Cratered Cones in the Isidis Region, Mars. These are almost certainly not cinder cones despite their appearance. Their alignment in rows is not typical of cinder cones on Earth; more likely these are mud volcanoes formed from the shaking of an impact event.
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Cratered Cones in the Isidis Region
Cratered Cones in the Isidis Region, Mars. These are almost certainly not cinder cones despite their appearance. Their alignment in rows is not typical of cinder cones on Earth; more likely these are mud volcanoes formed from the shaking of an impact event.
Venus Magellan Color SAR
Source: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech
Published: May 7, 2008
This global view of the surface of Venus is centered at 180 degrees east longitude. Magellan synthetic aperture radar mosaics from the first cycle of Magellan mapping are mapped onto a computer-simulated globe to create this image.
Source: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech
Published: May 7, 2008
This global view of the surface of Venus is centered at 180 degrees east longitude. Magellan synthetic aperture radar mosaics from the first cycle of Magellan mapping are mapped onto a computer-simulated globe to create this image.
Lake Chandler Acid Lake
Jeff Kargel (University of Arizona) Jim Crowley (USGS), Field trip to Australia to study acid lakes as Mars analogs.
Jeff Kargel (University of Arizona) Jim Crowley (USGS), Field trip to Australia to study acid lakes as Mars analogs.
Lake Tyrrel. Acid Lake
Jim Crowley (USGS) and Jeff Kargel (University of Arizona) studying acid lakes as mars analogs.
Jim Crowley (USGS) and Jeff Kargel (University of Arizona) studying acid lakes as mars analogs.
Lake Tyrrel. Acid Lake
Jim Crowley (USGS), Jeff Kargel (University of Arizona. Studying Earth as a Mars analog.
Jim Crowley (USGS), Jeff Kargel (University of Arizona. Studying Earth as a Mars analog.
Lake Tyrrel. Acid Lake
Jim Crowley (USGS), Nathan Bridges (JPL). Studying Earth as a Mars analog.
Jim Crowley (USGS), Nathan Bridges (JPL). Studying Earth as a Mars analog.
Lake Tyrrel. Acid Lake
Jim Crowley (USGS), Jeff Kargel (University of Arizona), Nathan Bridges (JPL). Studying Earth as a Mars analog.
Jim Crowley (USGS), Jeff Kargel (University of Arizona), Nathan Bridges (JPL). Studying Earth as a Mars analog.
Lake Tyrrel. Acid Lake
Simon Hook (JPL), Jim Crowley (USGS), Nathan Bridges (JPL). Studying Earth as a Mars analog.
Simon Hook (JPL), Jim Crowley (USGS), Nathan Bridges (JPL). Studying Earth as a Mars analog.
Lake Chandler. Acid Lake
Jim Crowley (USGS) measuring pH in the acid lake Chandler in Australia.
Jim Crowley (USGS) measuring pH in the acid lake Chandler in Australia.
Green Lake. Acid Lake
Jim Crowley (USGS), Nathan Bridges (JPL). Field trip to Australia to study acid lakes as Mars analogs.
Jim Crowley (USGS), Nathan Bridges (JPL). Field trip to Australia to study acid lakes as Mars analogs.
Karijini Circular Pool
Searching for life on Mars using Mars analogs in Australia. Banded Iron Formation Hamersley Basin.
Searching for life on Mars using Mars analogs in Australia. Banded Iron Formation Hamersley Basin.
Banded Iron Formation of Hamersley Range
Jim Crowley (USGS) searching for life on Mars using Mars analogs in Australia.
Jim Crowley (USGS) searching for life on Mars using Mars analogs in Australia.
Dawn of Life
3.5 billion years old stromatolites. Searching for life on Mars using Mars analogs in Australia.
3.5 billion years old stromatolites. Searching for life on Mars using Mars analogs in Australia.
Marble Bar Chert Stained with Iron
Jim Crowley (USGS) searching for life on Mars using Mars analogs in Australia.
Jim Crowley (USGS) searching for life on Mars using Mars analogs in Australia.
Cratered cones near Hephaestus Fossae
Cratered cones near Hephaestus Fossae, Mars. This might look at first glance like a cinder cone, but it is more likely an impact crater. Using the shadow, one can tell that its floor is at a lower elevation than the surrounding landscape. A cinder cone would rise above the landscape.
Cratered cones near Hephaestus Fossae, Mars. This might look at first glance like a cinder cone, but it is more likely an impact crater. Using the shadow, one can tell that its floor is at a lower elevation than the surrounding landscape. A cinder cone would rise above the landscape.
Vale do Rio Doce Company, Carajás Iron Mine
Banded iron formation. Core room of Vale do Rio Doce Company, Carajás iron mine. Searching for life on Mars using Mars analogs in Australia.
Banded iron formation. Core room of Vale do Rio Doce Company, Carajás iron mine. Searching for life on Mars using Mars analogs in Australia.
Vale do Rio Doce Company, Carajás Iron Mine
Studying an iron mine as Mars analog.
Cone on Pavonis Mons
A cone located on Pavonis Mons, Mars. Pavonis Mons is a shield volcano in the Tharsis region. This cone’s location in a volcanically active area, its parasitic position on Pavonis Mons, and its breach are all familiar to Earth cinder cones. It’s thus very likely that this is a cinder cone. (HiRISE image PSP_002671_1790)
A cone located on Pavonis Mons, Mars. Pavonis Mons is a shield volcano in the Tharsis region. This cone’s location in a volcanically active area, its parasitic position on Pavonis Mons, and its breach are all familiar to Earth cinder cones. It’s thus very likely that this is a cinder cone. (HiRISE image PSP_002671_1790)
Fractured mounds in Elysium Planitia
A larger view of the area in which possible tumuli are located. The mounds are at the southern edge of Elysium Planitia. Elysium Planitia is a wide plain that lies to the south of the volcanic region Elysium. These features are found in a region of uplift that is theorized to be a massive lava inflation feature.
A larger view of the area in which possible tumuli are located. The mounds are at the southern edge of Elysium Planitia. Elysium Planitia is a wide plain that lies to the south of the volcanic region Elysium. These features are found in a region of uplift that is theorized to be a massive lava inflation feature.
Fractured mounds in Elysium Planitia
Fractured mounds at the southern edge of Elysium Planitia. Elysium Planitia is a wide plain that lies to the south of the volcanic region Elysium. These features are found in a region of uplift that is theorized to be a massive lava inflation feature.
Fractured mounds at the southern edge of Elysium Planitia. Elysium Planitia is a wide plain that lies to the south of the volcanic region Elysium. These features are found in a region of uplift that is theorized to be a massive lava inflation feature.
Red Beds
Red beds as Mars analog.
Red beds as Mars analog.