Tag Archives: north polar ice cap

THEMIS: Abalos Undae

Posted on May 11, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 11, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows the north polar scarp, with the polar cap in the upper left corner. Trending from the lower left corner to the center of the image are the dark … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: North polar scarp

Posted on May 9, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 9, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows the scarp face of the north polar cap near Abalos Mensa. The top part of the image is the polar cap. This image was collected during northern hemisphere … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Polar layered deposit unconformities

Posted on April 26, 2016 by rburnham

North polar layered deposit unconformities. Beautiful Mars series

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THEMIS: North polar cap layers

Posted on April 21, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 21, 2016. Troughs in the north polar cap reveal the layering of ice and dust. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Polar cap layers

Posted on March 24, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 24, 2016. This VIS image of the north polar cap shows the layering of ice and dust materials. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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HiRISE: Contact between polar ice & surroundings

Posted on February 2, 2016 by rburnham

Contact between polar ice and surrounding features. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Tenuis Cavus

Posted on December 10, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, December 10, 2015. Tenuis Cavus is a region within the north polar cap where the underlying surface is visible. Ice comprises the top part of the image. Craters and sand dunes are visible on the … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Polar cap layers

Posted on November 19, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, November 19, 2015. This VIS image shows part of the margin of the north polar cap. Layering of the ice is visible in the top half of the image. Small dunes located on the plains … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Olympia Rupes

Posted on November 18, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, November 18, 2015. The steep feature in this VIS image is the margin of the north polar cap, called Olympia Rupes. (Rupes means scarp.) The layering of the polar cap is visible in this image. … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: North polar cap false color

Posted on January 28, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 28, 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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