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Tag Archives: layers
HiRISE: Terra Cimmeria crater layers
Layers near the top of a crater. With our camera’s resolution, we can find out if these layers on the top of a crater in Terra Cimmeria are actually within a block of material. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. [More … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, stratigraphy, Terra Cimmeria, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Crater in the Zarqa Valles channel
A crater in the inner channel of Zarqa Valles. We target here a crater of diameter close to 1 kilometer that impacted in an inner channel within a valley with potential sedimentary deposits, in the region of Libya Montes. High … Continue reading
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Tagged channel, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, impacts, layered deposits, layers, Libya Montes, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona, Zarqa Valles
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HiRISE: Layers in Tikhonravov
Layers in Tikhonravov. The objective of this observation is to examine layers outside of a crater within the 344-kilometer diameter Tikhonravov Crater. Tikhonravov is believed to have once held a giant lake and was named after Mikhail Tikhonravov, a Russian … Continue reading
HiRISE: Dipping layers
Dipping layers. These aren’t dipping dots. The objective of this observation is to examine several sets of dipping layers in a depression in Ismeniae Fossae, which straddles the southern highlands/northern lowlands of Mars. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. [More … Continue reading
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Tagged crustal dichotomy, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Ismeniae Fossae, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary basins, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layers and ridges along Huo Hsing Vallis
Layers and ridges along Huo Hsing Vallis. The objective of this observation is to examine layers and ridges along Huo Hsing Vallis. Layers are especially evident in buttes next to a crater. Many fine networks of ridges may be inverted … Continue reading
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Tagged buttes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, Huo Hsing Vallis, inverted topography, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, ridges, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Layers in Cavi Angusti
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 25, 2019. Cavi Angusti is located near the south polar cap and consists of large irregular steep-sided depressions termed cavi. Layering is visible within the large cavi at the top of the image. Explore … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Cavi Angusti, ice-rich mantling, layers, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar layered deposits, south polar region, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Rocky layers on the floor of Fournier Crater
Rocky layers on the floor of Fournier Crater. A nice, classic bowl-shaped crater with bright bedrock exposures on one of its walls. This is located within Fournier Crater, which is 118 kilometers in diameter. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. … Continue reading
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Tagged bedrock, Fournier Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: When the lighting is just right
When the lighting is just right. Almost all of our images are taken in the Martian afternoon, around 3 p.m., and sometimes the lighting conditions make a particularly striking image. These are layered sediments in east Melas Chasma. HiRISE Picture … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, layered deposits, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Melas Chasma, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layered history
The geologic history of a planet is written in its layers. Erosion of the surface reveals several shades of light toned layers, likely sedimentary deposits. The most recent geologic features are the narrow sand dunes snaking across the top of … Continue reading
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Tagged erosion, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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Curiosity: Scoping out Lairig Ghru
Sol 2262, December 16, 2018. A 1o x 2 raster pattern of Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) frames makes a composite picture of Lairig Ghru, a distant target on the slopes of Mt. Sharp. Click the image (4 MB) to enlarge it. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Lairig Ghru, layers, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, sedimentary deposits, Vera Rubin Ridge
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