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Geologic map of the Aeolis Quadrangle of Mars

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1978-01-01

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D.H. Scott, and M.N. West, 19780101, Geologic map of the Aeolis Quadrangle of Mars: , https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZE4ASV.

Summary

Two principal physiographic province of Mars are represented in the Aeolis quadrangle: (1) Elysium Planitia in the north is part of a broad planet-encircling belt of relatively young lowland plains, and (2) cratered highlands in the south consist of rough primitive terrain that extends to polar deposits around the southern ice cap (Condit and Soderblom, 1978; Scott and Carr, 1978). These two terrains are separated by an irregular discontinuous northwest-trending scarp that becomes less conspicuous and more segmented toward the east part of the map area. Two large channels transect the highlands; they widen northward downslope and have other features characteristic of terrestrial river beds. However, no fans or deltaic forms are visible [...]

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Digitized 1:5,000,000-scale geologic map of the Aeolis 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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