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Geologic map of the Amazonis Quadrangle of Mars

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1978-01-01

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E. C. Morris, and S. E. Dwornik, 19780101, Geologic map of the Amazonis Quadrangle of Mars: , https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WDX0K7.

Summary

The Amazonis quadrangle lies within the northern sparsely cratered hemisphere of Mars (Carr and others, 1973). The dominant structural and physiographic features of the quadrangle are low featureless plains (Amazonis Planitia) in the center third of the quadrangle, the western flanks of the large volcanic construct, Olympus Mons, and its associated aureole deposits (Lycus Sulci), which lies on the eastern slopes of the plains, and an area of rough knobby terrain along the west edge of the quadrangle. The central plains descend northward into the circumpolar lowlands (Arcadia Planitita, Vastitas Borealis) and rise southward where they are bounded by the cratered terrains of the equatorial region of Mars.

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Digitized 1:5,000,000-scale geologic map of the Amazonis Quadrangle of Mars. Originally mapped on Mariner 9 imagery. The map was imported into ArcMap and georeferenced to the Mars THEMIS basemap. Contacts and geologic units were digitized and attributed based on type and unit name.

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  • Astrogeology Science Center

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