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Tag Archives: Xanthe Terra
HiRISE: Chaotic terrain in Xanthe Terra
Chaotic terrain in Xanthe Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
Posted in Reports
Tagged Beautiful Mars, chaos, chaotic terrain, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, Xanthe Terra
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THEMIS: Bamba Crater – false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, July 25, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Bamba Crater located in Xanthe Terra. The THEMIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create … Continue reading
Posted in Reports
Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Bamba Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Xanthe Terra
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HiRISE: Faulting Mars
This region of Xanthe Terra has mostly been contracted due to thrust faulting, but this local region shows evidence of extensional faulting, also called normal faulting. When two normal faults face each other, they create a bathtub-like depression called a … Continue reading
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Tagged faulting, graben, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, tectonics, University of Arizona, Xanthe Terra
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THEMIS: Nanedi Valles
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 16, 2016. This VIS image shows both branches of Nanedi Valles, close to the point where they join to form a single channel. Nanedi Valles is located in Xanthe Terra. More THEMIS Images of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, channels, fluvial channels, Mars Odyssey, Nanedi Valles, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Xanthe Terra
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THEMIS: Xanthe Terra
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 6, 2016. This image shows a portion of the margin between the higher elevations of Xanthe Terra and the lower elevations of Hydraotes Chaos. The linear depression in the bottom half of the image … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, craters, graben, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Xanthe Terra
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THEMIS: Crater — false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 24, 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, crater ejecta, craters, Mars Odyssey, NASA, THEMIS, Thermal Emission Imaging System, Xanthe Terra
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HiRISE: Traipsing across Xanthe Terra
Traipsing across Xanthe Terra. Beautiful Mars series.
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, layers, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, mass wasting, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, Xanthe Terra
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HiRISE image: Far end of an alluvial fan
Beautiful Mars series: Far end of an alluvial fan on the floor of a crater in Xanthe Terra. More Beautiful Mars images.
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Tagged alluvial fans, Beautiful Mars, channels, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, University of Arizona, Xanthe Terra
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