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Tag Archives: south polar ice cap
THEMIS: Trough in south polar ice cap
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 22, 2016. This VIS image shows part of a depression (or trough) on the polar cap. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, polar troughs, south polar ice cap, Swiss-cheese terrain, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: ‘Swiss cheese’ on south polar cap
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 21, 2016. This VIS image shows part of the South Polar cap. In this region the surface has numerous circular depressions, which give the appearance of a slice of swiss cheese. More THEMIS Images … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar ice cap, Swiss-cheese terrain, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: South polar Swiss cheese texture
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 26, 2016. This VIS image of the south polar cap shows a surface with hundreds of circular depressions. This texture is similar in appearance to Swiss cheese. It is caused by solar heating as … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar ice cap, Swiss-cheese terrain, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: South polar layers of ice and dust
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 25, 2016. Southern hemisphere spring has arrived at the south polar cap. The ice layers that make up the cap are easily seen in this VIS image. More THEMIS Images of the Day by … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar ice cap, south polar layered deposits, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Southern dunes – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 4, 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 Arizona State University, ASU, dunes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, polar sand dunes, south polar ice cap, south polar region, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Southern dunes – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 2, 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 Arizona State University, ASU, color, dunes, ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar ice cap, southern polar dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HRSC: Mars south pole and beyond
This sweeping view by ESA’s Mars Express extends from the planet’s south polar ice cap and across its cratered highlands to the Hellas Basin (top left) and beyond… The image was acquired by the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, south polar ice cap, south polar layered deposits, south polar region
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HiRISE: Monitoring the south polar residual cap
That distant polar shore. Monitoring the south polar residual cap. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, ice, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, south polar ice cap, south polar residual cap, University of Arizona
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Help wanted: categorizing south polar features
Science-team members for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are soliciting help from the public to analyze exotic features near the south pole of Mars. By categorizing features visible in images from the orbiter’s Context Camera (CTX), volunteers are using their own … Continue reading
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Tagged Context Camera, CTX, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, south polar ice cap, south polar region, University of Arizona
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THEMIS: Summer’s end
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 8, 2015. This VIS image shows depressions near the south polar cap. All surface ice in this region has been removed by the relative warmth of summer, revealing subtle features of the surface. More … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, ice, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar ice cap, south polar region, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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