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Tag Archives: north polar sand sea
THEMIS: Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 13, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows part of the margin of Olympia Undae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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THEMIS: Polar dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 12, 2014. The dunes in this VIS image are located right at the edge of the polar cap. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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THEMIS: Polar dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 8, 2014. The dunes in this VIS image are near the large dune field called Olympia Undae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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THEMIS: Polar dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 6, 2014. The dunes in this VIS image are part of Olympia Undae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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THEMIS: Hyperboreae Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 30, 2014. The dark, narrow band of sand dunes in this VIS image is called Hyperboreae Undae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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THEMIS: More polar dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 21, 2014. This VIS image shows part of the large dune field called Olympia Undae. There are hills in this region, and the dunes are concentrated in the lower elevations. More THEMIS Images of … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 17, 2014. Today’s VIS image is part of Olympia Undae. Compare this to previous images and notice how uniform the dunes are in this region. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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THEMIS: Apledon Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 14, 2014. This VIS image shows part of Aspledon Undae, a region of dunes near the north pole. The right side of the image shows hundreds of small, isolated dunes. On the left side … Continue reading
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THEMIS: More polar dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 11, 2014. Like yesterday’s image, this VIS image shows more north polar dunes. If you compare multiple dune images, you will see that the dunes can take different forms and cover different amounts of … Continue reading
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THEMIS: More polar dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 10, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows more north polar dunes. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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