Tag Archives: sediments

HiRISE: Ridge in Coprates Chasma

Posted on July 29, 2014 by rburnham

A ridge in Coprates Chasma. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Choose your hiking trail

Posted on July 29, 2014 by rburnham

Choose your hiking trail. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Out and about in a Nili Fossae crater

Posted on July 26, 2014 by rburnham

Out and about in a crater in northern Nili Fossae. Beautiful Mars series.

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HiRISE: Ancient lake sediments

Posted on July 21, 2014 by rburnham

This image shows some interesting fractured materials on the floor of an impact crater in Arabia Terra. There is a channel entering the crater and exiting it (see CTX image). This channel, along with an unusual deposit on the lowest … Continue reading →

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HiRISE image: Bright sediments in Ladon Basin

Posted on February 13, 2014 by rburnham

This image shows some bright layered deposits exposed within a linear trough along the floor of the Ladon Basin. There is a large channel system that flows into the basin, called Ladon Valles, and scientists think that the basin may … Continue reading →

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Polar gullies erode from carbon dioxide flows

Posted on December 14, 2011 by rburnham

Gullies on Martian slopes form by flowing water, most probably trickles of snowmelt or groundwater. But what about the gullies found in places such as the high latitudes and polar regions where temperatures never rise above the freezing point for … Continue reading →

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