Tag Archives: Libya Montes

HiRISE: Crater in the Zarqa Valles channel

Posted on August 5, 2019 by rburnham

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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HiRISE: A valley in Libya Montes

Posted on July 2, 2019 by rburnham

A valley in Libya Montes. The objective of this observation is to examine what looks like a valley with a channel on its bed. The Libya Montes are a highland terrain on Mars up-lifted by the giant impact that created … Continue reading →

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Highland landscapes point to long evolution by low-intensity intermittent erosion

Posted on December 27, 2018 by rburnham

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Jon Cawley and Ross Irwin recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Evolution of Escarpments, Pediments, and Plains in the Noachian Highlands of Mars • Debris-mantled escarpments, regolith pediments, sloping aggradational surfaces, and … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Noachian highlands landscapes

Posted on November 29, 2018 by rburnham

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Jon Cawley and Ross Irwin recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Evolution of Escarpments, Pediments, and Plains in the Noachian Highlands of Mars • Debris‐mantled escarpments, regolith pediments, sloping aggradational surfaces, and … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Channels (and dunes) in Libya Montes

Posted on October 30, 2017 by rburnham

Channels, channels, who’s got the channels? Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: The Big Valley (Mars edition)

Posted on September 25, 2017 by rburnham

The Big Valley (Mars edition) — Libya Montes. Beautiful Mars series.

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HRSC: Tributes to wetter times on Mars

Posted on July 13, 2017 by rburnham

A dried-out river valley with numerous tributaries is seen in this recent view of the Red Planet captured by ESA’s Mars Express. This section of the Libya Montes region, which sits on the equator at the boundary of the southern … Continue reading →

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CRISM: Iron-magnesium clays in Libya Montes

Posted on April 25, 2014 by rburnham

This image is located right along the rim of the Isidis impact basin, at the foot of Libya Montes. Here we see the interaction between olivine (red) and iron-magnesium phyllosilicates (green). The group of olivine minerals is known to have … Continue reading →

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HiRISE image: Equatorial gullies

Posted on February 27, 2014 by rburnham

Gully-like landforms, or ravines, are most common in the middle latitudes of Mars, but also occur in polar and equatorial latitudes. We see here an impact crater about 900 meters wide, with distinct gullies on all inner slopes except in … Continue reading →

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