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Tag Archives: Vinogradov Crater
HiRISE: Fans and crater floor deposits southeast of Vinogradov Crater
This white, purple, and pink surface is located on the floor of an impact crater on the southeast rim of the larger Vinogradov Crater in southern Margaritifer Terra. The surface consists of what is left of a series of thin … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fan deposits, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lacustrine sediments, lake bed sediments, layers, Margaritifer Terra, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, playas, sediments, University of Arizona, Vinogradov Crater
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HiRISE: Mysterious deposit in Vinogradov Crater
Vinogradov is an old, 224-km diameter, heavily degraded impact crater in southern Margaritifer Terra. The southeastern floor of Vinogradov is covered with several mysterious light-toned, sub-meter scale “blobs” that lack obvious layering. In some places the light-toned material appears to … Continue reading
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Tagged High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, Vinogradov Crater
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