Tag Archives: landslides

THEMIS: Ridges and rubble in Ius Chasma

Posted on July 28, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 28, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Ius Chasma. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: A landslide of yore

Posted on July 11, 2016 by rburnham

A landslide of yore. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Pyrrhae Chaos – false color

Posted on June 24, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 24, 2016. Today’s false color image shows Pyrrhae Chaos. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Coprates Chasma – false color

Posted on April 29, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 29, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Coprates Chasma. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Ophir Chasma – false color

Posted on April 28, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 28, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Ophir Chasma. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Landslide deposits in Tithonium Chasma

Posted on April 25, 2016 by rburnham

Landslide deposits in Tithonium Chasma. Beautiful Mars series

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THEMIS: Impact-triggered landslide in Kasei Valles

Posted on April 8, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 8, 2016. This VIS image shows a small portion of Kasei Valles. The channel rim at the top of the image shows a complex series of processes. The crater was the source of the … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Boulders on a landslide

Posted on December 24, 2015 by rburnham

The striking feature in this image is a boulder-covered landslide along a canyon wall. Landslides occur when steep slopes fail, sending a mass of soil and rock to flow downhill, leaving behind a scarp at the top of the slope. … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Shalbatana Vallis

Posted on November 25, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, November 25, 2015. The steep sided depression in this VIS image is Shalbatana Vallis, a channel located in Xanthe Terra. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Tugaske Crater

Posted on July 7, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 7, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows part of Tugaske Crater. The northern margin of this crater has been modified from a circular form, most likely related to the tectonic activity of Claritas Fossae, where … Continue reading →

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