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Tag Archives: layered deposits
HiRISE: Layered megablock in Bamberg Crater
Layered megablock in Bamberg Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Bamberg Crater, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, megablock, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Colorful layered bedrock
Come out and play! Colorful layered bedrock in an eroded crater in Terra Sirenum. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, erosion, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Terra Sirenum, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Melas Chasma – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 21, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, Melas Chasma, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Diverse deposits in Melas Chasma
This scene includes chaotic deposits with a wide range of colors. The deposits are distinctive with both unique colors and small-scale textures such as fracture patterns. These are probably sedimentary rocks, transported and deposited in water or air. The original … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, interior layered deposits, layered deposits, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary debris, sediments, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Sedimentary rock layers on a crater floor
This image covers layered sedimentary rocks on the floor of an impact crater north of Eberswalde Crater. There may have been a lake in this crater billions of years ago, and the area was once considered a landing spot for … Continue reading
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Tagged Eberswalde Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sediments, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layering in Spallanzani Crater
In this recent HiRISE image, we can see quite a spectacular layering pattern inside an impact crater called Spallanzani. Seeing layering is always exciting to geologists because it implies that the region has experienced multiple climatic conditions or geologic processes … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Spallanzani Crater, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layers and dark dunes
The target of this observation is a circular depression in a dark-toned unit associated with a field of cones to the northeast. At the image scale of a Context Camera image, the depression appears to expose layers especially on the … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, sediments, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Sinuous ridge materials in Reuyl Crater
There are some interesting erosional signs in this observation, which will make for a good comparison with other intracrater fans and fluvial sedimentary landforms. We can also see an inverted channel system, possibly ponded toward the southwest. As we’ve learned … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, inverted channels, inverted topography, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Reuyl Crater, sediments, sinuous ridge, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Possible fluvial features in Golden Crater
This observation shows an interesting crater floor with what appear to be inverted channels, rounded lobe-like landforms, and light-toned layered deposits along the southern portion of the crater wall. High resolution can help study the layers, with an enhanced-color image … Continue reading
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Tagged Golden Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, inverted channels, inverted topography, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layered deposits in Iani Chaos
Layered deposits in Iani Chaos. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Iani Chaos, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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