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Tag Archives: Tharsis
THEMIS: Into the caldera atop Ascraeus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 30, 2017. This image shows part of the complex caldera at the summit of the volcano. Calderas are found at the tops of volcanoes and are the source region for magma that rises from … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, calderas, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics, volcanism, volcanos
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THEMIS: Flows and faults on Ascraeus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 29, 2017. Looking again at the southeastern flank of the volcano the narrow nature of the flows are visible. Given the steep sides of the volcano, flows from the summit run as narrow “rivers” … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, faulting, faults, lava channels, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics, volcanism, volcanos
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THEMIS: Lava levees on Ascraeus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 28, 2017. This image shows part of the southeastern flank of Ascraeus Mons. The narrow flows of the volcano dominate the top of the image — note the raised levees flanking the channels — … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, lava channels, lava flows, lava levees, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics, volcanism, volcanos
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HiRISE: The Niagara Falls of Mars
Various researchers are often pre-occupied with the quest for flowing water on Mars. However, in this image, we see one of many examples from Mars where lava (when it was molten) behaved in a similar fashion to liquid water. In … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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HiRISE: A volcanic fissure
Although Mars is known for having the largest volcano in our Solar System, Olympus Mons, we also find small-scale volcanic features on its surface. This fissure, less than 500 meters across at its widest point, lies in the Tharsis region … Continue reading
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Tagged fissures, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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Arsia Mons turned off its volcanic activity about 50 million years ago
New NASA research reveals that the giant Martian volcano Arsia Mons produced one new lava flow at its summit every 1 to 3 million years during the final peak of activity. The last volcanic activity there ceased about 50 million … Continue reading
HiRISE: Consider the slope streak
Consider the slope streak; and his faded friend. (North is approximately down). Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, dark slope streaks, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Tharsis, University of Arizona
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HiRISE: Long and winding channel in Tharsis
The Tharsis region of Mars is covered in vast lava flows, many with channels. Some channels, however, resemble features that may have been formed by water. In this image, we see a smooth, flat-bottomed channel within the roughly irregular edges … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, streamlined islands, Tharsis, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Lava flows near Ascraeus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 24, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows a very small portion of the extensive lava flows of the Tharsis volcanic complex. These flows are located southeast of Ascraeus Mons. More THEMIS Images of the Day … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Ascraeus Mons, ASU, lava, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Scarp at edge of Olympus Mons
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 18, 2016. Today’s VIS image covers part of Olympus Rupes, the steep escarpment at the edge of Olympus Mons. The left side of the image is the flank of the volcano, the right side … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Olympus Mons, Olympus Rupes, scarps, tectonics, Tharsis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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