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The Wind-Scoured Lava Flows of Pavonis Mons
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This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a circular impact crater and an oval volcanic caldera on the southern…
Sep 21, 2016
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Eumenides Dorsum
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This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows the action of the wind forming, called yardangs. The top layer of material…
Nov 2, 2006
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Canyons of Aeolis Mensae
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A relatively dusty plateau with some spur and gully topography is visible along its southern edge as well as amphitheater…
Nov 14, 2003
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Cutting Craters
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The rims of two old and degraded impact craters are intersected by a graben near Mangala Fossa. This image was…
Nov 12, 2003
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Ganges Chasma in Color
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A layered deposit in Ganges Chasma provides a striking color contrast against dark dunes and sand sheets in this image…
Oct 28, 2003
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