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Tag Archives: sand dunes
HiRISE: Ice amid polar dunes
Atypical landform among dunes in a polar erg — There is a very unusual ice formation apparently growing in a flat spot between dunes of the polar erg. Located on the actual dune material and not in the inter-dune material. Beautiful … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, erg, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar sand sea, polar dunes, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Southern floor of Gale Crater
This image along the southern interior floor of Gale Crater hosts many different landforms. Light-toned, scabby, and presumably hydrated materials on the crater floor are covered by large, darker-toned dunes. The small crater, about 2 kilometers in diameter, in the … Continue reading
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Tagged dunes, Gale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated minerals, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: The dune sea of Ganges Chasma
This image is at the eastern edge of a very large deposit of wind-blown dust that occupies Ganges Chasma. This thick deposit surrounds hills and mesas that rise up through it. We can tell from the patterns that the wind … Continue reading
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Tagged dunes, dust, dust dunes, eolian processes, Ganges Chasma, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Crater dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 29, 2016. This VIS image shows a small crater located on the floor of a larger crater. Sand dunes are visible on the floors of both craters. These unnamed craters are located in Arabia … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Dunes and slopes in a crater
Dunes and slopes in a crater to the southwest of Xainza Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona, Xainza Crater
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HiRISE: Holden Crater dune topography
Holden Crater dune topography. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, dust devil tracks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Holden Crater, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Sand dunes – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 29, 2016. Today’s false color image shows two large sand dunes. The dunes are the dark blue ridged features at the upper and lower right of the image. This image is located west of … Continue reading
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Tagged Argyre Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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