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Tag Archives: Schiaparelli Crater
HiRISE: Layers northwest Schiaparelli Crater
Layers northwest Schiaparelli Crater. The objective of this observation is to determine the extent of layers in this part of Schiaparelli Crater. HiRISE Picture of the Day archive [More at links]
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, layered deposits, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Schiaparelli Crater, sedimentary deposits, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Wrinkle ridges and knobs
Wrinkle ridges and knobs in Schiaparelli Crater. From the science rationale: Distinctive knobs centered on rings in an area with numerous wrinkle ridges. Investigate timing relationships and structure of the knobs and rings. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Schiaparelli Crater, University of Arizona, wrinkle ridges
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HiRISE: Possible sulfate and clay evaporitic deposit in Schiaparelli Crater
Possible sulfate and clay evaporitic deposit in Schiaparelli Crater. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, clays, evaporites, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Schiaparelli Crater, sulfates, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Entrance to Mawrth Vallis
In Andy Weir’s “The Martian,” stranded astronaut Mark Watney drives from the Ares 3 landing site in Acidalia Planitia towards the Ares 4 landing site in Schiaparelli Crater via Mawrth Vallis. This image covers the entrance to Mawrth Vallis. (Have … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia Planitia, Andy Weir, Ares 3, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mawrth Vallis, MRO, NASA, Schiaparelli Crater, The Martian, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Crater – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 25, 2016. Today’s false color image shows an unnamed crater located on the floor of the much larger Schiaparelli Crater. The dark blue material located in the topographic lows is basaltic sand. The THEMIS … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, sand, Schiaparelli Crater, sediments, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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ESA: On the rim of Schiaparelli Crater
A 42 km-wide impact crater and numerous smaller craters straddle the northwestern rim of the 460 km-diameter Schiaparelli basin in this image taken by ESA’s Mars Express on 15 July 2010. The large basin is named for Italian astronomer Giovanni … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, ExoMars, ExoMars 2016, ExoMars 2018, ExoMars 2018 rover, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, Roscosmos, Schiaparelli Crater, Schiaparelli lander, TGO, Trace Gas Orbiter
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THEMIS: The Martian, Part 5: Schiaparelli Crater floor
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 16, 2015. All this week, the THEMIS Image of the Day has been following on the real Mars the path taken by fictional astronaut Mark Watney, stranded on the Red Planet in the book … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mark Watney, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Schiaparelli Crater, The Martian, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: The Martian, Part 4: Schiaparelli Crater rim
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 15, 2015. All this week, the THEMIS Image of the Day is following on the real Mars the path taken by fictional astronaut Mark Watney, stranded on the Red Planet in the book and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mark Watney, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Schiaparelli Crater, sediments, The Martian, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: From Ares 3 to Ares 4
We previously released stereo images of the Ares 3 landing site from Andy Weir’s “The Martian.” In the novel, stranded astronaut Mark Watney travels from the Ares 3 site to the Ares 4 site where a Mars Ascent Vehicle could … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Weir, dust, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Schiaparelli Crater, The Martian, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Layers and sand in Schiaparelli Crater
Schiaparelli Crater is a 460 kilometer (286 mile) wide multi-ring structure. However, it is a very shallow crater, apparently filled by younger materials such as lava and/or fluvial and aeolian sediments. Most of the floor is covered by a thin … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand, Schiaparelli Crater, University of Arizona
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