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Tag Archives: Mars Odyssey
THEMIS: Crater floor infill and valley
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 2, 2018. This VIS image shows a large linear depression in the center of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. This crater and the nearby Maunder and Asimov craters share this odd morphology. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Asimov Crater, ASU, crater infill, Mars Odyssey, Maunder Crater, NASA, Noachis Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, valleys
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THEMIS: Rough ejecta blanket around Hesperia Planum crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, November 1, 2018. This VIS image shows part of the northern rim of an unnamed crater in Hesperia Planum. See more THEMIS Images of the Day by geological subject.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, Hesperia Planum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Swiss cheese and other ice cap textures
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 31, 2018. There are several different surface textures in the South Polar ice. The surface in this image with the round/semi round depressions is informally called Swiss cheese. See more THEMIS Images of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar ice cap, sublimation, Swiss-cheese terrain, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Graben in Tempe Fossae in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 26, 2018. This false-color VIS image shows part of Tempe Fossae. Tempe Fossae is a series of tectonic graben that cross Tempe Terra. The downward movement of blocks of material between bounding faults create … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tempe Fossae, Tempe Terra, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: False color on Chryse Planitia
THEMIS image of the Day, October 25, 2018. This false-color VIS image shows some of the plains of Chryse Planitia. The numerous low bumps seen in the image may be related to the giant floods that poured across Chryse, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Chryse Planitia, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: False-color slice across Terra Cimmeria crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 24, 2018. This false-color VIS image shows part of a large unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Isolated hills on Arcadia Planitia
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 23, 2018. This false-color VIS image shows some of the plains of Arcadia Planitia in the northern lowlands. Isolated small hills are a common feature in this part of the planitia. Hills like these … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, false color, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pseudocones, rootless cones, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Kasei Valles in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 22, 2018. This false-color VIS image shows a section of Kasei Valles. Kasei Valles is a huge outflow channel that drains from the higher elevations of Tharsis down into the lowlands of Chryse Planitia. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Kasei Valles, Mars Odyssey, NASA, outflow channels, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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