunes, Herschel Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Exploring the sandy province of Herschel Crater
While perhaps not awe-inspiringly beautiful, sand sheets can tell us about Mars’ current and past environmental conditions as a piece of the puzzle for understanding habitability. This view shows the downwind stretches of a sand sheet in central part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Herschel Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, sand sheets, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: The dunes meet the plains
The dunes meet the plains northwest of Herschel Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, Herschel Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, plains, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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