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Basaltic Crater in Color IR
This anaglyph, from NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, shows basalt cliffs along the northwest edge of the...
Basalt cliffs along the northwest edge of the Meseta de Somuncura plateau near Sierra Colorada, Argentina show an...
The Meseta de Somuncura is a semi-arid basalt plateau in northern Patagonia. This view of the northwestern part of...
NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a lobate scarp in the mare basalts of Aitken crater on the lunar farside arrows.
The Meseta de Somuncura is a broad plateau capped by basalt. Near its western edge is evidence of multiple volcanic...
This graph shows a spectrum recorded by the Chemistry and Camera instrument ChemCam in NASA Curiosity Mars rover; it...
Today's VIS image is located in an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. Dark blue in this combination is typically...
This anaglyph, from NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, shows Meseta de Somuncura, a semi-arid basalt plateau in...
This view of northern Patagonia, near El Cain, Argentina shows complexly eroded volcanic terrain, with basalt mesas,...
This image is a single frame from a computer animation, which begins with a global view of the planet Mars created...
A sampling pit exposing clay-bearing lake sediments, deposited in a basaltic basin in southern Australia -- a modern...
This spectacular view, taken by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey, shows the sunlit cliffs and basaltic sand dunes in southern...
This anaglyph, from NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, shows Meseta de Somuncura, a broad plateau capped by...
Luna 16 was the first robotic mission to land on the Moon on basaltic plains of Mare Fecunditatis and return a...
This observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the edge of a dark dune field on the floor of Proctor...
This image taken by the MAHLI camera shows a sample of basaltic rock from a lava flow in New Mexico serves as a...
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A group of dunes is visible on the floor of this unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. The dunes contain basaltic sand,...
Tombaugh Crater is in the center of this VIS image. Dark blue tones are basaltic sands of the floor of the crater....
This image shows a small section of Nili Fossae. The darker blue tones are usually indications of basaltic sands....
The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create...
In southern Syria, the Azraq-Wadi as Sirhan Depression is the site of young volcanic activity, producing an...
This VIS image is located in an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. Dark blue tones in false color indicate basaltic...