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Tag Archives: Mars Odyssey
THEMIS: Dark streaks on the rim of Orcus Patera
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 15, 2018. Today’s VIS image is located on the western margin of Orcus Patera. Dark slope streaks are present on most ridges in the image. Formation of these features is linked to a change … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, Orcus Patera, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Crosscross tectonics in Lycus Sulci
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 14, 2018. Lycus Sulci is a very complex region surrounding the northern and western flanks of Olympus Mons. This VIS image shows some of the tectonic features found in Lycus Sulci as well as … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, ground ice, groundwater, Lycus Sulci, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Breaking ground in Aram Chaos
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 13, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows part of Aram Chaos. Aram Chaos was initially formed by a large impact. Over time the crater interior was modified by several different processes, including liquid water. Located … Continue reading
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Tagged Aram Chaos, Ares Vallis, Arizona State University, ASU, chaotic terrain, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Double impact at Buvinda Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 10, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a portion of Buvinda Vallis, a channel near the flank of Hecates Tholus. The closeness of the volcano suggests that the channel was eroded by a lava flow, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Buvinda Vallis, double craters, Hecates Tholus, lava channels, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Terra Sabaea dark slope streaks
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 9, 2018. This VIS image is located in Terra Sabaea. The ridge near the right side of the image contains dark slope streaks. These features are thought to form by downslope movement of material … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Complex feature in Hephaestus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 8, 2018. This VIS image is located at the eastern end of Hephaestus Fossae. Hephaestus Fossae is a channel system in Utopia Planitia near Elysium Mons. It has been proposed that the channel formed … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Elysium Mons, groundwater, Hephaestus Fossae, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia, volcanics
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THEMIS: Dark slope streaks in Terra Sabaea
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 7, 2018. This VIS image is located in an unnamed crater in Terra Sabaea. The entire inner rim of the crater near the center of the image contains dark slope streaks. These features are … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dark slope streaks, dust avalanches, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, Terra Sabaea, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Elysium Fossae’s channels
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 6, 2018. Today’s VIS image contains a section of one of the many channel forms found on the northwestern side of the Elysium Mons volcanic complex. The channel features are thought to have both … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Elysium Fossae, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Active dunes and ground-ice creep
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 3, 2018. This VIS image is located in the region between northern Terra Sabaea and Utopia Planitia. This unnamed crater contains a small, dark dune field. Darkness suggests the dunes are dust-free, hence probably … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, ground ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, periglacial processes, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Fault-edged blocks of Sacra Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 2, 2018. The right angle intersections in this VIS image are some of the graben that form Sacra Fossae. The fossae are located on the margin of Lunae Planum near the beginning of Kasei … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, faulting, graben, groundwater, Lunae Planum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Sacra Fossae, tectonics, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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