Book contents
- The Atlas of Mars
- Additional material
- The Atlas of Mars
- Copyright page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- How to Use this Atlas
- Sources of Images
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 History of Exploration of Mars
- Chapter 3 Global Character of Mars
- Chapter 4 Regional Geographic Features and Surface Views of Mars
- Chapter 5 Geology of Mars
- Map Sheets
- Mare Boreum (MC-1)
- Diacria (MC-2)
- Arcadia (MC-3)
- Mare Acidalium (MC-4)
- Ismenius Lacus (MC-5)
- Casius (MC-6)
- Cebrenia (MC-7)
- Amazonis (MC-8)
- Tharsis (MC-9)
- Lunae Palus (MC-10)
- Oxia Palus (MC-11)
- Arabia (MC-12)
- Syrtis Major (MC-13)
- Amenthes (MC-14)
- Elysium (MC-15)
- Memnonia (MC-16)
- Phoenicis Lacus (MC-17)
- Coprates (MC-18)
- Margaritifer Sinus (MC-19)
- Sinus Sabaeus (MC-20)
- Iapygia (MC-21)
- Mare Tyrrhenum (MC-22)
- Aeolis (MC-23)
- Phaethontis (MC-24)
- Thaumasia (MC-25)
- Argyre (MC-26)
- Noachis (MC-27)
- Hellas (MC-28)
- Eridania (MC-29)
- Mare Australe (MC-30)
- Moons: Phobos and Deimos
- Appendix
- Gazetteer
- References
- Index
Lunae Palus (MC-10)
from Map Sheets
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 August 2019
- The Atlas of Mars
- Additional material
- The Atlas of Mars
- Copyright page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- How to Use this Atlas
- Sources of Images
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 History of Exploration of Mars
- Chapter 3 Global Character of Mars
- Chapter 4 Regional Geographic Features and Surface Views of Mars
- Chapter 5 Geology of Mars
- Map Sheets
- Mare Boreum (MC-1)
- Diacria (MC-2)
- Arcadia (MC-3)
- Mare Acidalium (MC-4)
- Ismenius Lacus (MC-5)
- Casius (MC-6)
- Cebrenia (MC-7)
- Amazonis (MC-8)
- Tharsis (MC-9)
- Lunae Palus (MC-10)
- Oxia Palus (MC-11)
- Arabia (MC-12)
- Syrtis Major (MC-13)
- Amenthes (MC-14)
- Elysium (MC-15)
- Memnonia (MC-16)
- Phoenicis Lacus (MC-17)
- Coprates (MC-18)
- Margaritifer Sinus (MC-19)
- Sinus Sabaeus (MC-20)
- Iapygia (MC-21)
- Mare Tyrrhenum (MC-22)
- Aeolis (MC-23)
- Phaethontis (MC-24)
- Thaumasia (MC-25)
- Argyre (MC-26)
- Noachis (MC-27)
- Hellas (MC-28)
- Eridania (MC-29)
- Mare Australe (MC-30)
- Moons: Phobos and Deimos
- Appendix
- Gazetteer
- References
- Index
Summary
This map spans diverse highland to lowland terrains from west to east. The western smooth region is the margin of the Tharsis rise that is centered to the west of the map, descending from 2 km to near datum. The elevated Lunae Planum and southern part of Tempe Terra occupy the central third of the map area. Lunae Planum rises to 3,500 m elevation along the southern border of the map as it approaches the Valles Marineris canyon system (south of the map area, MC-18). East of the planum lies the heavily cratered Xanthe Terra and Xanthe Montes. Cutting into these highlands are the large outflow channels Maja Valles and Kasei Valles. The latter originates from the irregular Echus Chasma depression that lies near datum. In the northeastern corner is Chryse Planitia, part of the vast northern lowlands, more than 3000 m below datum, and the destination for channel outflow as well as the Viking 1 lander.
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- The Atlas of MarsMapping its Geography and Geology, pp. 120 - 125Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019