Tag Archives: outcrops

Sandstone outcrops seen with the ExoMars PanCam emulator

Posted on November 5, 2018 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, November 1, 2018: Peter Fawdon (The Open University, U.K.). PanCam (Coates et al., 2017) is the imaging instrument on the 2020 ExoMars rover and consists of two wide angle cameras; (WAC’s) and a High … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Bedrock outcrops west of Holden Crater

Posted on July 30, 2014 by rburnham

Bedrock outcrops west of Holden Crater. Beautiful Mars series.

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Well-rounded pebbles in Gale Crater’s rocks point to longtime stream flow

Posted on May 30, 2013 by rburnham

Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity landed in Gale Crater at a feature called Bradbury Rise, which lies near the far end of the Peace Vallis alluvial fan. The fan is a broad, flat deposit of sand, gravel, and pebbles washed … Continue reading →

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