Tag Archives: mountain glaciers

HiRISE: Crevassed glacier-like forms

Posted on September 18, 2017 by rburnham

Crevassed glacier-like forms. Beautiful Mars series.

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Debris-covered glaciers on Earth and Mars

Posted on June 30, 2016 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, June 30, 2016: David P. Mayer (University of Chicago).  Debris-covered glaciers are glaciers whose ablation zones are at least partially covered by supraglacial debris. On Earth, debris-covered glaciers are found in all major mountain … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Possible crevassed glacier-like forms

Posted on May 12, 2016 by rburnham

Possible crevassed glacier-like forms. Beautiful Mars series.

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Liquid water and water Ice on Gale Crater, Mars

Posted on September 24, 2014 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, September 2014: Alberto G. Fairén, (Cornell University and Centro de Astrobiología, Spain). Gale Crater, the site of the currently active Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) or Curiosity Rover mission, is a ~154-km-diameter impact crater formed … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Flow in mesa valley in Protonilus Mensae

Posted on August 28, 2014 by rburnham

Flow leaving a mesa valley in Protonilus Mensae. Beautiful Mars series.

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Latitude controlled Amazonian ice flows

Posted on May 18, 2012 by rburnham

Signs of underground ice deposited in the Amazonian period (the most recent in Martian history) are common in many places on Mars. Evidence includes tropical mountain glacier deposits, lobate debris aprons, lineated valley fill, concentric crater fill, and pedestal craters. … Continue reading →

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