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MARCI weather report, June 29–July 5, 2015

Posted on July 9, 2015 by rburnham

This past week, dust storms and water-ice clouds continued to be observed over the northern plains of Mars along the seasonal receding polar cap edge. Looking to the south hemisphere, small, transient dust storms occurred in the highland region, while … Continue reading →

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MARCI weather report, June 22–28, 2015

Posted on July 2, 2015 by rburnham

For the past week on Mars, dust lifting and condensate water-ice clouds were observed along the seasonal north polar ice cap edge. A large transient dust storm was noted over Utopia at the beginning of the week. In the southern … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Windstreaks

Posted on June 29, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 29, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows windstreaks on the lava flows of Daedalia Planum. The “tail” behind the crater indicates winds blew from east to west. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Crater — false color

Posted on June 12, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 12, 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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MARCI weather report, June 1–7, 2015

Posted on June 10, 2015 by rburnham

Martian weather for the past week displayed continued dust-lifting and water-ice clouds along the seasonal north polar ice cap edge. In other parts of the northern hemisphere, small short-lived dust storms occurred in Chryse and western Amazonis. Focusing on the … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Crater dunes

Posted on June 4, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 4, 2015. Today’s VIS image shows part of the floor of an unnamed crater in Noachis Terra. The floor contains a sand sheet with dune forms. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological … Continue reading →

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Dust storms in Hellas Planitia

Posted on June 3, 2015 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, June 2015: Martin Voelker and Daniela Tirsch (Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center, Berlin). In July 2012 the Context Camera (CTX) on board Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) observed an upcoming and well-defined dust … Continue reading →

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MARCI weather report, May 25–31, 2015

Posted on June 3, 2015 by rburnham

Last week on Mars, dust lifting in southern Noachis surged into a regional dust storm. The storm quickly subsided into a dust cloud after a couple of sols and spread westward south of Hellas. Other local dust storms occurred in … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Crater dunes

Posted on June 3, 2015 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 3, 2015. This VIS image shows a region of small isolated dunes on the floor of an unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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HiRISE: Nili Patera dunes

Posted on May 28, 2015 by rburnham

Dunesongs of Muad’Dib – Okay, it’s actually Nili Patera. Beautiful Mars series.

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