Tag Archives: landslides

THEMIS: Candor Chasma — false color

Posted on June 8, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 8, 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 →

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THEMIS: Crater – false color

Posted on May 26, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 26, 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 →

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HiRISE: East Coprates Chasma landslides

Posted on March 11, 2015 by rburnham

East Coprates Chasma landslides. Beautiful Mars series.

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Long-runout landslides in Valles Marineris

Posted on March 2, 2015 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, March 2015: Jessica Watkins (University of California, Los Angeles). Long-runout (> 50 km) subaerial mass movements are rare on Earth but it is one of the most prominent geomorphic processes shaping Valles Marineris in … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Elysium Planitia crater false color

Posted on March 2, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 2, 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 →

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THEMIS: Renaudot Crater false color

Posted on January 15, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 15, 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 →

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HiRISE: Landslide, impact melt or lava?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by rburnham

This observation shows the full-width of a HiRISE image and its enhanced color strip, which only covers approximately 20 percent of the picture. The image is approximately 6 by 6 kilometers and is located east of Noctis Labyrinthus, in a … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Coprates Chasma false color

Posted on January 8, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 8, 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 →

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Clays greased long landslides in Valles Marineris

Posted on January 6, 2015 by rburnham

Beds of clays and hydrated silicate minerals on the floor of Valles Marineris made it easy for landslides there to flow long distances, according to a new paper published online in Geology. The work, done by a team of scientists … Continue reading →

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Diverted landslides in Valles Marineris

Posted on December 2, 2014 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, December 2014: Peter Grindrod (University of London). Layered deposits on Mars are a globally-pervasive record of the sedimentary history of the planet. These deposits not only preserve long sequences of Mars’ stratigraphic record, but … Continue reading →

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