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Tag Archives: hydrated minerals
HiRISE: Colorful Mawrth Vallis
Mawrth Vallis is a place on Mars that has fascinated scientists because of the clays and other hydrated minerals detected from orbit. In this image, the enhanced black colors are most likely basaltic sands and rocks, while the green, yellow, … Continue reading
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Tagged clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated minerals, jarosite, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mawrth Vallis, MRO, NASA, Opportunity, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Possible valleys along a plateau in Noctis Labyrinthus
Possible valleys along a plateau in Noctis Labyrinthus. If there are valleys, this could explain why there are hydrated minerals only found along this portion. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated minerals, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Noctis Labyrinthus, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Light-toned terrain in Gorgonum Chaos
Light-toned terrain in Gorgonum Chaos. Looks like possibly hydrated material and valleys are also located nearby. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Gorgonum Chaos, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated minerals, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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CRISM: Hydrated minerals in Chryse Planitia
The Chryse Planitia is a smooth circular plain that has a diameter of 1600 km, and has a depth of 2.5 km below its average surface altitude, making it one of Mars’s lowest regions. Chryse Planitia was a landing site … Continue reading
HiRISE: Light-toned layers in Noctis Labyrinthus
Understanding both the spatial and temporal distribution of hydrated (water-bearing) minerals on Mars is essential for deciphering the aqueous history of the planet. Over 300 meters of layered beds are exposed in this trough of Noctis Labyrinthus, at the western … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated minerals, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Noctis Labyrinthus, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Southern floor of Gale Crater
This image along the southern interior floor of Gale Crater hosts many different landforms. Light-toned, scabby, and presumably hydrated materials on the crater floor are covered by large, darker-toned dunes. The small crater, about 2 kilometers in diameter, in the … Continue reading
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Tagged dunes, Gale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated minerals, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Northwest floor of Gale Crater
West of the Curiosity landing site, this image along the northwestern floor of Gale Crater is between Aeolis Mons (informally called “Mt. Sharp”) and the crater rim. A small, 5 kilometer-diameter impact crater to the west created lobes of ejecta. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated minerals, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MRO, MSL, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Light-toned hydrated deposits
Light-toned hydrated deposits in eastern Noctis Labyrinthus — Because no likes a deposit with split ends. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated minerals, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Noctis Labyrinthus, University of Arizona
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