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Tag Archives: infrared
THEMIS: Flow fronts, crater rims in Utopia Planitia
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 3, 2017. Do you see what I see? Is that a face staring out at me? (THEMIS Art #138) More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, infrared, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Art, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia, volcanics
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THEMIS: Channels across lava plains near Nirgal Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 22, 2017. Do you see what I do? Someone on Mars is smiling at me. (THEMIS Art #131) More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, fluvial channels, infrared, lava channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Nirgal Vallis, THEMIS, THEMIS Art, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Rock glaciers and ice in Deuteronilus
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 15, 2017. Do you see what I see? Looks like the letter L, or maybe someone sitting down. (THEMIS Art #126) More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Deuteronilus Mensae, ice, infrared, Mars Odyssey, NASA, rock glaciers, THEMIS, THEMIS Art, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Craters in Memnonia
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 14, 2017. Do you see what I see? Is that a momma holding a baby? (THEMIS Art #125) More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, infrared, Mars Odyssey, Memnonia Fossae, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Art, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Noachis Terra in daytime infrared
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 13, 2017. Do you see what I see? Is that a little beetle at the top of the image? (THEMIS Art #124) More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, infrared, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Art, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Rabe Crater dunes in infrared
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 28, 2017. This image of Rabe Crater and the region around it was collected using the IR (infrared) camera. The brighter the material, the warmer the surface is. Most dunes on Mars are dark … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, infrared, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Rabe Crater, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Terra Cimmeria’s sand traps
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 10, 2017. This infrared image covers a large swath of Terra Cimmeria, including numerous craters with dunes and dune fields on their floors, as well as dunes located on the plains between craters. Dunes … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, dunes, infrared, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Warm dunes glowing in Kaiser Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 9, 2017. This is an infrared image of Kaiser Crater and the dune field on the crater floor. Brighter tones in the image are warmer surfaces. The basaltic dunes are dark in the visible, … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, infrared, Kaiser Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Debris flow
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 8, 2015. Today’s THEMIS image was taken using the infrared camera. Bright toned material is warmer than dark toned surfaces. Material has moved downslope from the top of this hill in Promethei Terra. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, debris aprons, debris flows, infrared, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, Promethei Terra, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dunes in IR
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 23, 2015. Warm dunes are brighter than their surroundings in this infrared image of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, infrared, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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