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Tag Archives: sand dunes
THEMIS: Pit and dunes in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 22, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the floor of Rabe Crater’s western floor, including a deep pit and a portion of the extensive dune field found in this crater. (A view … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Rabe Crater, sand dunes, sand sheet, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Sand sea in Rabe Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 20, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the floor of Rabe Crater, which is covered mostly with a wind-shaped sea of sand. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Rabe Crater, sand dunes, sand sheet, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Terra Cimmeria’s sand traps
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 10, 2017. This infrared image covers a large swath of Terra Cimmeria, including numerous craters with dunes and dune fields on their floors, as well as dunes located on the plains between craters. Dunes … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, dunes, infrared, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Active sand dunes in Sirenum crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 6, 2017. Today’s VIS image shows a field of dunes on the floor of an unnamed crater in Terra Sirenum. Their dark color indicates they are dust-free and suggests that the dune sands are … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Monitoring dunes in Coprates Chasma
Monitoring dunes in Coprates Chasma. – Always keep your eye on those dunes. They creep up on you. Slowly. Beautiful Mars series.
Researchers pinpoint watery past on Mars
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a patch of land in an ancient valley on Mars that appears to have held water in the not-too-distant past. In doing so, they have pinpointed a prime target to begin searching for past … Continue reading
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Tagged aeolianite, dune field, groundwater, Lucaya Crater, sand dunes
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HiRISE: Craters on a crater’s floor
Craters on a crater’s floor. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, craters, eolian processes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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Curiosity update: Finishing at Stop 1
Sol 1603, February 9, 2017, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Yesterday’s plan went well, and ChemCam has run all of the planned diagnostics and will be back in action tomorrow! Similar to yestersol’s plan, the Sol 1603 plan begins … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Curiosity, Dry Wall, Flume Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Matagamon, McKenny, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, sand, sand dunes, Scarboro, West Branch
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Curiosity: Zooming in on Bagnold sands
Sol 1603, February 8, 2017. Three MAHLI views of one patch of Bagnold Dunes sand. As the instrument steps in, each successive image lies nested in the center of the previous one. The final view at bottom shows well-rounded and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, sand, sand dunes
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THEMIS: Basaltic sands in Argyre hills
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 7, 2017. Today’s false color image shows several areas of dunes and sand sheets with dune forms between the numerous hills in this region west of Argyre Planitia. Basaltic sand appears dark blue in … Continue reading
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Tagged Argyre Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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