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Tag Archives: layers
HiRISE: Crater straddling two terrain units
An approximately 1-kilometer impact crater located in northern Sinus Meridiani has formed along the boundary of two different terrain units. The western part of the crater has formed along a unit consisting of wind-blown basaltic materials that overlie light-toned units … Continue reading
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Tagged craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Meridiani Planum, MRO, NASA, THEMIS, University of Arizona
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Curiosity panorama: Mt. Sharp from Junda outcrop
This landscape scene photographed by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows rows of rocks in the foreground and Mount Sharp on the horizon. Curiosity’s Navigation Camera (Navcam) took the component images for this mosaic during a pause in driving on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Junda, layers, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity panorama: West of Dingo Gap
This scene looking back at where Curiosity crossed a dune at “Dingo Gap” combines several exposures taken by the Navigation Camera (Navcam) high on the rover’s mast. The panorama is centered toward the east and spans about 225 degrees, from … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, Dingo Gap, dunes, Gale Crater, layers, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, sand dunes
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HiRISE image: Differing mineralogies
Beautiful Mars series: Differing mineralogies in west Candor Chasma. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Candor Chasma, canyons, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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Curiosity raw image: Sol 545, February 17, 2014
Flat exposures of layered outcrops, some perhaps with crossbedding. This image was taken by Navcam: Right B (NAV_RIGHT_B) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 545 (2014-02-17 04:50:41 UTC). More Sol 545 images (all cameras).
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Tagged cross-bedding, Curiosity, Gale Crater, layers, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, strata
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HiRISE image: Bright sediments in Ladon Basin
This image shows some bright layered deposits exposed within a linear trough along the floor of the Ladon Basin. There is a large channel system that flows into the basin, called Ladon Valles, and scientists think that the basin may … Continue reading
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Tagged channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Ladon Basin, Ladon Valles, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sediments, University of Arizona
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