Tag Archives: outflow channels

THEMIS: Streamlined islands in Athabasca Valles

Posted on July 2, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 2, 2019. This VIS image shows part of the channel called Athabasca Valles. Several streamlined islands are visible at the top of the image. The source of the flood was likely an outburst of … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Grjota Valles

Posted on March 29, 2019 by rburnham

Grjotá Valles. Grjotá Valles is one of Mars’ four Amazonian-aged, fissure-headed, catastrophic flood channels. It originates at the northwestern-most Cerberus Fossa and stretches several hundred kilometers eastward and southward. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive [More at links]

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Did Mars Pathfinder explore edge of northern ocean?

Posted on March 19, 2019 by rburnham

NASA’s first rover mission to Mars, the Pathfinder, imaged an extraterrestrial marine spillover landscape 22 years ago, according to a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Alexis Rodriguez. The landing site is on the spillway of an ancient … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Ejecta margin near Ares Vallis

Posted on January 7, 2019 by rburnham

Ejecta margin near Ares Vallis. The objective of this observation is to examine the margin of a crater’s ejecta. The ejecta on this side looks different than on the opposite side. Ares Vallis is an outflow channel, likely carved by … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Kasei Valles in false color

Posted on October 22, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, October 22, 2018. This false-color VIS image shows a section of Kasei Valles. Kasei Valles is a huge outflow channel that drains from the higher elevations of Tharsis down into the lowlands of Chryse Planitia. … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Clay outcrop near Maja Valles

Posted on September 26, 2018 by rburnham

A clay outcrop near Maja Valles. Maja Valles is a large, ancient outflow channel in the Lunae Palus quadrangle on Mars. The name is a Nepali word for “Mars”, and parts of the system have been partially buried by thin volcanic … Continue reading →

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Mars Orbiter Mission: Four years in orbit

Posted on September 25, 2018 by rburnham

It’s been four years since [India's] Mars Orbiter successfully got inserted into Martian orbit on September 24, 2014 in its first attempt. MOM‘s mission life was expected to be six months! So far, the Mars Colour Camera has acquired 980+ … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Lunae Mensa in Kasei Valles

Posted on September 17, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 17, 2018. Today’s image shows a portion of Kasei Valles. The plateau in the center of the image is called Lunae Mensa. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Ares Valles’ long winding channel

Posted on July 25, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 25, 2018. Today’s VIS image shows part of Ares Vallis, one of the large channels in Margaritfer Terra that empty into Chryse Planitia. See more THEMIS Images of the Day by geological subject.

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THEMIS: Flood-scoured island-mesa in Kasei Valles

Posted on July 9, 2018 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 9, 2018. Today’s VIS image is located near the beginning of Kasei Valles. At the top of the image is the relative high land of Lunae Planum. The Kasei Valles channel is just below. … Continue reading →

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