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THEMIS: Pits & channels in Arabia Terra

Posted on August 27, 2019 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, August 27, 2019. The pits and channels in the VIS image are located along the margin between Arabia Terra and Acidalia Planitia. Arabia Terra is one of the oldest surface regions on Mars and contains … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Pits on a crater floor

Posted on August 20, 2019 by rburnham

Pits on a crater floor. These pits are also showing some great exposure of bedrock on the floor of this massive, ancient crater, located northwest of the Hellas impact basin. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Pits and depressions to the east of Juventae Chasma

Posted on April 18, 2019 by rburnham

Pits and depressions to the east of Juventae Chasma. Juventae Chasma is a large box canyon, located north of Valles Marineris in the Coprates quadrangle and cuts more than 5 kilometers into the plains of Lunae Planum. HiRISE Picture of … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Pits and flows

Posted on April 12, 2019 by rburnham

Pits and flows. This observation shows smooth-textured flows on the plateau south of the collapse pit chain of Ophir Catena. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive. [More at links]

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HiRISE: An elongated pit in Margaritifer Terra

Posted on February 11, 2019 by rburnham

An elongated pit in Margaritifer Terra. There is nothing more interesting than a feature that resembles a giant amoeba. Margaritifer Terra is an ancient, heavily cratered region, centered just south of the Martian equator, and covers 2600 kilometers at its … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Pitted material and mounds

Posted on November 9, 2018 by rburnham

Pitted material and mounds in Chryse Planitia. This rough-looking material has many meter-length pits. What exactly is this stuff? Chryse Planitia shows evidence of water erosion in the past, and is the bottom end for many outflow channels from the southern … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Pits galore near Kasei Valles

Posted on May 29, 2018 by rburnham

Pits galore near Kasei Valles. These are located near the edge of a lava outflow region, for which there is evidence of subsurface tube flows. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Mesas and pits

Posted on July 20, 2016 by rburnham

What’s up and what’s down? This image covers mesas, or high-standing plateaus, to the north and pits, or low-standing, depressions to the south. If it looks the other way around, then you are not seeing the topography correctly. Remember that … Continue reading →