Tag Archives: mass wasting

THEMIS: Coprates Chasma false color

Posted on January 1, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 1, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading →

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Diverted landslides in Valles Marineris

Posted on December 2, 2014 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, December 2014: Peter Grindrod (University of London). Layered deposits on Mars are a globally-pervasive record of the sedimentary history of the planet. These deposits not only preserve long sequences of Mars’ stratigraphic record, but … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Tithonium and Ius Chasmata

Posted on November 30, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, November 28, 2014. This false color image of the region including both Tithonium and Ius Chasmata includes a bluish region in both canyons. This may indicate an atmospheric haze. The potential haze appears to be … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Medusae Sulci

Posted on November 12, 2014 by rburnham

Medusae Sulci. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Cavi Angusti

Posted on November 10, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, November 10, 2014. The hills and depressions in this VIS image are part of Cavi Angusti. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Tithonium and Ius Chasmata

Posted on November 5, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, November 5, 2014. This VIS image crosses both Tithonium and Ius Chasma. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Ophir Chasma

Posted on November 3, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, November 2, 2014. This VIS image shows a portion of the northern cliff face and complex floor deposits of Ophir Chasma. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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Gullies and ice on Mars

Posted on October 31, 2014 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, November 2014: Susan Conway (Open University, UK). Gullies on Mars were first discovered in 2000 (Malin and Edgett, 2000) in images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera on board NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor platform. … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Loveliness of Martian gullies

Posted on October 28, 2014 by rburnham

On the loveliness of Martian gullies. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Crater dunes

Posted on October 22, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, October 22, 2014. A field of sand dunes is located on the floor of this unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria. Several gullies dissect the northern rim of the crater. More THEMIS Images of the Day … Continue reading →

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