Posted on 03/25/2020 7:52:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) delivers once again! Using its advanced imaging instrument, the High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera, the orbiter captured a breathtaking image (shown below) of the plains north of Juventae Chasma.
This region constitutes the southwestern part of Valles Marineris, the gigantic canyon system that runs along the Martian equator.
The image was originally taken in July of 2007 by the HiRISE camera and showcases three distinct types of terrain. In the top half of the image, this includes plains with craters and sinuous ridge features.
These features are of particular interest since they could be inverted stream channels, which are known to occur when a low-lying area becomes elevated.
There are several reasons why a channel might stand out amid its surroundings, all of which come down to erosion.
For instance, these channels may be formed from larger rocks than their surrounding environment, have been streambeds that became cemented by precipitating minerals, or have become filled with lava at some point.
All of these materials are more resistant to erosion, which means that they would remain and appear elevated after wind or water carried away finer-grained material around them. Other features include plains with exposed layers and layers on the wall of the Juventae Chasma canyon.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencealert.com ...
Dali’s nervous breakdown.
The dry ocean bottoms where the green hordes thrive.
“While layered terrain is common in Martian canyons, it is not currently known what processes are behind their formation”
This phenomenon is explained by the occurrence of electrical /plasma based storms. The explanation is available here:
https://thedailyplasma.blog/category/electric-universe/
Looks like a dragon with a gaping mouth, ready to devour everything in sight.
Looks a bit like those geyser ponds in Yellowstone.
So a typical rain suit would not be sufficient?
An image of the virgin is surely in that mosaic somewhere!
Ping.
I see a piece of toast.
Dr Rorshach says that Covid 19 is getting to you. (I think I get your point, though.)
So a typical rain suit would not be sufficient? >>>>>>>
Very few materials could stand up to it. Like being inside of a massive plasma welding torch discharge. Some say it is what turned humans into pillars of salt at Sodom and Gomorrah.
Thuvia has a place there
Human lightning rod?
Stone spheres are evidence of electric storms. They were not formed in the ground subject to gravity, nor were they carved by giants. The spheres were formed by dust drawn into lightning channels and fused in the atmosphere like hailstones, which accounts for the spherical shape. Why they appear at or near beaches will be discussed in future articles.
I have a collection of many hundreds of images of these 'spherical boulders' from all over the world. This would be the best explanation of how they were formed...
Leather and suede, arts and craft project. Just kidding, neat photo.
thanks for the link, saved it and sent a well deserved contribution:
https://thedailyplasma.blog/category/electric-universe/
his illustrations and graphics are outstanding imo.
Giant hailstones made from fused silica precipitate.
Excellent!
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