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Tag Archives: sand dunes
THEMIS: Crater dunes — false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 17, 2015. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. These false color images may reveal subtle variations … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, color, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Dune field in west Endeavour Crater
Dune field in west Endeavour Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged active dunes, Beautiful Mars, dunes, Endeavour Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Active high-latitude dune gullies
Gully and defrosting activity have been visible here along the edge of a dune field, along with blocks of frost. Observations of the same area help us check for repeat activity, as well as measuring those meter-scale blocks that we’ve … Continue reading
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THEMIS: Crater dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 4, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows part of the floor of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. The floor contains a sand sheet with dune forms. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind
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THEMIS: Crater dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 3, 2015. This VIS image shows a region of small isolated dunes on the floor of an unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand dunes, Terra Cimmeria, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind
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HiRISE: Nili Patera dunes
Dunesongs of Muad’Dib – Okay, it’s actually Nili Patera. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Nili Patera, sand dunes, University of Arizona, wind
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HiRISE: River of dunes
O, you river of dunes! Slopes of a crater in Coprates Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Coprates Chasma, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Crater dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 21, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows dunes on the floor of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged active dunes, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Noachis Terra, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind
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HiRISE: Consider the Martian dune
Consider the Martian dune. Beautiful Mars series.
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HiRISE: Dunes on the floor of Dokuchaev Crater
Dunes on the floor of Dokuchaev Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Dokuchaev Crater, dunes, dust devil tracks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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