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Tag Archives: hills
THEMIS: Hills of Arena Colles
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 15, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows part of Arena Colles. The term colles means hills. Arena Colles is located on the margin where Terra Sabaea steps down in elevation into Utopia Planitia. Explore more … Continue reading
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Tagged Arena Colles, Arizona State University, ASU, crustal dichotomy, hills, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia
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THEMIS: Hills and graben in Cerberus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 8, 2019. The two linear depressions at the bottom of today’s VIS image are part of Cerberus Fossae. The features are termed graben and are formed by crustal extension that allows material to subside … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Cerberus Fossae, faulting, graben, hills, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Northern Terra Sabaea in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 25, 2019. This false-color VIS image shows part of northern Terra Sabaea. Blue tones in false-color images usually indicate basaltic sand. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, hills, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial terrain, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: We found geology in a chaotic place
We found geology in a chaotic place. The terrain here lives up to its description as “chaotic:” we see small hills, mesas, buttes and valleys. This area is called Oxia Palus, and its debris likely came from Ravi Vallis, which … Continue reading
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Tagged buttes, chaotic terrain, geologic contacts, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, hills, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, Oxia Palus, Ravi Vallis, stratigraphy, University of Arizona, valleys
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THEMIS: Bumpy hills of Arianes Colles
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 18, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows part of Ariadnes Colles. The term colles means hills or knobs. The hills appear brighter than the surrounding lowlands, likely due to relatively less dust cover. Ariadnes Colles … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariadnes Colles, Arizona State University, ASU, hills, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial terrain, rock glaciers, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Field of hills in Terra Cimmeria
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 21, 2018. This image is located in Terra Cimmeria. The bright, irregular features are hills. This part of Terra Cimmeria is made up mostly by flat lying plains, with no other hills in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, hills, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Knobs on the rim of a circular feature
Knobs on the rim of a circular feature. And there might be clays on this cluster of knobs which as a unit, look very interesting. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, hills, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Basaltic sand amid hills in Terra Sabaea
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 14, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows part of northern Terra Sabaea, where hills are common. The blue tones are usually locations of basaltic sand. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, hills, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Hills and mesas
Hills and mesas. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Cydonia Mensae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, hills, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Collapsing ground in Margaritifer Chaos
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 26, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a small section on Margaritifer Chaos. The term chaos is applied to regions where the surface is being eroded to form mesas. As the surface processes continue individual … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaotic terrain, groundwater, hills, Margaritifer Chaos, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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