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Tag Archives: MEX
HRSC: Flash floods in Mangala Valles
Catastrophic flooding triggered by ice melting from the heat of volcanic activity is thought to be responsible for the chaotic scenery depicted in this region of the Mangala Valles channel network. The images were taken by the high-resolution stereo camera … Continue reading
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Tagged channels, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mangala Valles, Mars Express, MEX, outflow channels, volcanics
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HRSC: Mars south pole and beyond
This sweeping view by ESA’s Mars Express extends from the planet’s south polar ice cap and across its cratered highlands to the Hellas Basin (top left) and beyond… The image was acquired by the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, south polar ice cap, south polar layered deposits, south polar region
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HRSC: Atlantis Chaos flyover video
Explore the Atlantis Chaos region of Mars, in the Red Planet’s southern hemisphere. The video showcases a myriad of features that reflect a rich geological history. The tour takes in rugged cliffs and impact craters, alongside parts of ancient shallow, … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantis Chaos, chaos, chaotic terrain, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX
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HRSC: Ascuris Planum
This colourful image resembles an abstract watercolour, but it is in fact a colour-coded topographic map of one of the most geologically diverse regions on Mars. The images featured in this release were taken by the high-resolution stereo camera on … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX
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Mars Express: The effect of the winds of Mars
Here on Earth, we are used to the wind shaping our environment over time, forming smooth, sculpted rocks and rippling dunes. In this way, Mars is more similar to Earth than you might expect. On the Red Planet, strong winds … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, wind erosion
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Blue, red, and green aurorae should be naked-eye visible in Martian sky
For the first time, an international team of scientists from NASA, the Institute of Planetology and Astrophysics of Grenoble (IPAG), the European Space Agency and Aalto University in Finland, have predicted that colorful, glowing aurorae can be seen by the … Continue reading
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Tagged aurora, ESA, European Space Agency, Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph, Institute of Planetology and Astrophysics of Grenoble, IPAG, IUVS, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, Mars Express, MAVEN, MEX, NASA, SPICAM, University of Colorado
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HRSC: Impact crater or supervolcano caldera?
At first glance, the region covered by this latest Mars Express image release appears to be pockmarked with impact craters. But the largest structure among them may hold a rather explosive secret: it could be remains of an ancient supervolcano. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, Siloe Patera, volcanics
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Space traffic control at Mars
NASA has beefed up a process of traffic monitoring, communication and maneuver planning to ensure that Mars orbiters do not approach each other too closely. Last year’s addition of two new spacecraft orbiting Mars brought the census of active Mars … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, Mars Express, Mars Odyssey, Mars Orbiter Mission, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MAVEN, MEX, MOM, MRO, NASA
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HRSC: Crossing the high/low boundary on Mars
On the boundary between the heavily cratered southern highlands and the smooth northern lowlands of Mars is an area rich in features sculpted by water and ice. Cydonia Mensae is a region of mesa-like structures, craters and otherwise smooth terrain. … Continue reading
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Tagged crustal dichotomy, Cydonia Mensae, DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX
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HRSC: Phlegra Montes, southern tip
Colour image of the southernmost portion of Phlegra Montes on Mars, a complex system of isolated hills, ridges and small basins that spans over 1400 km from the Elysium volcanic region at about 30ºN and deep into the northern lowlands … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, Phlegra Montes
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