Tag Archives: Melas Chasma

HiRISE: Blocky deposit on Melas Chasma floor

Posted on September 16, 2014 by rburnham

Blocky deposit along northern Melas Chasma floor. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Melas Chasma

Posted on September 15, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 15, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows part of Melas Chasma. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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HiRISE: Possible channels in Melas Chasma

Posted on August 20, 2014 by rburnham

Possible channels in Melas Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: After all this time

Posted on August 1, 2014 by rburnham

After all this time. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Steep slopes in Melas Chasma

Posted on June 5, 2014 by rburnham

Steep slopes in west Melas Chasma. [Image at right cropped] More HiRISE images.

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HiRISE: Layering and faulting in Melas Chasma

Posted on May 28, 2014 by rburnham

Beautiful Mars series. Layering and faulting in Melas Chasma. More Beautiful Mars images.

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HiRISE: Surprising landslump in Melas Chasma

Posted on April 16, 2014 by rburnham

HiRISE has been monitoring the recurring slope lineae (RSL) over the mid-latitude and equatorial regions of Mars. One of these sites is a crater on the floor of Melas Chasma; and an animation shows how the RSL follow the sun, … Continue reading →

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HiRISE image: Finding faults in Melas Chasma

Posted on February 20, 2014 by rburnham

Melas Chasma is part of the Valles Marineris canyon system, the largest canyon in the Solar System. It has been recently suggested that Melas Chasma may have been produced by an impact crater. To test this idea, HiRISE has been … Continue reading →

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Did ice and dust make layered deposits in Valles Marineris?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by rburnham

Vast mounds of layered material lie in numerous places throughout the giant canyon system of Valles Marineris, and especially in Candor Chasma, Ophir Chasma, and Melas Chasma. The origin of these “interior layered deposits” (ILDs) have been debated since they … Continue reading →

Posted in Reports | Tagged atmosphere, Candor Chasma, clay minerals, climate change, dust, ice, ILDs, interior layered deposits, Melas Chasma, Ophir Chasma, sulfates, Valles Marineris | Comments Off

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