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Tag Archives: radial ejecta
THEMIS: Radial crater ejecta in Utopia
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 9, 2019. Today’s VIS image shows part of an unnamed crater in Utopia Planitia. The ejecta surrounding the crater rim shows both layering and radial grooves. These features formed during the impact event. Explore … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, Mars Odyssey, NASA, radial ejecta, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Utopia Planitia
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THEMIS: Big impacts and little in Terra Cimmeria
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 13, 2019. This VIS image contains three craters. There is a quarter of the largest crater in the top half of the image, half of a smaller crater at the very top, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, ejecta, gullies, impact craters, impacts, Mars Odyssey, NASA, radial ejecta, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Blast scour at Bonestell Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 17, 2018. Bonestell Crater is a relatively young crater located in Acidalia Planitia. The grooved surface of the ejecta blanket is evident in this VIS image. The grooves were likely eroded by the outward … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, Bonestell Crater, impacts, Mars Odyssey, NASA, radial ejecta, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Unlocking an impact crater’s clues
Mars is a dynamic planet. HiRISE has witnessed many surface changes over the past ten years, including hundreds of new craters formed by ongoing impacts. Most of these impacts are likely caused by asteroids that have strayed into collision courses … Continue reading
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Tagged crater ejecta, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, impacts, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, radial ejecta, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Young crater and wide-flung ejecta
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 31, 2017. Today’s VIS image shows two craters in Terra Cimmeria just north of Kepler Crater. The small crater in the middle of the image is a relatively new crater. The interior rim has … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, impacts, Kepler Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, radial ejecta, rampart ejecta, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Lonar Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 11, 2016. This VIS image shows Lonar Crater. This is a fairly pristine crater, with a steep slope on the interior of the rim and little to no deposition of material on the floor. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, crater ejecta, Lonar Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, northern lowlands, northern plains, radial ejecta, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Concentric rims
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 19, 2016. This VIS image shows an unnamed crater near Acheron Fossae. The structure of this crater includes a central pit and several concentric rims. Radial grooves can be seen on the ejecta blanket … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, central peaks, complex craters, crater ejecta, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, radial ejecta, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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