Tag Archives: Terra Cimmeria

THEMIS: Plains of Terra Cimmeria in false color

Posted on May 24, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 24, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the plains of Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Rough rim on Horowitz Crater

Posted on May 4, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 4, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the northern rim of Horowitz Crater, which is located in Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Sand in Cimmeria, and a landslide

Posted on April 4, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 4, 2017. This VIS image shows a small dune field on the floor of an unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria. Just south of the dune field is the crater’s central peak, with what appears … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Sand sheet in Cimmeria crater

Posted on March 30, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 30, 2017. Today’s VIS image shows a sand sheet with surface dune forms on the floor of an unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.  

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THEMIS: Terra Cimmeria’s sand traps

Posted on March 10, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 10, 2017. This infrared image covers a large swath of Terra Cimmeria, including numerous craters with dunes and dune fields on their floors, as well as dunes located on the plains between craters. Dunes … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Cimmeria’s Knobel Crater in false color

Posted on February 17, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 17, 2017. Today’s false color image shows part of the southwestern rim of Knobel Crater. Knobel Crater is located in Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Young crater and wide-flung ejecta

Posted on January 31, 2017 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, January 31, 2017. Today’s VIS image shows two craters in Terra Cimmeria just north of Kepler Crater. The small crater in the middle of the image is a relatively new crater. The interior rim has … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Raised bedrock in Terra Cimmeria

Posted on January 5, 2017 by rburnham

Large impact craters have central hills or mountains, because the tremendous shock waves from the impact first compresses the ground, then causes a rebound when it becomes uncompressed. This effectively raises bedrock that was once deeply buried to the surface. … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Dust devil tracks across Terra Cimmeria

Posted on October 11, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, October 11, 2016. Today’s false color image shows dust devil tracks (the dark blue linear features) in Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple … Continue reading →

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Karun Valles & its braided alluvial fan

Posted on September 29, 2016 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, September 29, 2016: Solmaz Adeli (DLR, Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin). The Amazonian period on Mars, meaning roughly the last 3 Ga, is globally believed to have been cold and hyperarid [e.g., Marchant and … Continue reading →

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