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Acheron Fossae 76, 76–77 cuesta 167, 169 Hadriacus Cavi 183 orbit 1 Acidalia 86, 87 Curiosity 9, 32, 62, 195 Hadriacus Palus 183, 184–185 surface gravity 1, 13 aeolian, See wind; dunes Cyane Catena 82 Hecates 102, 103 Mars 3 spacecraft 6, 201–202 Aeolis Dorsa 197 Hellas 30, 30, 53 Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) 9 Aeolis Mons, See 227 Hellas Montes 225 Mars Chart 1 80, 81 datum (zero elevation) 2 220, 220, 226, 227 Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), See , Opportunity albedo 4, 5,6,10, 56, 139 deformation 220, See also contraction, extension, faults, 61, 130, 173 9 alluvial deposits 62, 195, 197, See also fluvial deposits grabens spherules 61,61 (MGS) 9 Period, history of 50–51, 59 62, 246, 246 crater 135, 135 Mars Odyssey (MO) 9 Amenthes Planum 143, 143 deltas 174, 175, 195 Herschel crater 188, 189 Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) 9 195, 195 dikes, igneous 82, 105, 155 188–189 Mars Pathfinder 9, 31, 36, 60,60 130, 131 domical mound 135, 182, 195 Period, history of 50, 188 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) 9 129, 130 Dorsa Argentea 239, 240 crater 183, 185 massif 182, 224 213 dunes 56, 57,69–70, 71, 168, 185, hydrothermal activity 195 130, 130 Ariadnes Colles 231, 231, 232 213–214 MC, See Mars Chart 159, 160 dust 18, 56 igneous rocks 19–21, 59, See also lava, volcanic rock 147, 152, 153, 195, 197 Astapus Colles 99 impact basin 28–29, 30,52–53, 53, 139, 178, 179, 182, 32, 37,61 147 crater 174, 175 212, 218, 219, 219, 239 Meroe Patera 139 201 elevation 2, 11, 12,26 infrared image, contrast with visible 1 meteorites, Mars 59, 59,61 aureole 109 highest 29 interior layered deposits 168 Milankovič crater 75, 75 aureole deposits 111 lowest 224 Isidis basin 139 minerals 19–21, 24, 59, 62, 185, 196, See also Elysium 30, 32, 53, 146 carbonate, clay, hematite, serpentine bars, fluvial 87, 87, 128, 129, 155 Elysium Fossae 147 122, 123 moons, See Deimos, basin and range topography 152, 153–154 147, 149 knobs 99, 142–143, 143, 226, 227, 231, Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons) 62, 195, 196 eolian, See wind; dunes 231, 232 mud volcanoes 70, 70, 87, 89, 142–143, 143 calderas 46, 118, 118, 139, 191 Eridania Scopulus 231, 233 multi-ring crater 94, 95, 139, 178, 179, 182, 207, 209, canals 4–6 eskers 213, 215, 239 lahars 103–104, 103, 104, 146, 148, 149 212, 221, See also impact basin carbonate 184, 185 Eumenides Dorsum 111 lakes 62, 98, 130, 139, 189, 213, 220, 225, 231 catenae 81, 82, 167 ExoMars 9 landslides 70, 71, 110, 166 Naktong Vallis 134, 135 caves 159–161, 160–161 extension 152, 159, 208 lava coils 147, 147 Nectaris Fossae 167, 169 Cavi Angusti 239, 241 lava flow 82, 99, 99, 117, 147, 147, 166 Nepenthes Planum 142 117 faults 155, 166, 168, 174, 208 lava tube 159, 160 214 Channeled Scablands 54, 54–55 thrust 207 layered strata 135, 135, 178, 179, 182, 183, 189, 195, Niger Vallis 225, 227 chaotic terrain 124, 124, 130, 131, 155, 172, 174, floods 153 196, 202, 202, 213, 220 Nili Patera 139 201, 201 flow, liquified 75, 103–104, 142, 148 life, conditions for 59, 60, 161 Noachis Terra 219, 219 Charybdis Scopulus 179, 179 fluvial deposits 60, 62, 95, 104, 125, 125, 183, lithosphere 54, 118 Nochian Period, history of 50, 59, 219–221, 219 68, 238, 240 185, 239 lobate flows 82, 83, 93, 105, 143, 225 8 chemical conditions over time 59 fractures 76, 76, 105, 117, 169, 207, 208 Loire Valles 173, 175 northern lowlands 26, 28, 28, 52

Chryse Planitia 31, 35 frost, CO2, seasonal 209 crater 209 Claritas rise (informal term) 158, 159 Ls 1 obliquity 1, 69, 117, 159, 239 clay minerals 61, 130, 130 Galaxias Fossae 104, 105 Lucaya crater 183–184, 185 oceans 55, 98 coils, See lava coils crater 62 crater 94,95 northern 69, 95 columnar joints 183, 184, 185 geologic map units 39, 42, 43, 247, 248 Olympica Fossae 117 cone-shaped landforms 142–143, See also mud volcanoes geologic timescale, Mars 49, 49, See also individual Ma’adim Vallis 54, 231 117, 118, 119 contraction 102, 159, 207 Periods magnetization, crustal 15, 52, 230 moat 118, 119 166 glaciers 55, 93, 104, 105, 110, 117, 117, 159, 214, 125, 125 Olympus Rupes 111, 111, 119 Coprates rise 167 225–226, 225 Mamers Valles 93 Opportunity (MER-B) 9, 32, 37, 61, 173 coronae 76, 80, 159 global dichotomy 14, 26–27, 52, 54 Mangala Fossa 154 148, 149 craters Gordii Dorsum 111 153, 154 outflow channels 27, 47, 122, 123, 124, 125, 128, distribution 48 grabens 45, 54, 77,80–81, 143, 147, 159, 161, 164, crater 7, 201 129, 153 elongated 149 179, 179, 207, 208 Mariner spacecraft (4, 6, 7, 9) 6 features 52,52 148, 149 Mars crater 189, 190 fresh 105 crater 221, 221 atmospheric pressure 1 Paraná Valles 173, 174, 175 highland forms 27 , Nathaniel 4 day, sidereal 1 219 wet flow 113, 113 grooves 245, 245 day, solar 1 periglacial features 69 crust 50, 166, 202 gullies 231, 231 differentiation of interior 52 104, 105 crustal thickness 14, 52 crater 32, 36, 60, 61 magnetic field 15,52 Phobos 62, 62, 245, 245

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Phoenix 9, 32, 37, 61, 62 serpentine 159 thermokarst 153 volcanoes 53, 103, 219 pingos 213, 215 shield volcano 80, 117, 146, 159, 159, 160, 194 crater 113, 113 aligned 202 pit chains, See catenae shoreline 94, 95, 225, 227 transition terrain 93–95 subglacial 240, 243 pits 89, 159–161, 160, 161 Sisyphi Montes 240, 243 trough, spiral 59, 69, 69, 238 pixel (picture element) 3 slope processes 59 tsunami 94–95,95 207, 207 planetocentric latitude 2 Sojourner, See Mars Pathfinder Tyrrhena Patera 191 water planetographic latitude 2 southern highlands 26–27, 27, 219 189 features created by 54, 139, 155, 189, 197 plate tectonics 15, 54, 159 spacecraft freezing point on Mars 55 polar plateau orbital 6–9 unconformity 213 frost 60 – – – CO2 ice 55, 69, 239, 241, 242 surface 31 32, 34,60 61 31 hydrated minerals 22, 55, 59, 61 62, 61, 69, 130, – – fl layered deposits 59, 69, 69, 70, 71, 239, 240 spiders, See polar plateau: CO2 ice Uzboi Ladon Morava (out ow channel) 172, 212 159, 167, 195, 231 30, 238, 239 Spirit (MER-A) 9, 32, 60, 195 ice 16, 55, 61, 62, 105, 105, 155 30–31, 33, 68, 69 streaks 58, 59, See also gullies, landslides 30, 54, 164–165, 165 precipitation 62, 207 polygons 32, 37, 61, 87, 89, 220 159, 159 networks 27, 81, 81, 134, 173, 175, slope streaks 55 Promethei Rupes 239, 239 Syrtis Major 139 207, 214 subsurface 164–165 Promethei Terra 225, 225 valleys 27, 47, 103, 117, 134–135, 135, 139, 143, 225, waterfalls 122, 123 82 226, 227 wind, See also dunes Ravius Valles 81 crater 182, 183 68 deposits 61, 70, 135, 135, 139, 189, 190 recurring slope lineae 55, 58, See also streaks Terra Sirenum 152, 153 Viking spacecraft (1, 2) dust devil (vortex) 56 225, 226 29, 31, 53, 158 lander 1 31, 35, 60 dust storms 56,56 rille 147, 159 Tharsis ridge belt 152, 207 lander 2 31, 35, 60 erosion 109, 110, 111, 111, 153, rock units 23, 23 Thaumasia highlands (informal term) 207 orbiter 6–9 190, 195 Thaumasia Planum 165 volcanic ash 195 wrinkle ridges 27, 44, 54, 169, 189, Schiaparelli crater 178, 179 Thaumasia plateau (informal term) 31, 53, volcanic channel 191 189, 231 Scylla Scopulus 179 164 volcanic rock 23, 54, 188, 219 sediment 87, 88, 98, 220 thermal inertia 17 volcanic uplift 76 yardangs 47, 109, 213

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