Tag Archives: Russell Crater

HiRISE: Art of Russell Crater dunes

Posted on January 14, 2015 by rburnham

The art of Russell Crater dunes. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Russell Crater dune and gully changes

Posted on July 1, 2014 by rburnham

Changes among the Russell Crater dunes and gullies. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Monitoring changes in Russell Crater

Posted on June 4, 2014 by rburnham

Monitor changes among the Russell Crater dunes and gullies. [Image at right cropped] More HiRISE images.

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Dry ice slabs carve linear grooves down Mars dunes

Posted on June 12, 2013 by rburnham

The “megadune” in Russell Crater features linear grooves or gullies a few meters wide, a meter or two deep, and roughly a kilometer or two long.

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Wet debris flows carved (some) Mars dune gullies

Posted on September 29, 2012 by rburnham

Located west of the big Hellas impact basin in Mars’ southern hemisphere, Russell Crater spreads 135 kilometers (84 miles) wide. A notable feature within it is a broad dune field with a “megadune” heaped up toward the east. The megadune … Continue reading →

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