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THEMIS Image of the Day, February 13, 2018. This VIS image of Tithonium Chasma shows the canyon wall at the top of the frame, a series of landslide deposits in the middle, and an eroded mound of materials at the … Continue reading →

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 12, 2018. In this VIS image a complex region of multiple overlapping landslide deposits fills most the the frame. The very top layer has the lobate edges and radial surface grooves of a low … Continue reading →

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 9, 2018. Tithonium Chasma has numerous large landslide deposits. The resistant material of the plateau surface forms the linear ridges of the canyon wall. Large landslides have changed the walls and floor of the … Continue reading →

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 8, 2018. Tithonium Chasma has numerous large landslide deposits. At the bottom of this VIS image is the high plateau between Tithonium Chasma and Ius Chasma (off the bottom of the frame). The resistant … Continue reading →

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 7, 2018. This VIS image shows part of the floor of Tithonium Chasma. Eroded materials cover most of the image. The initial formation of layered floor deposits was possibly created of air fall of … Continue reading →

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 6, 2018. This VIS image shows part of Tithonium Chasma. The ridge visible at the top of the image is not the top of the canyon. The top of the canyon is off the … Continue reading →

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 5, 2018. This VIS image shows part of the central region of Tithonium Chasma. The steep wall of the canyon is visible at the top of the image. The top of the canyon walls … Continue reading →