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Mars colour
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Title: Mars surface phase function constrained by orbital observations Authors: Mathieu Vincendon The photometric properties of the surface of Mars describe how remote measurements of surface reflectance can be linked to hemispherical albedo used for energy balance calculations. A simple L...
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Ladon basin
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The fractured features of Ladon basin ESA's Mars Express has observed the southern part of a partially buried approx. 440-km wide crater, informally named Ladon basin. The images, near to where Ladon Valles enters this large impact region reveal a variety of features, most notably the double inte...
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Aeolis Dorsa
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved a new name for a Martian Dorsa. Aeolis Dorsa for a 459.17-km-wide Martian feature located at -5.05°S, 152.63°E. The feature was named in honour of the classical albedo feature.
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Ulysses Colles
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved a new name for a Martian Collis. Ulysses Colles for a 84.81-km-wide Martian hill located at 6.14°N, 236.91°E. The feature was named in honour of the classical albedo feature.
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Lederberg crater
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved a new name for a Martian crater. Lederberg for a 87.25-km-wide Martian crater located at 13.01°N, 314.08°E. The feature was named in honour of the American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg (1925-2008).
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Melas Dorsa region
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Melas Dorsa reveals a complex geological history on Mars ESA's Mars Express has imaged an area to the south of the famed Valles Marineris canyon on the Red Planet, showing a wide range of tectonic and impact features. On 17 April, the orbiter pointed its high-resolution stereo camera at the Melas Dor...
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Moanda crater
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved a new name for a crater on Mars. Moanda for a 38.88-km-wide Martian crater located at -35.96°S, 320.05°E. The feature was named in honour of a town in Gabon..
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Martian Dichotomy
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Margarita Marinova (SETI Talks) One of the largest features on Mars is its hemispheric dichotomy: the difference in crater density, elevation (~4 km), and crustal thickness (~30 km) between the Northern Lowlands and the Southern Highl...
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635,000 Martian craters
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CU-Boulder researchers catalogue more than 635,000 Martian craters It's no secret that Mars is a beaten and battered planet -- astronomers have been peering for centuries at the violent impact craters created by cosmic buckshot poundi...
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Danielson crater
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Mars crater shows evidence for climate evolution Danielson and Kalocsa craters ESA's Mars Express has provided images of a remarkable crater on Mars that may show evidence that the planet underwent significant periodic fluctuations in its climate due to changes in its rotation axis. On 19 June...
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Martian Carbon
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NASA Funded Research Shows Existence Of Reduced Carbon On Mars NASA-funded research on Mars meteorites that landed on Earth shows strong evidence that very large molecules containing carbon, which is a key ingredient for the building blocks of life, can originate on the Red Planet. These macromo...
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Three New Martian Features
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved new names for three features on Mars. Aeolis Mons for a 88.99-km-wide Martian mountain located at -5.08°S, 137.8°E. The feature was named in honour of the classical albedo feature. Aeolis Palus for a 111.63-km-wide Martian plain l...
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Naar Crater
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Credit NASA/JPL/University of Arizona This impressive crater, that stretches well across the width of the HiRISE camera's footprint, is notable for its sharp rim and steep walls. There are also some interesting features on the crater floor, not to mention the ejecta blanket, the material surrou...
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Endeavour crater
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Endeavour is an impact crater located in Meridiani Planum on Mars. Endeavour is 22 kilometres in diameter. Using Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data, phyllosilicate-bearing outcrops have been detected along the rim of this crater. These minerals may have formed under wet conditions in a low-acid...
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Tharsis pit-chains
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The pit-chains of Mars - a possible place for life? The latest images released from ESA's Mars Express reveal a series of 'pit-chains' on the flanks of one of the largest volcanoes in the Solar System. Depending on their origin, they might be tempting targets in the search for microbial life on the Re...
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