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Tag Archives: sand
HiRISE: Under the cliff
Under the cliff. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, north polar ice cap, north polar sand sea, sand, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 3, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows sand dunes on the floor of an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arabia Terra, Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Phantom zone
Phantom zone. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, dust, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, sand, University of Arizona, weathering
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HiRISE: Seasonal sublimation site
Seasonal sublimation site. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, CO2 ice, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand, sand dunes, sublimation, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 25, 2014. The dunes in this VIS image are part of Olympia Undae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar sand sea, Olympia Undae, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Crater dunes and gullies
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 22, 2014. This unnamed crater has gullies along the inner rim and dunes on the crater floor. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, dunes, gullies, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Puddle o’dunes
Puddle o’dunes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand, sand dunes
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THEMIS: More polar dunes
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 14, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows more of Olympia Undae, a large dune field located near the north polar cap. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar sand sea, Olympia Undae, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Olympia Undae
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 13, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows part of the margin of Olympia Undae. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, north polar sand sea, Olympia Undae, sand, sand dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: On the majesty of Martian dunes
On the majesty of Martian dunes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand, sand dunes, University of Arizona
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