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Tag Archives: sand dunes
Curiosity’s dune studies yield a surprise
Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars are a type not seen on Earth, and their relationship to the thin Martian atmosphere today provides new clues about the atmosphere’s history. The determination that these mid-size ripples are a distinct … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, sand dunes
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THEMIS: Vernal Crater floor – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 28, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of the floor of Vernal Crater. Dark blue in this band configuration often indicates sand or basaltic materials. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Vernal Crater
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THEMIS: Wegener Crater dunes – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 23, 2016. Today’s false color image shows some of the dunes on the floor of Wegener Crater. Dunes often appear as a dark blue in false color THEMIS images. The THEMIS VIS camera contains … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Wegener Crater
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HiRISE: Basaltic sand & plateaus in impact crater
Basaltic sand and plateaus within an impact crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: At the edge of a dune sea
At the edge of a dune sea. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, erg, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar sand sea, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: More Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 2, 2016. This VIS image shows a small portion of Olympia Undae, the largest of the dune fields surrounding the north polar cap. This image was collected during summer and no frost remains on … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar sand sea, Olympia Undae, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 1, 2016. This VIS image shows a small portion of Olympia Undae, the largest of the many dune fields surrounding the north polar cap. This image was collected during summer, and the dunes are … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar sand sea, Olympia Undae, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Opportunity: South floor dunes, Endeavour Crater
Sol 4380, May 20, 2016. The rover’s Pancam took a pair of multi-filtered frames looking southeast from the head of Marathon Valley. The target was the fields of dunes on the crater floor. Reconstructed into false-color by Holger Isenberg, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, dunes, Endeavour Crater, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, sand dunes
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THEMIS: Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 23, 2016. This VIS image shows a small portion of Olympia Undae. Olympia Undae is the largest dune field at the margin of the north polar cap. This image was collected during northern hemisphere … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar sand sea, Olympia Undae, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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