Tag Archives: Terra Cimmeria

THEMIS: Craters within craters in Terra Cimmeria

Posted on September 28, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 28, 2016. This VIS image shows two craters in Terra Cimmeria. The inner crater impacted at some time after the outer crater was created. The rim of the smaller, interior crater has several gullies … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Craters and plains in Terra Cimmeria

Posted on September 15, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, September 15, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of the plains of Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Terra Cimmeria – false color

Posted on July 26, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 26, 2016. Today’s false color image shows some the plains of Terra Cimmeria. The THEMIS camera contains 4 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Terra Cimmeria channels

Posted on June 8, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 8, 2016. This VIS image shows one of the many unnamed channels in northern Terra Cimmeria. The channels are draining from the highland to the lower elevation of Elysium Planitia. More THEMIS Images of … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Nepenthes Mensae

Posted on April 13, 2016 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, April 13, 2016. The hills in this VIS image are part of Nepenthes Mensae, which is located along the margin of Terra Cimmeria. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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HiRISE: Which came first?

Posted on September 17, 2015 by rburnham

The workings of the Martian winds are visible in this image of sand dunes trapped inside an unnamed crater in southern Terra Cimmeria. Many of the craters in the southern highlands of Mars contain sand dunes, and HiRISE is still … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Rocky crater floor

Posted on September 10, 2015 by rburnham

Rocky crater floor. Very rocky, indeed. The crater itself is huge, much larger than what we can see with HiRISE. Beautiful Mars series.

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THEMIS: Terra Cimmeria crater — false color

Posted on July 28, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July 28, 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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THEMIS: Terra Cimmeria — false color

Posted on July 15, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, July15, 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 of … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Crater — false color

Posted on June 25, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 25, 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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