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"Araneiform" means "spider-like". These are channels that are carved in the surface by carbon dioxide gas. We do not have this process on Earth. The channels are somewhat radially organized and widen and deepen as they converge.
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Starburst Araneiform (ESP_012607_0980). Starburst Araneiform (ESP_012607_0980) Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona ...
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The first subimage (1) shows an example of "connected araneiform topography," terrain that is filled with spider-like channels whose arms branch and connect to each other. Gas flows through these channels until it encounters a vent, where is escapes out to the atmosphere, carrying dust along with it.
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Definition of araneiform from the online medical dictionary hosted by mondofacto.
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"Araneiform" means "spider-like." These are channels that are carved in the surface by carbon dioxide gas. We do not have this process on Earth. ... In the past we've just refered to them as "spiders." "Isolated araneiform topography" means that our features look like spiders that are not in contact with each other.
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New Vocabulary: Araneiform and Lace Terrains The south polar terrain on Mars contains landforms unlike any that we see on Earth, so much that a new vocabulary is required to describe them.
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erably refered to as “araneiform terrain” [5] in areas not previously identified as cryptic. ... fans in Figure 1a corresponds to the araneiform terrain ...
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Yes, it’s true –there are multi-legged, creepy-crawly looking things on Mars. The HiRISE camera has taken pictures of a slew of these things. But don’t worry, arachnophobs – they won’t bite or lay eggs ... The “spiders” are actually systems of channels near the south pole of Mars, ... In this series of pictures,
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Title, : Inca City Region and Monitoring of Araneiform Evolutions. Date, : Apr. 09, 2009. Credit, : NASA/JPL/University of Arizona ...
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Often the channels are radial in nature, with the escape point for the gas becoming the center for one of these araneiform features. ... Tags: Araneiform, hirise, JPL, Mars, NASA, Spider-shaped features...
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