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Tag Archives: mid-latitude glaciers
HiRISE: Flow, moving
Flow, moving. The objective of this observation is to examine a flow that goes through a crater in Nilosyrtis Mensae. It was probably larger in the past and has since been reduced in volume. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. … Continue reading
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Tagged glaciers, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude glaciers, MRO, NASA, Nilosyrtis Mensae, University of Arizona
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Reconstructing glaciers on Mars
Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, December 1, 2018: Stephen Brough (Newcastle University, U.K.). There exist thousands of putative debris-covered glaciers in the mid-latitudes of Mars (e.g. Souness et al., 2012; Levy et al., 2014). Much like their terrestrial counterparts, … Continue reading
HiRISE: It’s all about that flow
It’s all about that flow. There are a number of crevasse-like features here. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, crevasse, debris flows, glaciers, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude glaciers, MRO, NASA, periglacial processes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Glacial tongue
Glacial tongue. Well, that’s a fine how-do-you-do! This re-image can help to detect for any changes in the ridges and boulder movement. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, glaciers, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude glaciers, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Ice-choked Mamers Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 27, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows a section of Mamers Valles, located in Arabia Terra. The smooth material with flowlines that fills the valley channel is likely glacier ice, similar to valley glaciers in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, glaciers, Mamers Valles, Mars Odyssey, mid-latitude glaciers, NASA, rock glaciers, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, valleys
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Geologically recent glacial melting on Mars
Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, March 1, 2018: Frances E.G. Butcher (Open University, Milton Keynes, UK). Thousands of putative debris-covered glaciers in Mars’ middle latitudes host water ice in volumes comparable to that of all glaciers and ice caps … Continue reading
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Tagged eskers, glaciers, mid-latitude glaciers, periglacial processes, periglacial terrain, Tempe Terra
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Water-ice cliffs found in Mars’ mid-latitudes
Researchers using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found eight sites where thick deposits of ice beneath Mars’ surface are exposed in faces of eroding slopes. These eight scarps, with slopes as steep as 55 degrees, reveal new information about … Continue reading
HiRISE: Textures in Deuteronilus Mensae
This enhanced color image shows the surface of a lobate debris apron in the Deuteronilus Mensae region of Mars, on the boundary between the Northern plains and Southern lowlands. These lobe-shaped formations commonly emanate from mesas in this region and … Continue reading
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Tagged Deuteronilus Mensae, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lobate debris aprons, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude glaciers, mid-latitude mantling, MRO, NASA, Shallow Radar, SHARAD, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Go with the (bright) flow
Many slopes in the middle latitudes of Mars show icy flows or glaciers. The region shown here, in the south-facing slope of a crater, is unusual because the flows have bright highlights. The color and brightness variations are likely due … Continue reading
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Tagged glacial deposits, glaciers, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude glaciers, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Interesting terrain in mid-latitude crater
Interesting terrain within mid-latitude crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice-rich mantling, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mid-latitude glaciers, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona
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