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Tag Archives: wind erosion
THEMIS: Galle Crater floor features
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 5, 2018. This VIS image shows a small portion of the floor of Galle Crater. This large crater is located on the eastern side of Argyre Planitia. The floor of Galle Crater contains many … Continue reading
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Tagged Argyre Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, fluvial erosion, Galle Crater, glacial deposits, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion
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Mars Express: Shaping the surface with water, wind, and ice
ESA’s Mars Express has imaged an intriguing part of the Red Planet’s surface: a rocky, fragmented, furrowed escarpment lying at the boundary of the northern and southern hemisphere. This region is an impressive example of past activity on the planet … Continue reading
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Tagged DLR, ESA, European Space Agency, FU Berlin, High Resolution Stereo Camera, HRSC, ice, Mars Express, MEX, Nili Fossae, water, wind erosion
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Tibetan Plateau has analogs for Mars yardangs
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Jiang Wang and eight co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Geological Features and Evolution of Yardangs in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau (NW China): A Terrestrial Analogue for Mars • We … Continue reading
THEMIS: Wind-driven blowouts in Eumenides Dorsum
THEMIS Image of the Day, August 17, 2018. Eumenides Dorsum is a large linear rise located in southern Amazonis Planitia. Erosion by wind action is prevalent in this region. The horseshoe shaped depressions, called blowouts, indicate the major wind direction … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazonis Planitia, Arizona State University, ASU, eolian processes, Eumenides Dorsum, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion
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HiRISE: Inverted channel on elevated terrain
An inverted channel on elevated terrain. Interesting fluvial processes that might help improve our understanding of the deposits in the Medusae Fossae Formation. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, eolian processes, fluvial channels, fluvial deposits, fluvial processes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, inverted channels, inverted topography, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Medusae Fossae Formation, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, wind erosion, yardangs
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HiRISE: The bedforms, they are a-changin’
The bedforms, they are a-changin’. This is in Zephyria Planum. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand, University of Arizona, wind erosion, yardangs, Zephyria Planum
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THEMIS: Daedalia Planum crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 30, 2018. This VIS image shows part of an unnamed crater on the northwest margin of Daedaia Planum. Lava flows are visible around the crater rim. The interior of the crater has been filled … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, Daedalia Planum, lava flows, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, volcanics, wind erosion, yardangs
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THEMIS: Wind-etched ridges on Zephyria Planum
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 27, 2018. This VIS image is located near Zephyria Planum. Winds of two different directions have excavated a poorly cemented surface into linear ridge features called yardangs. Examining the structure of the ridges, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion, yardangs, Zephyria Planum
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THEMIS: Wind-eroded ridges
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 17, 2018. Winds in this region have modified the surface, carving valleys into a poorly cemented material. The winds in this region blew toward the northeast. (Note: north is to the top of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, Medusae Fossae Formation, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion, yardangs
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THEMIS: Wind etching of soft sediments
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 29, 2018. In regions of poorly cemented surface materials it is possible to create large features due to just the action of the wind. The equatorial region between Olympus Mons and Apollinaris Mons is … Continue reading
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Tagged Apollinaris Mons, Arizona State University, ASU, Mars Odyssey, Medusae Fossae Formation, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, wind erosion, yardangs
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