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Tag Archives: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
HiRISE: Fans of Roddy Crater
Alluvial fans are found on Earth, Mars, and even Saturn’s moon, Titan. Roddy Crater on Mars is home to several large alluvial fans, which formed as water moved sediment from the mountainous crater rim and deposited it onto the flatter … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fan deposits, alluvial fans, fluvial deposits, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Roddy Crater, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Smaller crater on the floor of Gale Crater
A smaller crater on the floor of Gale Crater. This crater likely exposes Gale Crater bedrock beneath the floor units and may allow mapping of floor units in the south of Gale. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, bedrock, Gale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Dunes next to a central peak
The dunes, they are coming for you! These dunes are next to a central peak in a crater. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Beautiful Mars, central peaks, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, polar sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Portion of a lobe flow off the west flank of Arsia Mons
Portion of a lobe flow off the west flank of Arsia Mons. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Arsia Mons, Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: Layers in Noctis Labyrinthus
Layers in Noctis Labyrinthus. One might suppose that a place named “labyrinth of the night” would have layers of some kind, otherwise it would anticlimactic. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Noctis Labyrinthus, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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Mars ‘storm chasers’ seek dusty secrets
Storm chasing takes luck and patience on Earth — and even more so on Mars. For scientists watching the Red Planet from data gathered by NASA’s orbiters, the past month has been a windfall. “Global” dust storms, where a runaway … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, dust storms, global dust storms, haze, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, Mars Color Imager, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MAVEN, MER, MRO, MSSS, NASA, Opportunity, storms, temperature, University of Colorado, weather, wind
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MARCI weather report, July 9-15, 2018
Dusty conditions across Mars as the planet-encircling dust event dragged on for another week. Local-scale dust lifting was spotted over Solis-Sinai and along the developing north polar hood. Each afternoon, water-ice gravity wave (a.k.a. lee wave) clouds trailed from the … 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: Degraded crater and lineated flow in Deuteronilus Mensae
A degraded crater and lineated flow in Deuteronilus Mensae. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Deuteronilus Mensae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mesas, MRO, NASA, periglacial processes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Monitoring slopes in Gale Crater
Monitoring slopes in Gale Crater. This part of Gale Crater is south of where the rover Curiosity is. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Gale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Scarp monitoring
Scarp monitoring. The “blue” in enhanced color could be seasonal frost or perhaps ground ice. We’ll be monitoring this site for one Mars year (two Earth years) to see any changes that helps us figure out what kind of ice this … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, frost, ground ice, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude mantling, MRO, NASA, scarps, University of Arizona
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