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Tag Archives: lava levees
THEMIS: Lava levees on Ascraeus Mons’ upper slopes
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 31, 2017. This image of the flank of Ascraeus Mons shows several individual flows where the sides are higher than the center. These are called leveed flows, as the outer margin acts as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, lava channels, lava flows, lava levees, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics, volcanism, volcanos
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THEMIS: Lava levees on Ascraeus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 28, 2017. This image shows part of the southeastern flank of Ascraeus Mons. The narrow flows of the volcano dominate the top of the image — note the raised levees flanking the channels — … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, lava channels, lava flows, lava levees, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics, volcanism, volcanos
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HiRISE: Leveed lava channels on Olympus Mons
Leveed lava channels on Olympus Mons. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava channels, lava levees, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Olympus Mons, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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