Sentences with phrase «by ancient craters»

Iapetus with its equatorial ridge battered by ancient craters.

Not exact matches

However, Gale crater, where the Curiosity rover landed, contains fragments of very ancient igneous rocks (around 4 billion years old) that are distinctly light in color, which were analyzed by the ChemCam instrument.

Turning over rocks across the crater, the rover has compiled evidence of ancient water — a lake fed by rivers once occupied the crater itself — and organic compounds and other chemicals essential for life.

Scientists have explained Sputnik Planitia's youthful appearance by positing that it is an ancient impact basin — a giant crater filled with thick floes of younger ice that, driven by heat seeping up from below, churn and refresh the surface.

Hard by the larger Holden Crater, this ancient crater contains a classic river delta, which means a lake must have formed.

The list of places where NASA's next Mars rover, due to launch in 2020, could land has been narrowed down to three: Jezero crater, the dry remains of an ancient lake; Northeast Syrtis, which used to host hot springs; and the Columbia Hills, previously explored by NASA's Spirit rover.

Maps of its gravity have confirmed the existence of hidden, ancient craters, long since filled in by lava flows.

The discovery suggests that when the rover descends into the crater in a few months, it may find a bathtub ring of the tiny concretions — an ancient high - water mark suggesting the area was altered by ground, not surface, water.

These had been hinted at last year, when Alex Evans at the University of Arizona and colleagues used GRAIL maps to find evidence of more than 100 craters buried beneath seas of basalt formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.

Very ancient terrain covered by many impact craters lies to the south of Valles Marineris.

Stop at Mount Gambier, which sits on an ancient extinct volcano and is circled by vivid crater lakes.

Crater Lake Lodge is positioned right at the end of a caldera (or huge crater) formed by the collapse of an ancient volcano.

This rainforest trek through the Balinese National Park will take you by stunning crater lakes, ancient temples and examples of unique Balinese flora and fauna.

From lush ancient Hawaiian rainforests to dynamic lava landscapes, we will experience a variety of microclimates, huge craters, stand by steaming vents, walk through a lava tube, and if Madame Pele (the Volcano Goddess) allows, we'll see active lava flows pouring into the Pacific Ocean.

It is defined geographically by an ancient volcanic landscape, the largest freshwater crater lake in Australasia, geothermal attractions, and the mountains and ski areas of Tongariro National Park, a dual World Heritage National Park.

The Absolutely Green in the lush high heartland of Bali at an altitude of 1.142 meters above the sea level which surrounded by rolling mountain, crater lakes and ancient forest, the course design is meant to blend the fairways and create a dramatic backdrop for tea shots and approaches.The deep blue sky, the air fresh, clear and the temperature average between 14 - 20 Celsius degrees.It is rights comfortable golfing destination in Bali.It features tall trees and flowers of riotous colour separating the fairway of this 18 holes championship course.Designed by Peter Thompson, Michael Wolferidge & Associates, Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club will make you feel a part of the rich, sporty, and exotic nature.

Chesapeake Bay is the site of an ancient impact crater, caused by a comet or meteor.

Yellowstone's caldera, which covers a 25 - by 37 - mile (40 - by 60 - kilometer) area of Wyoming, is an ancient crater formed after the last big blast, some 640,000 years ago.