Tag Archives: ridges

HiRISE: A valley near the northern lowlands

Posted on December 13, 2017 by rburnham

The goal of this observation is to determine the source of the ridge within a possible moraine that is also present in another HiRISE image. A moraine is a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Multiple curved ridges, Protonilus Mensae

Posted on August 3, 2017 by rburnham

Multiple curved ridges at the end of a valley in Protonilus Mensae. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Ridges in a crater floor

Posted on July 3, 2017 by rburnham

Ridges in a crater floor. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Winding ridges & ‘basketball terrain’ in Arcadia Planitia

Posted on June 23, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 23, 2017. Do you see what I see? Make a wish and then break the wishbone! (THEMIS Art #132) More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: The ridge on Newton Crater’s floor

Posted on May 30, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 30, 2017. Today’s false color images shows part of the large ridge on the floor of Newton Crater in Terra Sirenum. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can … Continue reading →