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A imagem retrata um recanto ensolarado do Parque da Alameda, o principal jardim urbano e histórico de Santiago de Compostela, na Galiza. Este espaço emblemático, que serve de pulmão verde para a cidade desde o século XIX, está estruturado em três áreas distintas: o Paseo da Alameda, a Carballeira de Santa Susana e o Paseo da Ferradura. Na fotografia, destaca-se o pavimento de pedra ladeado por relvados bem cuidados e árvores de folha caduca de grande porte, cuja copa densa projeta sombras essenciais para o conforto térmico dos visitantes. Os bancos brancos de madeira, dispostos em semicírculo ou alinhados ao longo dos caminhos, são elementos característicos do mobiliário urbano local, convidando ao descanso e à socialização, como demonstrado pelos grupos de pessoas sentadas. Mais do que uma área de lazer, a Alameda é um património cultural que alberga diversas espécies botânicas e monumentos, funcionando historicamente como a "sala de estar" nobre da cidade, onde residentes e peregrinos se cruzam num ambiente de tranquilidade arquitetónica e natural.
The image depicts a sunny corner of Parque da Alameda, the main urban and historical garden of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. This emblematic space, which has served as a green lung for the city since the 19th century, is structured into three distinct areas: the Paseo da Alameda, the Carballeira de Santa Susana and the Paseo da Ferradura. The photograph highlights the stone pavement flanked by well-kept lawns and large deciduous trees, whose dense canopy casts essential shadows for the thermal comfort of visitors. The white wooden benches, arranged in a semicircle or lined up along the paths, are characteristic elements of the local urban furniture, inviting rest and socialization, as demonstrated by the groups of people sitting. More than a leisure area, the Alameda is a cultural heritage site that houses various botanical species and monuments, historically functioning as the city’s noble “living room,” where residents and pilgrims meet in an environment of architectural and natural tranquility.
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter : HiRISE Instrument captured this fantastic, Abstract Artwork created by dust devils on Mars in the Dune Fields of Hellas Planitia back in 2010.
Source Data :
hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_016483_1360
Original Image Credit: NASA / JPL / University of Arizona
Adjusted / Processed image credit: Neal Spence
Meridiani Planum
Merdiani Planum is the region that the rover Opportunity has been exploring. You can see from the numerous sand pilings what a challenge it would be to navigate a rover across! (Less than 1 km top to bottom and north is to the right.)
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Aonia Terra Dune Field
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (Mar 2012, 252 km above the surface, 5 km across; www.uahirise.org/ESP_026602_1300)
On the Migration of Ripples in Hellas Planitia — This is part of a large dune field inside the western rim of Hellas Planitia. The field is located at an elevation that is deeper than most dune fields at this latitude. How does that impact ripple migration?
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
(258 km above the surface, less than 1 km top to bottom and north is to the right.)
We went to the mercadillo the other day. I went all @_@ because there were a lot of pretty things.
Oh tonight, 8:30, GER vs ESP, ¡VIVA LA ROJA! But god, I hope they don't go 4-0 on us.
Acquisition date
05 December 2014
Local Mars time
15:18
Latitude (centered)
11.394°
Longitude (East)
155.038°
Spacecraft altitude
278.0 km (172.8 miles)
Original image scale range
55.6 cm/pixel (with 2 x 2 binning) so objects ~167 cm across are resolved
Dunes in the Western Nereidum Montes — Dunes are particularly suited to comprehensive planetary studies because they are abundant over a wide range of elevations and terrain types.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (274 km above the surface, less than 1 km top to bottom and north is to the right.)
Eastern Hebes Chasma – Hebes Chasma is an isolated chasma just north of the Valles Marineris canyon system of Mars.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (267 km above the surface, less than 1 km top to bottom and north is to the right)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_018664_1785
Lovely Light-Toned Layers in Noctis Labyrinthus
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (less than 1 km across; www.uahirise.org/ESP_015975_1695)
A Crater’s Tale
This (mostly) solitary crater has lots of dune ripples inside it, and is located in an area of possible olivine-rich terrain.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (267 km above the surface, less than 5 km across.)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_023152_1720
Slope Monitoring in Meridiani Planum – This could be a candidate site for “recurring slope lineae.”
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (Acquired: November 2016, approximately 269 kilometers above the surface. Scene is 5 km across. www.uahirise.org/ESP_048344_1765)
Sand dunes in the north polar regions of Mars show light coatings of pale orange dust blown partially across the dark basaltic sand. Around the edges of the dunes, patches of seasonal dry ice remain.
These patches will be gone soon as they sublimate (turn from ice to gas) in the summer sun. Some blocks of ice are visible at the foot of an alcove formed by a sand avalanche down the slipface of the dune.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Sculpted Cool – This is part of a steep scarp within the North Polar layered deposits. Scarps like this have the potential for active avalanches.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (319 km above the surface, less than 10 km left to right.)
Possible Olivine Exposure in a Crater within a Crater
Olivine has also been detected on the Moon, and its spectral signature has been seen in the dust disks around young stars.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (264 km above the surface, less than 5 km across.)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_023445_1775
The Velvety Blue Dunes of Melas Chasma — This color-infrared image shows sand dunes in Melas Chasma, located within the Valles Marineris.
Read the caption here: uahirise.org/ESP_055322_1680
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
A Dark Area in a Crater Floor
Similar regions observed by the THEMIS instrument onboard Mars Odyssey have proven interesting, revealing dunes and bedrock. Our higher resolution gives us a closer look. This image is in the southwestern portion of the impact crater, which is about 15 kilometers in diameter.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (275 km above the surface, less than 1 km top to bottom and north is to the right.
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_023766_1905
Possible Hematite and Kieserite in Capri Chasma
Hematite, a common iron-oxide mineral, was first identified in this are by the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer. Kieserite is a mineral that is chemically known as magnesium sulfate monohydrate, and is often colorless, grayish-white or yellowish.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (265 km above the surface, less than 5 km across.)
Source: www.uahirise.org/ESP_023753_1660
A teenage youth is detained by police officer during the general strike to protest against the government's tough new labor reforms and cutbacks in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, March 29, 2012. Flag-waving Spanish workers livid over labor market reforms they see as flagrantly pro-business blocked traffic Thursday, formed boisterous picket lines outside wholesale markets and bus garages as part of a nationwide general strike against the new conservative government. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Terrain in the Aeolis Region
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (Less than 5 km across. uahirise.org/ESP_023706_1725)
Southwest Arabia Terra Landforms — The myriad ridges we see indicate their material is more resistant to erosion that other parts of the terrain.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona (276 km above the surface, 1 km top to bottom and north is to the right.)