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Tag Archives: sand dunes
THEMIS: North winds weave lines of dunes in Kaiser Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 1, 2018. This VIS image of the floor of Kaiser Crater contains several sand dune shapes and sizes. The “whiter” material is the hard crater floor surface. Kaiser Crater is located in the southern … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Sand dune museum in Kaiser Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 31, 2018. This VIS image of the floor of Kaiser Crater contains a large variety of sand dune shapes and sizes. The “whiter” material is the hard crater floor surface. Kaiser Crater is located … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Kaiser Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Crescent dunes merge into long dunes in Kaiser Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 30, 2018. At the top of this VIS image crescent shaped dunes are visible. As the dunes approach a break in elevation the forms change to connect the crescents together forming long aligned dune … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Kaiser Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dunes in transition on floor of Kaiser Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 29, 2018. This VIS image of Kaiser Crater shows a region of the dunes with varied appearances. The different dune forms developed due to different amounts of available sand, different wind directions, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Kaiser Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Variations on a sandy theme in Kaiser Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 26, 2018. This VIS image of Kaiser Crater shows a region of the dunes with varied appearances. The different dune forms developed due to different amounts of available sand, different wind directions, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Kaiser Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Dunes on a topographic rise in Kaiser Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 25, 2018. This VIS image of Kaiser Crater shows the central part of the crater floor. At the bottom of the image there is a topographic rise. The change in topography has altered the … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Caterpillar dunes in Kaiser Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 24, 2018. This VIS image of Kaiser Crater shows individual dunes and where the dunes have coalesced into longer dune forms. The addition of sand makes the dunes larger and the intra-dune areas go … Continue reading
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HiRISE: Horse playing the flute
Horse playing the flute. Maybe you can see a horse playing a flute here, but really this is a portion of the floor of Eberswalde Crater, at one time candidate landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory. Â The light-toned bedrock … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, bedrock, Eberswalde Crater, eolian processes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lacustrine sediments, lake bed sediments, landing sites, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Small field of eroding dunes
Small field of eroding dunes. Just drifting away into oblivion… Beautiful Mars series.
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