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Tag Archives: Mars Odyssey
THEMIS: Big impacts and little in Terra Cimmeria
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 13, 2019. This VIS image contains three craters. There is a quarter of the largest crater in the top half of the image, half of a smaller crater at the very top, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, ejecta, gullies, impact craters, impacts, Mars Odyssey, NASA, radial ejecta, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Daedalia Planum lava flows
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 12, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows a small part of Daedalia Planum.(Note that sunlight in this image is coming from the right.) The lava flows originate from Arsia Mons, one of the large volcanoes … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Daedalia Planum, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Dunes spill into pit in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 11, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows part of the dune field on the floor and within the pits of Rabe Crater. This crater, and a handful of others in Noachis Terra, have unique floors. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Rabe Crater, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dunes in Nili Patera
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 8, 2019. Today’s false color image is located at Nili Patera in Syrtis Major Planum. There are regions of small dunes towards the top and the bottom of the image. The wide range of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Nili Patera, sand dunes, Syrtis Major, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Canyons of Ius Chasma
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 7, 2019. This false-color VIS image shows part of the southern cliff face of Ius Chasma, part of the giant Valles Marineris rift system. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, canyons, false color, Ius Chasma, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Crater dunes in Arabia Terra
THEMIS image of the Day, March 6, 2019. Today’s VIS image is located in Arabia Terra. The crater at the bottom of the image contains a large region of sand dunes. Dark blue in this band configuration indicates basaltic sand. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, dunes, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Terra Sabaea in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 5, 2019. This false-color image is located between Terra Sabaea and Isidis Planitia basin. Blue tones in this band configuration indicate basaltic sands. The sands are more prevalent in the plains at the upper … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, Isidis Planitia, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Acidalia Colles in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 4, 2019. This VIS image shows part of Acidalia Colles. The term colles means hill. Dark blue tones in this band configuration typically identify basaltic sands. This “blue” material is found on the plains, … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia Colles, Acidalia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial terrain, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Near the river
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 1, 2019. This false color image contains several channel features. Towards the top of the image are several stream-lined islands, created by liquid flow eroding preexisting rock. The islands have a tear-drop shape, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Ares Vallis, Arizona State University, ASU, Chryse Planitia, false color, fluvial channels, fluvial landforms, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Protonilus Mensae in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 28, 2019. The hills in this false-color VIS image are part of Protonilus Mensae. These hills, located between the relative highlands of Terra Sabaea and the lowlands of Vastitas Borealis, most likely formed by … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, glaciers, ice-rich mantling, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial terrain, Protonilus Mensae, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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