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Tag Archives: volcanics
HiRISE: Flood lavas and mass extinctions
This entire landscape is covered by lava flows. Almost all of vast Amazonis Planitia is covered by lava flows, an area comparable to that of the entire continental United States. Amazonis Planitia is also one of the flattest places on … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, lava flows, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, volcanics
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THEMIS: Granicus Valles channels
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 19, 2016. This VIS image shows a portion of Granicus Valles. Granicus Valles is just one of the many valley systems located west of the Elyisum volcanic complex. More THEMIS Images of the Day … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Elysium Mons, fluvial channels, Granicus Valles, lava channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Cracks & craters in Elysium Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 12, 2016. The linear features in this VIS image are located west of Elysium Mons. It is very likely that volcanic activity played a part in the formation of the linear features. Tectonic forces … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Elysium Fossae, Elysium Mons, fissures, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 5, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows a portion of Cerberus Fossae, a set of linear graben located south of Tartarus Montes. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Cerberus Fossae, faulting, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tartarus Montes, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Hrad Vallis
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 4, 2016. This VIS image shows a portion of Hrad Vallis. Hrad Vallis is one of the many valley systems located west of the Elysium volcanic complex. The channel system may have been formed … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, Elysium Planitia, fluvial channels, Hrad Vallis, lava channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Phlegethon Catena
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 1, 2016. Today’s VIS image shows part of Phlegethon Catena. The linear features are created by faulting. Paired faults with down dropped block of material are called graben and are formed due to tectonic … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, graben, lava tubes, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Phlegethon Catena, pit craters, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 30, 2016. Cerberus Fossae is a group of graben located near the southern part of Tartarus Montes. The graben are fault bounded blocks of material that have slide downward along the fault faces. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Cerberus Fossae, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Tartarus Montes, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Olympica Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 29, 2016. This VIS image of Olympica Fossae shows both linear and sinuous channel forms. The linear depressions are most likely of tectonic origin (faulting); and the sinuous channels were probably formed by liquid … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, lava channels, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Olympica Fossae, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Cerberus Fossae
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 22, 2016. This VIS image shows part of Cerberus Fossae. The linear depressions are called fossae. The fossae are fault bounded graben, created by tectonic activity in the region. More THEMIS Images of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Cerberus Fossae, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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THEMIS: Terra Sirenum – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, March 14, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Terra Sirenum. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create a false color image. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, tectonics, Terra Sirenum, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics
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