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Tag Archives: layered deposits
THEMIS: Sand sea in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 13, 2017. Dunes cover the majority of this image of Rabe Crater. As the dunes are created by wind action the forms of the dunes record the wind direction. Dunes will have a long … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Rabe Crater, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Edge of the pit in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 12, 2017. In this VIS image of the floor of Rabe Crater the step down into the pit is visible in the sinuous ridges on the left side of the image. The appearance of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Rabe Crater, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dunes swirl in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 11, 2017. Rabe Crater is 108 km (67 miles) across. Craters of similar size often have flat floors. Rabe Crater has some areas of flat floor, but also has a large complex pit occupying … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Rabe Crater, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Layered deposits in Melas Chasma
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 5, 2017. Today’s image is just a bit further to the west of yesterday’s. Here there are no dunes, but extensive outcrops of layered material. It is possible that these layered deposits were formed … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, buttes, interior layered deposits, layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, Melas Chasma, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Dunes gather on the Melas Chasma floor
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 4, 2017. Today’s image contains a large region of dunes between the canyon cliff face and the large ridge of material at the mid-elevation of the canyon. Fine materials have been concentrated into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, buttes, dunes, layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, Melas Chasma, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: On the floor of a canyon, within a much bigger canyon
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 30, 2017. Today’s image of the southern section of the canyon shows a large region of sand dunes. The presence of dunes indicates wind action as the most recent geologic process modifying the canyon. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, buttes, dunes, layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, Melas Chasma, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Rough-textured ridge in Melas Chasma
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 29, 2017. This VIS image shows part of a large ridge of material near the south central part the canyon. The roughest looking material is the top of the ridge. Wind may also have … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, buttes, layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, Melas Chasma, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris, wind erosion, yardangs
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Curiosity: Taking a long view at layers in Mt. Sharp
Sol 1888, November 27, 2017. The Remote Micro-Imager has taken a 10-frame scan of the layering visible in part of Mt. Sharp. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 1888 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location.
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, layered deposits, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Remote Micro-Imager, RMI, Vera Rubin Ridge
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