Tag Archives: TARs

HiRISE: Braided TARs in Syrtis Major

Posted on December 4, 2014 by rburnham

Transverse aeolian ridges (TARs) are commonly found throughout the Martian tropics, including rocky regions such as Syrtis Major that are largely devoid of dust. These bright wind-blown ripples most often occur in simple sets of ridges with regular size and … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Banded TARs in Iapygia

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rburnham

The tropics of Mars are commonly littered with small bright ripples that were somehow shaped by the wind. Called “transverse aeolian ridges”, or TARs, the features stand up to 6 meters tall and are spaced a few tens of meters … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Feathery ridges

Posted on July 10, 2014 by rburnham

This HiRISE image shows a valley filled with an assortment of linear ridges. These ridges are often referred to as transverse aeolian ridges, or TAR, and they take a variety of forms. Here they sit at right angles to the … Continue reading →

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