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Tag Archives: Valles Marineris
THEMIS: Ophir Chasma – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, February 2, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Ophir Chasma. The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, basaltic sand, canyons, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Ophir Chasma, sand, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Coprates Chasma – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, January 21, 2016. 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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, canyons, color, Coprates Chasma, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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Mars Express: Witness to a wet early Mars
Vast volumes of water once flooded through this deep chasm on Mars that connects the ‘Grand Canyon’ of the Solar System – Valles Marineris – to the planet’s northern lowlands. The image, taken by ESA’s Mars Express on 16 July, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aurorae Chaos, Capri Chasma, DLR, Eos Chasma, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, Ganges Chasma, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, Mars Express, MEX, Valles Marineris
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HiRISE: Marching dust devils
On an early fall afternoon in Ganges Chasma (Valles Marineris), we managed to capture a cluster of 8 dust devils, five of them in the enhanced color strip. They’re together on a dark sandy surface that tilts slightly to the … Continue reading
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Tagged dust devils, Ganges Chasma, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Capri Mensa – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, October 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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Capri Mensa, dunes, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Candor Chasma – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Candor Chasma, canyons, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Melas Chasma
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 24, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows part of the floor of Melas Chasma, which is part of the much larger Valles Marineris. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, canyons, Mars Odyssey, Melas Chasma, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Coprates Chasma – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, September 10, 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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, color, Coprates Chasma, interior layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Candor Chasma
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 24, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows part of Candor Chasma. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Candor Chasma, canyons, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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THEMIS: Melas Chasma – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 21, 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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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, layered deposits, Mars Odyssey, mass wasting, Melas Chasma, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Valles Marineris
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