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Tag Archives: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
HiRISE: Crater gullies and fractures in Acidalia Planitia
This image shows the gullied western slopes of an unnamed crater (about 10 kilometers wide) in Acidalia Planitia. These slopes have gone through a complicated history of gully erosion of the bedrock layers in the upper section, followed by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, gullies, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, tectonics, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: The Case of the Lurking Frost
HiRISE and the Case of the Lurking Frost. Sheltered by these cliffs, we can see frost build up, along with lots of sedimentary rocks. This area is also a good candidate for recurring slope lineae. Beautiful Mars series. [More at … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, frost, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, recurring slope lineae, RSL, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Dunes in south Xainza Crater
Dunes in south Xainza Crater. They look so innocent… Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged active dunes, Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona, Xainza Crater
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HiRISE: Relatively recent impact in Arcadia Planitia
Remember the great impacts of yore? Well, those days are long gone, but Mars still gets hit with impacts and we’ve catalogued hundreds of them. This particular impact formed sometime between May 2014 and October 2017. It’s only meters in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcadia Planitia, Beautiful Mars, fresh craters, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Extensive layer exposures
Extensive layer exposures. Be sure to read the caption of the stereo partner for this observation for some more information about the layers. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, faults, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, tectonics, University of Arizona
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MARCI weather report, August 20-26, 2018
Afternoon skies became less dusty as dust continued to settle out of the atmosphere this past week. In the middle of the week, local dust storm activity returned to Noachis Terra. During that time, a dust storm pushed southward over … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, dust storms, global dust storms, haze, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, storms, weather, wind
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HiRISE: The land beaten by time
The land beaten by time. This region is called Hydraotes Chaos and is about 418 km in diameter. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Hydraotes Chaos, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, tectonics, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Dune swarm!
Dune swarm! These dunes mean business here in Chasma Boreale. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Chasma Boreale, CO2 frost, defrosting, dunes, frost, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar ice cap, north polar region, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Monitoring active dunes in east Meridiani Planum
Monitoring active dunes in east Meridiani Planum. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged active dunes, Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Meridiani Planum, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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MARCI weather report, August 13-19, 2018
The decay phase of the planet-encircling dust event continued this past week, as dust lofted by the event continued to settle out of the thin martian atmosphere. At southern high-latitudes, small dust storms kicked up along the receding seasonal south … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, dust storms, global dust storms, haze, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, storms, weather, wind
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