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Tag Archives: Mars Odyssey
THEMIS: False-color craters and plains in Terra Cimmeria
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 31, 2018. Today’s false color image shows several craters and plains of Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, plains, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: False-color dunes in Proctor Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 30, 2018. Today’s false-color image shows the floor of Proctor Crater, including the large dune field. Basaltic sands are typically blue in false-color images. Proctor Crater is located in Noachis Terra. The THEMIS VIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, Proctor Crater, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Pits and channels on Ascraeus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 28, 2018. This VIS image shows a portion of the northern flank of Ascreaus Mons. Multiple linear depressions cut across the surface lava flows, having formed after the surface in this region. The chains … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, collapse features, collapse pits, lava tubes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pit craters, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Wind streaks in Terra Sirenum
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 28, 2018. This VIS image shows a small region in Terra Sirenum. The bright material forming “tails” behind the craters were created by surface winds funneled over and around the crater. The raised rims … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dust, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind streaks
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THEMIS: Impact crater on volcanic plains
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 23, 2018. This VIS image shows an unnamed crater located northeast of Ascraeus Mons, on the volcanic plains of the Tharsis region. The rim has several concentric ridges. There are multiple layers of ejecta, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, impact craters, layered ejecta craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Channels in volcanic ash
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 22, 2018. Tyrrhenus Mons is one of the oldest martian volcanoes and Tyrrhena Fossae is the largest of the channels dissecting the volcano. As well as being one of the oldest volcanoes, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, pyroclastic eruptions, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Tyrrhena Fossae, Tyrrhenus Mons, volcanic ash, volcanics
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THEMIS: Sand dunes in Russell Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 21, 2018. The large complex dune form in this VIS image is located on the floor of Russell Crater. Russell Crater is in Noachis Terra. (Features may look odd because sunlight is coming from … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Russell Crater, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Big step-off at Olympus Rupes
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 20, 2018. Olympus Rupes is the name of the large escarpment surrounding Olympus Mons. The escarpment is a cliff where there is a large elevation change over a short distance. The elevation change from … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Olympus Mons, Olympus Rupes, scarps, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Wind-driven blowouts in Eumenides Dorsum
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 17, 2018. Eumenides Dorsum is a large linear rise located in southern Amazonis Planitia. Erosion by wind action is prevalent in this region. The horseshoe shaped depressions, called blowouts, indicate the major wind direction … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, eolian processes, Eumenides Dorsum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion
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THEMIS: Channel flow in Sacra Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 16, 2018. The right-angle intersection of the depressions in this VIS image is one of the graben that form Sacra Fossae. The fossae are located on Sacra Mensa, near the beginning of Kasei Valles. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, chaotic terrain, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Sacra Fossae, Sacra Mensa, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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