Tag Archives: ice

HiRISE: Crevasse-like features in the Utopia region

Posted on October 29, 2015 by rburnham

Crevasse-like features in the Utopia region. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Possible moraines in Deuteronilus Mensae

Posted on October 22, 2015 by rburnham

Possible moraines in Deuteronilus Mensae. A moraine is a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier, typically as ridges at its edges. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Channels

Posted on October 21, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, October 21, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows part of a complex region of channels which dissect the margin of Arabia Terra where elevations lower into Acidalia Planitia. Material that has moved down the channels in … Continue reading →

Posted in Reports | Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, channels, flowlines, glaciers, ground ice, ice, Mars Odyssey, medial moraines, NASA, rock glaciers, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System | Comments Off

HiRISE: Possible ice-related features in Argyre

Posted on October 12, 2015 by rburnham

Possible ice-related features in a crater in the Argyre region. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Deuteronilus Mensae – false color

Posted on September 11, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 11, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading →

Posted in Reports | Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, color, Deuteronilus Mensae, ice, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, mesas, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System | Comments Off

THEMIS: Mamers Valles

Posted on September 1, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 1, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows the start of Mamers Valles. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

Posted in Reports | Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, ground ice, ice, Mamers Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System | Comments Off

Terraced craters point to subsurface ice sheets

Posted on August 27, 2015 by rburnham

Just beneath the planet’s dirt surface, University of Arizona researchers found an enormous slab of water ice, measuring 130 feet thick and covering an area equivalent to that of California and Texas combined. It was a “crazy-looking crater” on the … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Monitoring the south polar residual cap

Posted on August 26, 2015 by rburnham

That distant polar shore. Monitoring the south polar residual cap. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Summer’s end

Posted on July 8, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 8, 2015. This VIS image shows depressions near the south polar cap. All surface ice in this region has been removed by the relative warmth of summer, revealing subtle features of the surface. More … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Shield wall

Posted on May 27, 2015 by rburnham

Shield wall — Wonderful terrain the Martian South Pole, with terrific examples of sublimation and polygonal cracks from expansion and contraction due to seasonal changes. Beautiful Mars series.

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