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Tag Archives: Kasei Valles
HiRISE: Along a scarp
Along a scarp. All along this section of scarp of a canyon in Kasei Valles, there appears to be a lobe-shaped margin of something (lava? mud? flood sediments?) that flowed into this trough, coated the floor and subsequently drained. What’s … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Kasei Valles, lobate debris aprons, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, scarps, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Blink and you’ll miss them
Blink and you’ll miss them. The dust devil tracks in this image have faded considerably since an earlier image, something we wanted to measure. If you look to the lower left and center, you can still see some of them. … Continue reading
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Tagged dust devil tracks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Kasei Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Kasei Valles in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 22, 2018. This false-color VIS image shows a section of Kasei Valles. Kasei Valles is a huge outflow channel that drains from the higher elevations of Tharsis down into the lowlands of Chryse Planitia. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Kasei Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Lunae Mensa in Kasei Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 17, 2018. Today’s image shows a portion of Kasei Valles. The plateau in the center of the image is called Lunae Mensa. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Kasei Valles, Lunae Mensa, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Impact crater on the Kasei Valles floor
An impact crater on the floor of Kasei Valles. This impact crater is on platy-ridged material on the floor of Kasei Valles. We might be able to distinguish between lava and mud in the area. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, impact craters, Kasei Valles, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Flood-scoured island-mesa in Kasei Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 9, 2018. Today’s VIS image is located near the beginning of Kasei Valles. At the top of the image is the relative high land of Lunae Planum. The Kasei Valles channel is just below. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, flood scouring, Kasei Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Pits galore near Kasei Valles
Pits galore near Kasei Valles. These are located near the edge of a lava outflow region, for which there is evidence of subsurface tube flows. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, collapse pits, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Kasei Valles, lava flows, lava tubes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, pits, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Lunae Planum’s Bahram Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 27, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a section of Bahram Vallis. This channel is located in northern Lunae Planum, south of Kasei Valles. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Bahram Vallis, channels, Kasei Valles, Lunae Planum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Echus Chasma mega-gullies
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 23, 2018. This VIS image shows one of the mega-gullies that empties into Echus Chasma. Echus Chasma is approximately 4km deep in this region, and is the source of Kasei Valles. More THEMIS Images … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Echus Chasma, gullies, Kasei Valles, Mars Odyssey, mega-gullies, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Flood-scoured floor of Lobo Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 20, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a small portion of Lobo Vallis near where it recombines with Kasei Valles and empties into Chryse Planitia. Kasei Valles is a huge channel system that drained the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Chryse Planitia, Kasei Valles, Lobo Vallis, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, scouring, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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