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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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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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THEMIS image: Ascraeus Mons

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 30, 2014. Today’s image shows a different portion of the collapse features located on the northern flank of Ascraeus Mons.

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THEMIS image: Ascraeus Mons

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 29, 2014. The pits, fractures and channel-like features in this image are located on the northern flank of Ascraeus Mons. Most of these features were created by collapse into lava tubes that existed below the … Continue reading

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Changing times in Syrtis Major

Early Mars appears to have been highly unlike today, being warmer and wetter. To find out why and how the environment changed, scientists look for inflection points in Martian history, where one geological regime gives way to another. A report … Continue reading

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