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Tag Archives: ice
THEMIS: Abalos Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 11, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows the north polar scarp, with the polar cap in the upper left corner. Trending from the lower left corner to the center of the image are the dark … Continue reading
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Tagged Abalos Undae, Arizona State University, ASU, ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: North polar cap layers
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 21, 2016. Troughs in the north polar cap reveal the layering of ice and dust. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dust, ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, polar caps, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Polar cap layers
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 24, 2016. This VIS image of the north polar cap shows the layering of ice and dust materials. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dust, ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar ice cap, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Looking for ice
One of MRO’s ongoing campaigns is a search for new impact craters. At high latitudes, such craters often expose ice, which appears bright in HiRISE enhanced-color images. This image was targeted to look at a candidate new crater on a … Continue reading
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Tagged fresh craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, impacts, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Ice amid polar dunes
Atypical landform among dunes in a polar erg — There is a very unusual ice formation apparently growing in a flat spot between dunes of the polar erg. Located on the actual dune material and not in the inter-dune material. Beautiful … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, erg, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar sand sea, polar dunes, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Channel
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 4, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows where several channels join together. These channels are located in Terra Sabaea. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Dramatic shadows over a fossil glacier
This image was acquired near the Martian winter solstice, when the sun was low over the horizon at this location. The resulting illumination produces dramatic accentuation of subtle topography. The image is centered on a fossil glacial flow, no longer … Continue reading
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Tagged glaciers, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude glaciers, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Hills and channels
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 10, 2016. Today’s image is located on the boundary between Terra Sabaea and Utopia Planitia – west of yesterday’s image location. The morphology of this region is comprised of hills, some of which have … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, hills, ice, ice-rich mantling, lineated valley fill, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia
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HiRISE: Contact between polar ice & surroundings
Contact between polar ice and surrounding features. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, frost, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar ice cap, north polar sand sea, sand, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Tale of two flows
This image was taken in one of the regions on Mars well-known for its viscous flow features (VFF), which are massive flowing deposits believed to be composed of a mixture of ice and dust similar to glaciers on Earth. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Deuteronilus Mensae, ejecta, glaciers, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, ice-rich mantling, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, rock glaciers, University of Arizona, viscous flow features
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