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Volcanoes-Arsia_Mons-Graben-20071119a-PCF-LXTT.jpgGraben on Arsia Mons (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)71 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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Volcanoes-Ceraunius_Tholus-Summit-PIA16595-PCF-LXTT-IPF.jpgThe Eastern Side of Ceraunius Tholus' Summit Caldera (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)71 visiteThis image (taken by the NASA - Mars Odyssey Orbiter during its 47827th orbit around the Red Planet) shows us the Eastern Side of the Summit Caldera of a Volcano known as Ceraunius Tholus (which is part, jointly with Uranius Mons and Uranius Tholus, of the so-called "Uranius Group of Volcanoes"). Ceraunius Tholus is approx. 130 Km across and approx. 5,5 Km high; it was so named after a Classical Albedo Feature and it is located in the Tharsis Quadrangle of Mars. Ceraunius Tholus is generally believed to be a Basaltic Shield-Volcano with the lower part buried beneath the lava-formed Plains forming. Earlier interpretations suggested also that it may be a "Stratovolcano". The Slopes on Ceraunius Tholus are quite steep with an average slope of 8° and with many Radial Erosional Channels and Pitted Valleys extending from just below the Rim of the Caldera, toward the base of the Volcano. The current view, however, is that the Valleys were eroded by Water. Interesting features that characterize Ceraunius Tholus are 3 (three) large Canyons located on the North/Western Flank of the Volcano and which are up to approx. 2,5 km wide and 300 meters deep. The biggest of these 3 (three) Canyons also appears to be the youngest one; it protrudes from the lowest point of the Volcanic Summit Caldera and it ends at the interesting Rahe Crater (an oblique Impact Crater with measures of about 35 × 18 Km), just North from the Volcano, where it formed a Depositional Fan. Its origin is (let us say, "obviously") still debatable and there are at least 3 (three) Main Models proposed to explain it: Creation by way of Fluvial Action, Volcanic (---> Lava) Flows or a combination of both of them. The Caldera of Ceranius Tholus is also dotted with many Collapse Pits (NOT visible in this frame), which, as you should know, are distinct from Impact Craters since they have no Rim and vary in abundance all across the Caldera. Some scientists believe that Glaciers may have existed on many of the Volcanoes located in the District of Tharsis, including Olympus Mons, Ascraeus Mons, and Pavonis Mons. Ceraunius Tholus, on uts side, may also have had its Glaciers Melt to form some temporary Lakes in the past. In fact, the smoothness and flatness of the Ceraunius Tholus' Summit Caldera Floor strongly suggests that, in a far and distant past, some meltwater might actually have accumulated over there, thus forming a so-called (and just temporary, as we said before) "Caldera Lake".
Latitude (centered): 24,0691° North
Longitude: 263,105° East
Instrument: VIS
Captured: September, 25th, 2012
This frame (which is an Original Mars Odyssey Orbiter b/w frame published on the NASA - Planetary Photojournal with the ID n. PIA 16595) has been additionally processed and then colorized in Absolute Natural Colors (such as the colors that a human eye would actually perceive if someone were onboard the NASA - Mars Odyssey Orbiter and then looked down, towards the Surface of Mars), by using an original technique created - and, in time, dramatically improved - by the Lunar Explorer Italia Team.MareKromium
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Craters-Lyot_Crater-PIA16512-PCF-LXTT-IPF.jpgThe Dunefield inside Lyot Crater (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)71 visiteOrbit Number: 47648
Latitude (centered): 50,2217° North
Longitude (East): 28,7883°
Instrument: VIS
Captured: September, 10th, 2012MareKromium
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North_Polar_Regions-North_Polar_Erg-PIA15943-PCF-LXTT-IPF.jpgFeatures of the North Polar Erg (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)71 visiteThe highly suggestive Dunefield visible in this VIS image taken by the NASA - Mars Odyssey Orbiter during its 46719th orbit around the Red Planet is just a small portion of the gigantic Dunefield (or "Erg" ---> Sea of Sand) that encircles most part of the North Pole of Mars. The bright round spot visible on the lower left (Sx) side of the frame should be just a patch of permanent ice which is located (and therefore, somehow, protected) inside a relatively shallow depression of the Surface - possibly (but we have no way to be sure), an almost rimless and very old Impact Crater.
Latitude (centered): 80,0896° North
Longitude (centered): 194,1910° East
Instrument: VIS
Captured: June, 26th, 2012
This frame (which is an Original Mars Odyssey Orbiter b/w frame published on the NASA - Planetary Photojournal with the ID n. PIA 15943) has been additionally processed and then colorized in Absolute Natural Colors (such as the colors that a human eye would actually perceive if someone were onboard the NASA - Mars Odyssey Orbiter and then looked down, towards the Surface of Mars), by using an original technique created - and, in time, dramatically improved - by the Lunar Explorer Italia Team.MareKromium
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Martian_Lower_Athmosphere-Winds_and_Fog-PIA07417-00.jpgLower Athmosphere (Original NASA/JPL/ASU b/w Frame)70 visitenessun commento
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Craters-Unnamed_Crater_in_Deuteronlius_Mensae-PIA07452.jpgCentral Peak Crater in Deuteronlius Mensae (Original NASA/JPL/ASU b/w Frame)70 visiteCaption NASA originale:"This image is located in Deuteronlius Mensae and contains a Central Peak in the middle of an older, flat-floored Unnamed Crater, infilled by Sediment".
Notate il picco centrale, fortemente deteriorato, e poi mettetelo a confronto con le immagini della Sfinge di Marte: dovreste notare che esistono delle (leggere) similitudini. Allora noi ci domandiamo, alla luce di quest'ultimo particolare (ultimo di una LUNGA serie...), se la NASA stia cercando di smontare in maniera radicale e definitiva la "Leggenda di Cydonia" riprendendo altri rilievi curiosi (pensate ai frames THEMIS ART MONTH p.e.) ma indubitabilmente di origine naturale, oppure se, effettivamente, il fatto di vedere un rilievo dall'alto e da una certa angolazione può essere (come noi crediamo che sia!) una fonte costante di sviste clamorose ed alle quali nessuno (neppure il Prof. Hoagland & Co.) è davvero immune.
E speriamo che i sostenitori dell'artificialità della "Faccia di Marte" non si arrabbino troppo con noi...
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Craters-Unnamed_Crater_in_Sirenum_Fossae-20071121a-PCF-LXTT.jpgUnnamed Crater in Sirenum Fossae (Darkened and Enhanced Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunar Explorer Italia)70 visiteCaption NASA:"This Unnamed Crater is located in near Sirenum Fossae and some of its modifications may be related to the tectonic activity that created the Fossae System. The Floor of this Unnamed Crater has be changed drastically from its original appearance". MareKromium
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Volcanoes-Ceraunius_Tholus-01.jpgFeatures of Ceraunius Tholus (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)70 visiteCoord.: 23,9° North Lat. and 262,7° East Long.
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Argyre_Basin-20080213a-PCF-LXTT.jpgFeatures of Argyre Basin (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)70 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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Channels-Hebrus_Vallis-20080522a-PCF-LXTT.jpgChannel and Tributaries - Hebrus Vallis (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)70 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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Fractures-Panchaia_Rupes-PIA08622-1.jpg"Linear Fractures" or "Through Segments" in Panchaia Rupes Region (Original NASA/JPL/ASU b/w Frame)69 visiteImage information: VIS instrument;
Latitude: 29,9° North;
Longitude: 138,5° East;
Resolution: 19 meter/pixel.
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Aeolian_Features-Yardangs-Apollinaris_PateraPIA08729.jpgYardangs in Apollinaris Patera (Original NASA/MGS/MSSS b/w Frame)69 visiteCaption NASA originale:"Only a portion of the ejecta remains around this Unnamed Crater. Wind action is creating Yardangs and stripping off the Surface Materials in this Region".
Image information: VIS instrument;
Latitude: 7,0° South;
Longitude: 173,8° East;
Resolution: 18 meter/pixel.
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