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Tag Archives: southern polar dunes
Dunes decrease in size at high southern latitudes, likely from ground ice cementation
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Maria Banks and seven co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Patterns in Mobility and Modification of Middle‐ and High‐Latitude Southern Hemisphere Dunes on Mars • The mobility of dunes and ripples … Continue reading
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Tagged dunes, ground ice, sand dunes, Southern Highlands, southern polar dunes
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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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THEMIS: Dunes – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 1, 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, Mars Odyssey, NASA, south polar region, southern polar dunes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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HiRISE: Seasonal monitoring of south polar dunes
Seasonal monitoring of southern polar dunes. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dunes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, southern polar dunes, University of Arizona
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