Tag Archives: Oyama Crater

THEMIS: Oyama Crater in false color

Posted on April 4, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 4, 2019. Oyama Crater dominates the top of this VIS image. Oyama Crater is located in Arabia Terra, just west of Mawrth Vallis. The two craters at the bottom of the image are unnamed. … Continue reading →

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CRISM: Hydrated minerals in Chryse Planitia

Posted on November 1, 2017 by rburnham

The Chryse Planitia is a smooth circular plain that has a diameter of 1600 km, and has a depth of 2.5 km below its average surface altitude, making it one of Mars’s lowest regions. Chryse Planitia was a landing site … Continue reading →

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CRISM: Evidence of aqueous alteration near Mawrth Vallis

Posted on August 8, 2017 by rburnham

CRISM image 21BCB covers a region on the boundary of Chryse Planita, between Mawrth Vallis and Oyama crater. Chryse Planitia is a smooth circular 1600 km diameter plain that was a landing site for the U.S Viking 1 (landed July … Continue reading →

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