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Tag Archives: lava flows
HiRISE: Lava flow front south of western Cerberus region
Beautiful Mars series: Lava flow front south of western Cerberus region. More Beautiful Mars images.
THEMIS: Alba Mons flows
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 19, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows a small portion of the lava flows from Alba Mons. The depression and collapse features within it are part of the large system of tectonic features created by … Continue reading
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Tagged Alba Mons, Arizona State University, ASU, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pit craters, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Olympus Mons lava
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 13, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows lava flows that originated at Olympus Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Olympus Mons, Tharsis, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics, volcanism
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HiRISE: Lava contacts south of Athabasca Valles
Beautiful Mars series: Lava contacts south of Athabasca Valles. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Athabasca Valles, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HRSC: Daedalia Planum closeup
Close-up view of the two dominant lava flows that reach the foot of the highland terrain (seen at the top of the image in this orientation). The older of the two eruptions produced the smooth lava surface to the south … Continue reading
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Tagged Daedalia Planum, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, graben, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, lava, lava flows, Mars Express, MEX, tectonics, volcanics, volcanism
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HiRISE: Unusual flow margin
Beautiful Mars series: Unusual flow margin in Phlegra Dorsa. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Phlegra Dorsa, University of Arizona, volcanics, volcanism
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HiRISE image: Chevrons on a Marte Vallis lava flow
Lava flows cool as they move allowing their surface to freeze solid. The constant movement below this surface can break it up into a rough mass of jumbled broken rock. Sometimes larger surface areas that are thicker can behave like … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Marte Vallis, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS image: Athabasca Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 7, 2014. This VIS image shows a portion of Athabasca Valles. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Athabasca Valles, channels, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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HiRISE image: lava flow boundary in Tharsis
Beautiful Mars series: Flow Boundary in the Tharsis Region to the East of Pavonis Mons. More Beautiful Mars.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Pavonis Mons, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS image: Alba Mons flows
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 6, 2014. The flows in this VIS image originated at Alba Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Alba Mons, Arizona State University, ASU, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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