1123:, along with other geomorphic evidence, suggest that large, ice-covered lakes or a sea covered the interior of the Hellas basin during the Noachian period. In 2010, researchers used the global distribution of deltas and valley networks to argue for the existence of a Noachian shoreline in the northern hemisphere. Despite the paucity of geomorphic evidence, if Noachian Mars had a large inventory of water and warm conditions, as suggested by other lines of evidence, then large bodies of water would have almost certainly accumulated in regional lows such as the northern lowland basin and Hellas.
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now favor an overall
Noachian climate that was “cold and icy” punctuated by brief (hundreds to thousands of years) climate excursions warm enough to melt surface ice and produce the fluvial features seen today. Other researchers argue for a semiarid early Mars with at least transient periods of rainfall warmed by a carbon dioxide-hydrogen atmosphere. Causes of the warming periods remain unclear but may be due to large impacts, volcanic eruptions, or
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474:, a principle that lets geologists determine the relative ages of surface units. The dark-toned lava flow overlies (is younger than) the light-toned, more heavily cratered terrain (older lava flow?) at right. The ejecta of the crater at center overlies both units, indicating that the crater is the youngest feature in the image. (See schematic cross section, right.)
804:. These ridged plains form the base of the younger Hesperian System (pictured right). The lower stratigraphic boundary of the Noachian System is not formally defined. The system was conceived originally to encompass rock units dating back to the formation of the crust 4500 million years ago. However, work by Herbert Frey and colleagues at NASA's
387:, for example.) The number-density of large impact craters is very high, with about 200 craters greater than 16 km in diameter per million km. Noachian-aged units cover 45% of the Martian surface; they occur mainly in the southern highlands of the planet, but are also present over large areas in the north, such as in
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formed by rainfall in desert regions of Earth. Younger valleys from the Late
Noachian to Early Hesperian commonly have only a few stubby tributaries with interfluvial regions (upland areas between tributaries) that are broad and undissected. These characteristics suggest that the younger valleys were
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The Earth-based scheme of formal stratigraphic nomenclature has been successfully applied to Mars for several decades now but has numerous flaws. The scheme will no doubt become refined or replaced as more and better data become available. (See mineralogical timeline below as example of alternative.)
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have difficulty reproducing the higher mean temperatures necessary for abundant liquid water. This is partly because Mars receives less than half the solar radiation that Earth does and because the sun during the
Noachian was only about 75% as bright as it is today. As a consequence, some researchers
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Artist's impression of an early wet Mars. Late
Hesperian features (outflow channels) are shown, so this does not present an accurate picture of Noachian Mars, but the overall appearance of the planet from space may have been similar. In particular, note the presence of a large ocean in the northern
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weathering was common. Two subsequent eras, the
Theiikian and Siderikian, were also proposed. The Phyllocian era correlates with the age of early valley network formation on Mars. It is thought that deposits from this era are the best candidates in which to search for evidence of past life on the
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deposits across the planet's surface. Large impacts would have profoundly affected the climate by releasing huge quantities of hot ejecta that heated the atmosphere and surface to high temperatures. High impact rates probably played a role in removing much of Mars’ early atmosphere through impact
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The lunar cratering record suggests that the rate of impacts in the Inner Solar System 4000 million years ago was 500 times higher than today. During the
Noachian, about one 100-km diameter crater formed on Mars every million years, with the rate of smaller impacts exponentially higher. Such
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region. The bulk of the
Tharsis bulge is thought to have accumulated by the end of the Noachian Period. The growth of Tharsis probably played a significant role in producing the planet's atmosphere and the weathering of rocks on the surface. By one estimate, the Tharsis bulge contains around 300
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has existed since the Pre-Noachian. Water draining from the southern highlands during the
Noachian would be expected to pool in the northern hemisphere, forming an ocean (Oceanus Borealis). Unfortunately, the existence and nature of a Noachian ocean remains uncertain because subsequent geologic
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Most large
Noachian craters have a worn appearance, with highly eroded rims and sediment-filled interiors. The degraded state of Noachian craters, compared with the nearly pristine appearance of Hesperian craters only a few hundred million years younger, indicates that erosion rates were higher
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basin. The plains overlie (are younger than) the more rugged cratered terrain of the Middle
Noachian and underlie (are older than) the less cratered, ridged plains of the Lower Hesperian Series. The corresponding geologic time (geochronological) units of the three Noachian series are the Early
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The size-distribution of Earth-crossing asteroids greater than 100 m in diameter follows an inverse power-law curve of form N = kD, where N is the number of asteroids larger than diameter D. Asteroids with smaller diameters are present in much greater numbers than asteroids with large
304:. In any case it seems probable that the climate throughout the Noachian was not uniformly warm and wet. In particular, much of the river- and lake-forming activity appears to have occurred over a relatively short interval at the end of the Noachian and extending into the early
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on Earth. Many Noachian craters show channels entering on one side and exiting on the other. This indicates that large lakes had to be present inside the crater at least temporarily for the water to reach a high enough level to breach the opposing crater rim.
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or locations on the planet where surface units indicate a distinctive geological episode, recognizable in time by cratering age and stratigraphic position. For example, the referent for the Upper Noachian is an area of smooth intercrater plains east of the
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of Mars was denser than it is today, and the climate possibly warm enough (at least episodically) to allow rainfall. Large lakes and rivers were present in the southern hemisphere, and an ocean may have covered the low-lying northern plains. Extensive
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Water draining through the valley networks ponded in the low-lying interiors of craters and in the regional hollows between craters to form large lakes. Over 200 Noachian lake beds have been identified in the southern highlands, some as large as
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System are absent throughout much of the eastern central interior of the United States. However, the time interval of the Cretaceous (Cretaceous Period) still occurred there. Thus, a geologic period represents the time interval over which the
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Carter J.; Poulet F.; Ody A.; Bibring J.-P.; Murchie S. (2011). Global Distribution, Composition and Setting of Hydrous Minerals on Mars: A Reappraisal. 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, LPI: Houston, TX, abstract #2593.
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At least two separate phases of valley network formation have been identified in the southern highlands. Valleys that formed in the Early to Mid Noachian show a dense, well-integrated pattern of tributaries that closely resemble
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Geologic contact of Noachian and Hesperian Systems. Hesperian ridged plains (Hr) embay and overlie older Noachian cratered plains (Npl). Note that the ridged plains partially bury many of the old Noachian-aged craters. Image is
982:, if any existed. Computer models of heat and fluid transport in the ancient Martian crust suggest that the lifetime of an impact-generated hydrothermal system could be hundreds of thousands to millions of years after impact.
517:) representing a sheetlike, wedgelike, or tabular body of rock that underlies the surface. A surface unit may be a crater ejecta deposit, lava flow, or any surface that can be represented in three dimensions as a discrete
295:). Reconciling the geologic evidence of river valleys and lakes with computer climate models of Noachian Mars has been a major challenge. Models that posit a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere and consequent
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of crater formation over time. Accordingly, the beginning and end dates for Martian periods are uncertain, especially for the Hesperian/Amazonian boundary, which may be in error by a factor of 2 or 3.
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Parker, T. J.; Saunders, R. S.; Schneeberger, D. M. (1989). "Transitional Morphology in the West Deuteronilus Mensae Region of Mars: Implications for Modification of the Lowland/Upland Boundary".
1255:) when exposed to water. Therefore, the presence of olivine suggests that prolonged water erosion did not occur globally on early Mars. However, spectral and stratigraphic studies of Noachian
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Fastook, J. L.,; Head, J. W. (2015). Glaciation in the Late Noachian Icy Highlands: Ice Accumulation, Distribution, Flow Rates, Basal Melting, and Top-Down Melting Rates and Patterns.
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Ghatan, G. J.; Zimbelman, J. R. (2006). "Paucity of Candidate Coastal Constructional Landforms Along Proposed Shorelines on Mars: Implications for a Northern Lowlands-Filling Ocean".
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The Noachian Period is distinguished from later periods by high rates of impacts, erosion, valley formation, volcanic activity, and weathering of surface rocks to produce abundant
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Clifford, S.M.; Parker, T.J. (2001). "The Evolution of the Martian Hydrosphere: Implications for the Fate of a Primordial Ocean and the Current State of the Northern Plains".
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Golombek, M.P.; Bridges, N.T. (2000). Climate Change on Mars Inferred from Erosion Rates at the Mars Pathfinder Landing Site. Fifth International Conference on Mars, 6057.
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Howard, A.D.; Moore, J.M.; Irwin, R.P. (2005). An Intense Terminal Epoch of Widespread Fluvial Activity on Early Mars: 1. Valley Network Incision and Associated Deposits.
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evidence. The traces of several possible Noachian- and Hesperian-aged shorelines have been identified along the dichotomy boundary, but this evidence has been challenged.
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Stratigraphic terms are often confusing to geologists and non-geologists alike. One way to sort through the difficulty is by the following example: You can easily go to
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are not interchangeable terms in formal stratigraphic nomenclature, although they are frequently confused in popular literature. A system is an idealized stratigraphic
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Scott, D.H.; Tanaka, K.L. (1986). Geologic Map of the Western Equatorial Region of Mars. U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I–1802–A.
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Greeley, R.; Guest, J.E. (1987). Geologic Map of the Eastern Equatorial Region of Mars. U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I–1802–B.
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Fassett, C.I.; Head, J.W. (2008). "Valley Network-Fed, Open-Basin Lakes on Mars: Distribution and Implications for Noachian Surface and Subsurface Hydrology".
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Fassett, C.I.; Head, J.W. (2008b). Valley Network-Fed, Open-Basin Lakes on Mars: Distribution and Implications for Noachian Surface and Subsurface Hydrology.
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Obtaining radiometric ages on samples from identified surface units is clearly necessary for a more complete understanding of Martian history and chronology.
557:) equivalent of the Noachian System is the Noachian Period. Rock or surface units of the Noachian System were formed or deposited during the Noachian Period.
1014:, or snow melt) is still debated, valley networks are rare in subsequent Martian time periods, indicating unique climatic conditions in Noachian times.
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Tanaka, K.L. (2001). The Stratigraphy of Mars: What We Know, Don't Know, and Need to Do. 32nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1695.
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Across many areas of the planet, the top of the Noachian System is overlain by more sparsely cratered, ridged plains materials interpreted to be vast
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Baker, V. R.; Strom, R. G.; Gulick, V. C.; Kargel, J. S.; Komatsu, G. (1991). "Ancient Oceans, Ice Sheets and the Hydrological Cycle on Mars".
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Werner, S.C.; Tanaka, K.L. (2011). Redefinition of the Crater-Density and Absolute-Age Boundaries for the Chronostratigraphic System of Mars.
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from orbit indicate that olivine is mostly restricted to rocks of the Upper (Late) Noachian Series. In many areas of the planet (most notably
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This article is about the Martian geologic system and period. For the Biblical patriarch of whom "Noachian" is the derived adjective, see
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spacecraft proposed a new Martian era called the Phyllocian, corresponding to the Pre-Noachian/Early Noachian in which surface water and
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Wordsworth, R. Ehlmann, B.; Forget, F.; Haberle, R.; Head, J.; Kerber, L. (2018). Healthy Debate on Early Mars (Letter to the Editor).
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Hartmann, W.K.; Neukum, G. (2001). Cratering Chronology and Evolution of Mars. In Chronology and Evolution of Mars, Kallenbach, R.
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Anderson, R.C.; Dohm, J.M.; Buczkowski, D.; Wyrick, D.Y. (2022). Early Noachian Terrains: Vestiges of the Early Evolution of Mars.
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property, or set of landforms that distinguish it from other surface units and is large enough to be shown on a map. Mappers use a
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Frey, H.V. (2003). Buried Impact Basins and the Earliest History of Mars. Sixth International Conference on Mars, Abstract #3104.
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of a system were deposited, including any unknown amounts of time present in gaps. Periods are measured in years, determined by
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Masson, P.; Carr, M.H.; Costard, F.; Greeley, R.; Hauber, E.; Jaumann, R. (2001). "Geomorphologic Evidence for Liquid Water".
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Fassett, C.I.; Head, J.W. (2008a). The Timing of Martian Valley Network Activity: Constraints from Buffered Crater Counting.
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Bibring, J.-P.; et al. (2006). "Global Mineralogical and Aqueous Mars History Derived from OMEGA/Mars Express Data".
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Craddock, R.A.; Maxwell, T.A. (1993). "Geomorphic Evolution of the Martian Highlands through Ancient Fluvial Processes".
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Davis, P.A.; Golombek, M.P. (1990). "Discontinuities in the Shallow Martian Crust at Lunae, Syria, and Sinai Plana".
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Tanaka, K.L. et al. (2014). Geologic Map of Mars. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3292, pamphlet
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Di Achille, G.; Hynek, B.M. (2010). "Ancient Ocean on Mars Supported by Global Distribution of Deltas and Valleys".
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Squyres, S.W.; Clifford, S.M.; Kuzmin, R.O.; Zimbelman, J.R.; Costard, F.M. (1992). Ice in the Martian Regolith in
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Abramov, O.; Mojzsis, S.J. (2009). "Microbial Habitability of the Hadean Earth During the Late Heavy Bombardment".
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Much of the northern hemisphere of Mars lies about 5 km lower in elevation than the southern highlands. This
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that of Earth. Liquid water is unstable and will either freeze or evaporate depending on season and location (See
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bound above or below by adjacent units (illustrated right). Using principles such as
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Segura, T.L.; et al. (2002). "Environmental Effects of Large Impacts on Mars".
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million km of igneous material. Assuming the magma that formed Tharsis contained
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819:: Lower Noachian, Middle Noachian, and Upper Noachian. The series are based on
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Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, 324 pp. and Wilhelms, D.E. (1987).
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1002:. Many (but not all) Noachian-aged terrains on Mars are densely dissected by
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Masson, P (1991). "The Martian Stratigraphy—Short Review and Perspectives".
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environment to form. In 2006, researchers using the OMEGA instrument on the
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evidence remains because surfaces have been intensely reworked by impact.
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Gough, D. O. (1981). Solar interior structure and luminosity variations.
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1144:) and water vapor in percentages comparable to that observed in Hawaiian
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A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet;
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By analogy with the Moon, frequent impacts produced a zone of fractured
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approach pioneered in the early 1960s for photogeologic studies of the
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Tanaka, K.L.; Scott, D.H.; Greeley, R. (1992). Global Stratigraphy in
1656:"Evidence for Persistent Flow and Aqueous Sedimentation on Early Mars"
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545:. For Mars, four systems are defined: the Pre-Noachian, Noachian,
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Nimmo, F.; Tanaka, K. (2005). "Early Crustal Evolution of Mars".
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The Noachian System is subdivided into three chronostratigraphic
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for the Noachian System. Note the superficial resemblance to the
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evidence from orbit indicates that highland rocks are primarily
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The high erosion rates during the Noachian may have been due to
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Kite, E.S. (2019). Geologic Constraints on Early Mars Climate.
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region, building up enormous masses of volcanic material (the
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Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World;
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with distinctly different characteristics (on Earth, usually
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with a variety of textures indicating severe fracturing and
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of many old craters. Mountainous rim materials and uplifted
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3011:"Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of Mars"
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Eds.; University of Arizona Press: Tucson, AZ, pp. 523–554.
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http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/sixthmars2003/pdf/3104.pdf
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Eds.; University of Arizona Press: Tucson, AZ, pp. 345–382.
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375:. Noachian terrains consist of overlapping and interbedded
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751:. On Mars, radiometric ages are not available except from
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2nd ed.; Chapman & Hall: New York, p. 8 and Fig. 1.6.
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smaller than an age/stage; not used by the ICS timescale
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of the megaregolith permitted the deep infiltration of
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http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2011/pdf/2593.pdf
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1341:"Clays in Pacific Lavas Challenge Wet Early Mars Idea"
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3225:"Olivine and Pyroxene Diversity in the Crust of Mars"
1010:. Although their principal origin (rainfall erosion,
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there. However, you cannot visit the Late Ordovician
283:) that formed under chemical conditions conducive to
2703:"Impact-Induced Hydrothermal Activity on Early Mars"
2319:
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1159:atmosphere and a global layer of water 120 m deep.
328:"), a heavily cratered highland region west of the
2051:Wordsworth, R. (2016). The Climate of Early Mars.
1604:
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2327:Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, pp 143–146,
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239:eons when Earth's first life forms likely arose.
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759:and stratigraphic context are unknown. Instead,
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923:to depths of several kilometers and left thick
383:from large impact basins are also common. (See
16:Geological system and early time period of Mars
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1521:Grotzinger, J (2009). "Beyond Water on Mars".
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583:Units in Earth geochronology and stratigraphy
2751:Andrews; Hanna, J. C.; Lewis, K. W. (2011).
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430:Martian Time Periods (Millions of Years Ago)
416:Martian time periods (millions of years ago)
3350:Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK,
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2223:Wilhelms, D.E. (1990). Geologic Mapping in
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1980:Atmosphere: Water Cycle and Ice Evolution.
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919:high impact rates would have fractured the
894:hemisphere (upper left) and a sea covering
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2204:Geology of the Moon: A Stratigraphic View;
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975:systems that could have been exploited by
829:Noachian, Mid Noachian, and Late Noachian
3372:Konecky & Konecky: Old Saybrook, CT,
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1965:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-018-0575-5
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275:of surface rocks produced a diversity of
242:Noachian-aged terrains on Mars are prime
227:. Many of the large impact basins on the
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2295:International Commission on Stratigraphy
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842:Noachian Epochs (Millions of Years Ago)
715:based on the physical rock record of a
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3303:Rogers, A. D.; Fergason, R.L. (2011).
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2438:
2323:Eicher, D.L.; McAlester, A.L. (1980).
2281:10.1146/annurev.earth.33.092203.122637
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207:and the possible presence of abundant
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2827:Harrison, K. P.; Grimm, R.E. (2005).
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1339:Amos, Jonathan (10 September 2012).
1338:
1045:Delta in Eberswalde Crater, seen by
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3223:Mustard, J.F.; et al. (2005).
2299:"International Stratigraphic Chart"
1030:
913:
13:
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2005:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151270
1881:Bishop, J.L.; et al. (2008).
1654:Malin, M.C.; Edgett, K.S. (2003).
1198:in composition, consisting of the
668:8 total; 10 to 10 years in length
653:3 total; 10 to 10 years in length
478:Martian time periods are based on
14:
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5265:Martian meteorites found on Earth
2701:Abramov, O.; Kring, D.A. (2005).
2208:The Geologic History of the Moon,
2074:E12S14, doi:10.1029/2005JE002459.
1556:Grant, J.A.; et al. (2010).
877:and collect an actual trilobite.
336:of the Noachian System is in the
320:System and Period is named after
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4405:
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2347:Chronology and Evolution of Mars
1155:could have produced a 1.5-bar CO
1111:activity has erased much of the
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1431:Carr, M.H.; Head, J.W. (2010).
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885:Mars during the Noachian Period
399:, and around the Isidis basin (
196:characterized by high rates of
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3382:Hartmann, William, K. (2003).
3051:Malin, M.; Edgett, K. (1999).
2658:Carr, 2006, p. 138, Fig. 6.23.
2210:USGS Professional Paper 1348;
2053:Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci.,
1647:
1583:
1549:
1514:
1463:
1332:
1099:). Other large craters (e.g.,
955:in the upper crust called the
865:You can even collect a fossil
1:
3370:The Smithsonian Book of Mars;
3038:10.1016/s0019-1035(03)00144-1
1326:
729:Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
3850:Recurring slope lineae (RSL)
3114:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.06.007
2996:10.1016/0019-1035(89)90027-4
2900:10.1016/j.icarus.2008.06.016
2363:10.1007/978-94-017-1035-0_12
2261:Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci
2212:http://ser.sese.asu.edu/GHM/
2018:Planetary and Space Science,
1126:
810:Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter
779:IR mosaic, based on similar
246:landing sites to search for
7:
8018:Geologic time scale of Mars
4765:
4284:Inspiration Mars Foundation
1288:
1176:Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
986:Erosion and valley networks
935:Branched valley network of
792:Boundaries and subdivisions
527:cross-cutting relationships
312:Description and name origin
254:. During the Noachian, the
10:
8044:
4684:Mare Australe (South Pole)
4319:Artificial objects on Mars
3368:Boyce, Joseph, M. (2008).
3346:Carr, Michael, H. (2006).
2214:for reviews of this topic.
1457:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.06.042
1433:"Geologic History of Mars"
1367:"The Stratigraphy of Mars"
1300:Mars carbonate catastrophe
1034:
806:Goddard Spaceflight Center
529:, and the relationship of
139:Martian Geologic Timescale
18:
6752:Eagle (Acidalia Planitia)
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5047:Classical albedo features
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4336:List of films set on Mars
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4151:C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring)
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3948:Classical albedo features
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2686:Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.,
1577:10.1016/j.pss.2010.06.016
800:similar in makeup to the
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125:
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101:
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28:
6757:Eagle (Meridiani Planum)
5226:Meteorites found on Mars
4689:Mare Boreum (North Pole)
4254:List of missions to Mars
3442:
2202:See Mutch, T.A. (1970).
1892:(Submitted manuscript).
1305:
1213:. Rocks examined in the
787:(1992), Fig. 1a, p. 352.
77:colorized relief map of
4412:Solar System portal
3397:Morton, Oliver (2003).
3250:10.1126/science.1109098
3194:10.1126/science.1058701
2579:10.1126/science.1073586
2544:10.1029/jb095ib09p14231
1910:10.1126/science.1159699
1860:10.1126/science.1122659
1733:10.1126/science.1071143
1681:10.1126/science.1090544
1449:2010E&PSL.294..185C
1437:Earth Planet. Sci. Lett
1391:10.1029/JB091iB13p0E139
4814:Concentric crater fill
4026:Solar eclipses on Mars
3885:"Swiss cheese" feature
3741:Concentric crater fill
3149:10.1006/icar.2001.6736
2411:Space Science Reviews,
1784:10.1006/icar.2001.6671
1219:Mars Exploration Rover
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783:photo shown in Tanaka
482:of surface units from
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225:Late Heavy Bombardment
4957:Swiss cheese features
3279:Carr, 2006, p. 16-17.
2441:Space Science Reviews
2325:History of the Earth;
2191:Planetary Landscapes,
1365:Tanaka, K.L. (1986).
1165:
1056:
1044:
1035:Further information:
934:
892:
773:
553:. The geologic time (
531:impact crater density
466:
450:
6389:Angustus Labyrinthus
4987:discovery chronology
4932:Scalloped topography
4886:Lineated valley fill
4226:Permanent settlement
3348:The Surface of Mars;
3330:10.1029/2010JE003772
3078:10.1029/1999gl002342
2854:10.1029/2005JE002455
2778:10.1029/2010JE003709
2728:10.1029/2005JE002453
1641:10.1029/2001JE001505
1571:(11–12): 1114–1127.
1207:plagioclase feldspar
1047:Mars Global Surveyor
941:Thaumasia quadrangle
525:(illustrated left),
457:law of superposition
6344:Deuteronilus Mensae
5667:Syrtis Major Planum
5483:Syrtis Major Planum
5032:Observation history
4892:Lobate debris apron
4368:Timekeeping on Mars
4045:Planetary transits
4030:Satellite transits
3943:Observation history
3791:Lobate debris apron
3401:Picador: New York,
3386:Workman: New York,
3321:2011JGRE..116.8005R
3241:2005Sci...307.1594M
3235:(5715): 1594–1597.
3186:2001Sci...291.2587P
3180:(5513): 2587–2591.
3141:2001Icar..154..258M
3106:2006Icar..185..171G
3069:1999GeoRL..26.3049M
3030:2003Icar..165...53F
2988:1989Icar...82..111P
2945:1991Natur.352..589B
2912:Carr, 2006, p. 160.
2882:2008Icar..198...37F
2845:2005JGRE..11012S16H
2806:1993JGR....98.3453C
2769:2011JGRE..116.2007A
2719:2005JGRE..11012S09A
2622:1989Natur.338..487M
2571:2002Sci...298.1977S
2565:(5600): 1977–1980.
2536:1990JGR....9514231D
2530:(B9): 14231–14248.
2453:1991SSRv...56....9M
2355:2001cem..book..333M
2273:2005AREPS..33..133N
2189:Greeley, R. (1994)
1902:2008Sci...321..830B
1852:2006Sci...312..400B
1814:2010NatGe...3..459D
1776:2001Icar..154...40C
1725:2002Sci...296.2209R
1672:2003Sci...302.1931M
1666:(5652): 1931–1934.
1623:2002JGRE..107.5111C
1535:2009NatGe...2..231G
1492:10.1038/nature08015
1484:2009Natur.459..419A
1383:1986JGR....91E.139T
1243:Weathering products
1025:groundwater sapping
1012:groundwater sapping
602:Periods of time in
539:chronostratigraphic
470:image illustrating
355: /
8023:Noachis quadrangle
7770:Teisserenc de Bort
6394:Noctis Labyrinthus
6374:Nilokeras Scopulus
4699:Margaritifer Sinus
3057:Geophys. Res. Lett
2921:Carr, 2006, p. 78.
2512:Carr, 2006, p. 24.
2503:Carr, 2006, p. 23.
2494:Carr, 2006, p. 41.
2461:10.1007/bf00178385
2225:Planetary Mapping,
2037:Nature Geoscience,
1942:Nature Geoscience,
1377:(B13): E139–E158.
1180:
1063:
1051:
945:
900:
873:in the Ordovician
861:of the Ordovician
789:
753:Martian meteorites
749:radioactive dating
683:not used for Mars
638:not used for Mars
623:not used for Mars
598:chronostratigraphy
592:Segments of rock (
476:
461:
338:Noachis quadrangle
159:Stratigraphic unit
149:Chronological unit
136:Time scale(s) used
7983:
7982:
7979:
7978:
7975:
7974:
6422:Tithoniae Catenae
6359:Protonilus Mensae
6354:Nilosyrtis Mensae
6244:Hephaestus Fossae
5612:Eridania Planitia
5582:Amazonis Planitia
5572:Acidalia Planitia
5309:
5308:
5305:
5304:
5270:Balsaltic Breccia
4972:Upper plains unit
4962:Terrain softening
4922:Ring mold craters
4897:North Polar Basin
4819:Dark slope streak
4756:
4755:
4752:
4751:
4581:Vastitas Borealis
4521:Hyperboreae Undae
4420:
4419:
4373:Sol (day on Mars)
4341:Martian scientist
4324:Memorials on Mars
4307:
4306:
4278:The Case for Mars
4175:
4174:
3956:
3955:
3890:Terrain softening
3855:Ring mold craters
3823:North Polar Basin
3746:Dark slope streak
3591:Vastitas Borealis
3488:Dust devil tracks
3378:978-1-58834-074-0
3356:978-0-521-87201-0
3063:(19): 3049–3052.
2939:(6336): 589–594.
2814:10.1029/92je02508
2800:(E2): 3453–3468.
2616:(6215): 487–489.
2372:978-90-481-5725-9
2069:J. Geophys. Res.,
1896:(5890): 830–833.
1846:(5772): 400–404.
1802:Nature Geoscience
1719:(5576): 2209–12.
1565:Planet. Space Sci
1523:Nature Geoscience
1478:(7245): 419–422.
1237:pyroclastic flows
1085:Eberswalde Crater
1023:formed mainly by
1020:drainage patterns
850:and visit a rock
843:
702:
701:
561:System vs. Period
484:spacecraft images
432:
417:
297:greenhouse effect
178:
177:
121:Usage information
8035:
8028:Geological units
8000:
7999:
7998:
7991:
6309:Tithonium Fossae
6219:Ceraunius Fossae
5835:Tithonium Chasma
5642:Meridiani Planum
5607:Elysium Planitia
5587:Arcadia Planitia
5545:Ceraunius Tholus
5366:Apollinaris Mons
5326:
5325:
5315:
5314:
5246:Meridiani Planum
4912:Outflow channels
4902:Ocean hypothesis
4775:
4774:
4762:
4761:
4481:
4480:
4470:
4469:
4447:
4440:
4433:
4424:
4423:
4410:
4409:
4408:
4397:
4396:
4271:The Mars Project
4186:
4185:
4134:
4124:
4114:
4092:
4090:
4089:
3967:
3966:
3828:Ocean hypothesis
3678:Outflow channels
3466:
3465:
3437:
3430:
3423:
3414:
3413:
3335:
3334:
3332:
3300:
3294:
3286:
3280:
3277:
3271:
3270:
3252:
3220:
3214:
3213:
3169:
3163:
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3160:
3158:2060/20020050249
3124:
3118:
3117:
3089:
3083:
3082:
3080:
3048:
3042:
3041:
3015:
3006:
3000:
2999:
2971:
2965:
2964:
2953:10.1038/352589a0
2928:
2922:
2919:
2913:
2910:
2904:
2903:
2893:
2865:
2859:
2858:
2856:
2824:
2818:
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2789:
2783:
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2780:
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2733:
2732:
2730:
2698:
2692:
2682:
2676:
2665:
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2656:
2650:
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2630:10.1038/338487a0
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2155:
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2121:
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2097:
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2081:
2075:
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2059:
2049:
2043:
2033:
2027:
2014:
2008:
1994:
1988:
1974:
1968:
1954:
1948:
1938:
1932:
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1921:
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1878:
1872:
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1835:
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1797:
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1787:
1759:
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1634:
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1580:
1562:
1553:
1547:
1546:
1518:
1512:
1511:
1467:
1461:
1460:
1443:(3–4): 185–203.
1428:
1395:
1394:
1362:
1351:
1350:
1336:
1320:
1316:
1174:images from the
1031:Lakes and oceans
914:Impact cratering
848:Cincinnati, Ohio
841:
578:
577:
565:
564:
541:) units, called
523:superpositioning
480:geologic mapping
472:superpositioning
428:
415:
370:
369:
367:
366:
365:
360:
356:
353:
352:
351:
348:
263:occurred in the
72:
40:
26:
25:
8043:
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8036:
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8033:
8032:
8008:
8007:
8006:
7996:
7994:
7986:
7984:
7971:
6407:
6398:
6299:Tantalus Fossae
6284:Olympica Fossae
6274:Memnonia Fossae
6264:Mareotis Fossae
6254:Labeatis Fossae
6224:Cerberus Fossae
6214:Amenthes Fossae
6200:
6187:
5820:Juventae Chasma
5800:Hydraotes Chaos
5755:Coprates Chasma
5710:
5701:
5672:Utopia Planitia
5652:Planum Australe
5632:Isidis Planitia
5622:Hesperia Planum
5617:Hellas Planitia
5602:Daedalia Planum
5597:Chryse Planitia
5592:Argyre Planitia
5563:
5556:
5493:Tartarus Montes
5488:Tartarus Colles
5468:Nereidum Montes
5401:Charitum Montes
5396:Centauri Montes
5371:Ariadnes Colles
5351:Acidalia Colles
5344:
5337:
5333:
5320:
5301:
5241:Mackinac Island
5060:
5053:
4998:
4977:Valley networks
4871:Inverted relief
4846:Fretted terrain
4780:
4769:
4748:
4724:Phoenicis Lacus
4585:
4551:Sinus Meridiani
4536:Planum Australe
4475:
4464:
4451:
4421:
4416:
4406:
4404:
4384:
4378:Darian calendar
4303:
4258:
4240:
4171:
4155:
4139:
4132:
4127:
4122:
4117:
4112:
4107:
4087:
4086:
4083:
4060:
4012:
4006:Voltaire crater
3984:Stickney crater
3952:
3914:
3756:Fretted terrain
3702:
3602:
3595:
3556:Sinus Meridiani
3541:Planum Australe
3516:Cerberus (Mars)
3497:
3455:
3453:Outline of Mars
3446:
3441:
3365:
3363:Further reading
3338:
3309:J. Geophys. Res
3301:
3297:
3287:
3283:
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2972:
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2929:
2925:
2920:
2916:
2911:
2907:
2866:
2862:
2839:(E12): E12S16.
2833:J. Geophys. Res
2825:
2821:
2794:J. Geophys. Res
2790:
2786:
2757:J. Geophys. Res
2749:
2745:
2740:
2736:
2713:(E12): E12S09.
2707:J. Geophys. Res
2699:
2695:
2683:
2679:
2666:
2662:
2657:
2653:
2606:
2602:
2555:
2551:
2524:J. Geophys. Res
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2015:
2011:
1995:
1991:
1979:
1975:
1971:
1958:Space Sci. Rev.
1955:
1951:
1939:
1935:
1885:
1879:
1875:
1836:
1829:
1822:10.1038/NGEO891
1798:
1791:
1760:
1756:
1709:
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1648:
1632:10.1.1.485.7566
1611:J. Geophys. Res
1607:
1600:
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1560:
1554:
1550:
1543:10.1038/ngeo480
1519:
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1468:
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1371:J. Geophys. Res
1363:
1354:
1337:
1333:
1329:
1324:
1323:
1317:
1313:
1308:
1295:Geology of Mars
1291:
1286:
1284:
1253:phyllosilicates
1245:
1158:
1143:
1129:
1121:Hellas Planitia
1117:Paleoshorelines
1039:
1033:
1008:drainage basins
1004:valley networks
988:
916:
904:phyllosilicates
896:Hellas Planitia
887:
844:
839:
837:
794:
587:
586:
569:
568:
563:
445:
433:
426:
424:
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411:
377:ejecta blankets
373:lunar highlands
363:
361:
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354:
349:
346:
344:
342:
341:
340:(MC-27) around
324:(lit. "Land of
314:
302:orbital forcing
281:phyllosilicates
186:geologic system
114:
113:Middle Noachian
111:
97:
87:lunar highlands
63:
62:
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56:
51:
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7100:Jarry-Desloges
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6963:
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6951:Columbia Hills
6948:
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6929:Apollo 1 Hills
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6366:
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6346:
6341:
6339:Cydonia Mensae
6336:
6331:
6326:
6321:
6319:Ulysses Fossae
6316:
6314:Tractus Fossae
6311:
6306:
6301:
6296:
6294:Sirenum Fossae
6291:
6286:
6281:
6276:
6271:
6269:Medusae Fossae
6266:
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6239:Elysium Fossae
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5849:
5842:List of valles
5838:
5837:
5832:
5827:
5822:
5817:
5812:
5807:
5802:
5797:
5795:Hydaspis Chaos
5792:
5787:
5785:Gorgonum Chaos
5782:
5777:
5775:Galaxias Chaos
5772:
5767:
5762:
5757:
5752:
5750:Chasma Boreale
5747:
5742:
5737:
5735:Atlantis Chaos
5732:
5730:Aromatum Chaos
5727:
5725:Arsia Chasmata
5722:
5716:
5714:
5703:
5702:
5700:
5699:
5694:
5692:Pityusa Patera
5689:
5684:
5679:
5674:
5669:
5664:
5659:
5654:
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5644:
5639:
5634:
5629:
5624:
5619:
5614:
5609:
5604:
5599:
5594:
5589:
5584:
5579:
5574:
5568:
5566:
5558:
5557:
5555:
5554:
5553:
5552:
5550:Uranius Tholus
5547:
5542:
5532:
5530:Ulysses Tholus
5527:
5525:Tyrrhenus Mons
5522:
5520:Tharsis Tholus
5517:
5516:
5515:
5510:
5505:
5498:Tharsis Montes
5495:
5490:
5485:
5480:
5478:Phlegra Montes
5475:
5470:
5465:
5460:
5455:
5450:
5445:
5443:Hadriacus Mons
5440:
5435:
5430:
5429:
5428:
5426:Hecates Tholus
5423:
5418:
5408:
5403:
5398:
5393:
5388:
5386:Avernus Colles
5383:
5381:Ausonia Montes
5378:
5376:Astapus Colles
5373:
5368:
5363:
5358:
5353:
5347:
5345:
5341:list by height
5338:
5322:
5321:
5311:
5310:
5307:
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5302:
5300:
5299:
5298:
5297:
5292:
5287:
5282:
5277:
5272:
5261:
5260:
5259:
5258:
5256:Shelter Island
5253:
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5119:
5114:
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5104:
5099:
5097:Jake Matijevic
5094:
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5084:
5079:
5077:Bathurst Inlet
5065:
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5019:
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4974:
4969:
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4939:
4937:Seasonal flows
4934:
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4927:Rootless cones
4924:
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4914:
4909:
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4706:
4701:
4696:
4694:Mare Tyrrhenum
4691:
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4679:Mare Acidalium
4676:
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4669:Ismenius Lacus
4666:
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4566:Terra Cimmeria
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4533:
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4508:
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4289:Mars Institute
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3865:Seasonal flows
3862:
3860:Rootless cones
3857:
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3688:Valley network
3685:
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3673:Observed rocks
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3586:Ultimi Scopuli
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3566:Terra Cimmeria
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3343:
3342:
3337:
3336:
3315:(E8): E08005.
3295:
3281:
3272:
3215:
3164:
3135:(2): 258–276.
3119:
3100:(1): 171–196.
3084:
3043:
3001:
2982:(1): 111–145.
2966:
2923:
2914:
2905:
2891:10.1.1.455.713
2860:
2819:
2784:
2763:(E2): E02007.
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2009:
1998:Solar Physics,
1989:
1977:
1969:
1949:
1933:
1873:
1827:
1808:(7): 459–463.
1789:
1754:
1703:
1646:
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1548:
1529:(4): 231–233.
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1215:Columbia Hills
1188:geomorphologic
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1138:carbon dioxide
1128:
1125:
1119:mapped within
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1029:
1000:surface runoff
987:
984:
980:microorganisms
937:Warrego Valles
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898:(lower right).
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736:unconformities
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192:on the planet
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5950:
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5913:
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5900:
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5890:
5888:
5885:
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5880:
5878:
5875:
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5868:
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5860:
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5850:
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5816:
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5808:
5806:
5803:
5801:
5798:
5796:
5793:
5791:
5788:
5786:
5783:
5781:
5780:Ganges Chasma
5778:
5776:
5773:
5771:
5768:
5766:
5763:
5761:
5758:
5756:
5753:
5751:
5748:
5746:
5745:Candor Chasma
5743:
5741:
5738:
5736:
5733:
5731:
5728:
5726:
5723:
5721:
5718:
5717:
5715:
5713:
5708:
5704:
5698:
5695:
5693:
5690:
5688:
5687:Peneus Patera
5685:
5683:
5680:
5678:
5675:
5673:
5670:
5668:
5665:
5663:
5660:
5658:
5657:Planum Boreum
5655:
5653:
5650:
5648:
5645:
5643:
5640:
5638:
5635:
5633:
5630:
5628:
5627:Icaria Planum
5625:
5623:
5620:
5618:
5615:
5613:
5610:
5608:
5605:
5603:
5600:
5598:
5595:
5593:
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5567:
5565:
5559:
5551:
5548:
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5536:
5535:Uranius group
5533:
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5528:
5526:
5523:
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5518:
5514:
5511:
5509:
5506:
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5469:
5466:
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5461:
5459:
5456:
5454:
5451:
5449:
5448:Hellas Montes
5446:
5444:
5441:
5439:
5438:Galaxius Mons
5436:
5434:
5433:Erebus Montes
5431:
5427:
5424:
5422:
5419:
5417:
5414:
5413:
5412:
5409:
5407:
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5399:
5397:
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5391:Biblis Tholus
5389:
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5364:
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5252:
5251:Oileán Ruaidh
5249:
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5157:Barnacle Bill
5155:
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5143:
5140:
5138:
5135:
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4953:
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4935:
4933:
4930:
4928:
4925:
4923:
4920:
4918:
4915:
4913:
4910:
4908:
4907:Ore resources
4905:
4903:
4900:
4898:
4895:
4893:
4890:
4887:
4884:
4882:
4879:
4877:
4874:
4872:
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4827:
4825:
4822:
4820:
4817:
4815:
4812:
4810:
4807:
4805:
4802:
4800:
4799:Chaos terrain
4797:
4795:
4792:
4790:
4789:Brain terrain
4787:
4786:
4784:
4782:
4776:
4772:
4768:
4763:
4759:
4745:
4742:
4740:
4737:
4735:
4732:
4730:
4729:Sinus Sabaeus
4727:
4725:
4722:
4720:
4717:
4715:
4712:
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4707:
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4564:
4562:
4559:
4557:
4554:
4552:
4549:
4547:
4544:
4542:
4541:Planum Boreum
4539:
4537:
4534:
4532:
4531:Olympia Undae
4529:
4527:
4524:
4522:
4519:
4517:
4516:Eridania Lake
4514:
4512:
4509:
4507:
4504:
4502:
4499:
4497:
4494:
4492:
4489:
4488:
4486:
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4251:
4249:
4247:
4243:
4237:
4234:
4232:
4229:
4227:
4224:
4222:
4221:Human mission
4219:
4217:
4216:Sample return
4214:
4212:
4209:
4207:
4204:
4202:
4199:
4197:
4194:
4193:
4191:
4187:
4184:
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4116:
4113:
4106:
4104:
4101:
4100:
4099:
4096:
4091:
4082:
4081:
4080:
4079:Mars-crossers
4077:
4075:
4072:
4071:
4069:
4067:
4063:
4055:
4052:
4050:
4047:
4046:
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3923:
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3911:
3908:
3906:
3903:
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3898:
3896:
3895:Tharsis bulge
3893:
3891:
3888:
3886:
3883:
3881:
3878:
3876:
3873:
3871:
3868:
3866:
3863:
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3858:
3856:
3853:
3851:
3848:
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3841:
3840:
3839:
3836:
3834:
3833:Ore resources
3831:
3829:
3826:
3824:
3821:
3819:
3816:
3812:
3809:
3807:
3804:
3803:
3802:
3799:
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3779:
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3754:
3752:
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3739:
3737:
3734:
3732:
3729:
3727:
3726:Chaos terrain
3724:
3722:
3719:
3717:
3716:Brain terrain
3714:
3713:
3711:
3709:
3705:
3699:
3696:
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3649:
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3644:
3642:
3639:
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3634:
3632:
3631:Chaos terrain
3629:
3627:
3624:
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3616:
3612:
3609:
3608:
3606:
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3598:
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3552:
3549:
3547:
3546:Planum Boreum
3544:
3542:
3539:
3537:
3536:Olympia Undae
3534:
3532:
3529:
3527:
3526:Eridania Lake
3524:
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3407:0-312-42261-X
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1298:
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1265:Mawrth Vallis
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1249:clay minerals
1240:
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1098:
1097:Jezero Crater
1094:
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1089:Holden Crater
1086:
1082:
1078:
1073:
1069:
1060:
1055:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1037:Water on Mars
1028:
1026:
1021:
1015:
1013:
1009:
1005:
1001:
997:
996:precipitation
992:
983:
981:
978:
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970:
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962:
958:
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942:
938:
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911:
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908:clay minerals
905:
897:
891:
882:
878:
876:
872:
868:
864:
860:
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853:
849:
834:
832:
827:
822:
818:
813:
811:
807:
803:
799:
798:flood basalts
786:
782:
778:
772:
768:
766:
762:
761:absolute ages
758:
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731:as example.)
730:
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725:index fossils
722:
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622:
620:
617:
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611:
608:Notes (Mars)
607:
605:
604:geochronology
601:
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584:
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572:
566:
558:
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532:
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511:geologic unit
509:
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322:Noachis Terra
319:
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293:Water on Mars
288:
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277:clay minerals
274:
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269:Tharsis bulge
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7665:Schiaparelli
7610:Robert Sharp
7450:Orson Welles
6747:Du Martheray
6637:Chryse Alien
6632:Chincoteague
6472:Arkhangelsky
6384:Rupes Tenuis
6349:Ganges Mensa
6304:Tempe Fossae
6234:Cyane Fossae
6229:Coloe Fossae
5907:Green Valley
5830:Ophir Chasma
5825:Melas Chasma
5790:Hebes Chasma
5760:Echus Chasma
5740:Aureum Chaos
5697:Siloe Patera
5682:Orcus Patera
5662:Syria Planum
5637:Lunae Planum
5577:Aeolis Palus
5540:Uranius Mons
5473:Olympus Mons
5458:Libya Montes
5453:Jovis Tholus
5421:Albor Tholus
5416:Elysium Mons
5406:Echus Montes
5361:Anseris Mons
5285:Shergottites
5275:Chassignites
5231:Block Island
5169:
5149:
5124:
5069:
5021:
4734:Syrtis Major
4571:Terra Sabaea
4526:Ogygis Undae
4501:Arabia Terra
4491:Abalos Undae
4358:Life on Mars
4353:Flag of Mars
4294:Mars Society
4276:
4269:
4236:Terraforming
4231:Colonization
4001:Swift crater
3937:
3843:polar wander
3571:Terra Sabaea
3511:Arabia Terra
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1273:Mars Express
1257:outcroppings
1246:
1223:
1181:
1130:
1105:
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989:
977:thermophilic
973:hydrothermal
965:permeability
957:megaregolith
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551:Pre-Noachian
535:relative age
507:
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442:stratigraphy
419:
401:Libya Montes
385:Anseris Mons
317:
315:
289:
250:evidence of
241:
213:absolute age
181:
179:
169:Type section
112:
107:Subdivisions
94:impact basin
48:
43:
7882:Vinogradsky
7840:Tycho Brahe
7790:Tikhonravov
7725:Spallanzani
7655:Santa Maria
7615:Roddenberry
6834:Flaugergues
6364:Sacra Mensa
6334:Capri Mensa
6279:Nili Fossae
5810:Ister Chaos
5677:Eden Patera
5647:Oxia Planum
5463:Mount Sharp
5236:Heat Shield
5192:Pot of Gold
5142:Last Chance
5125:Opportunity
5027:Volcanology
4861:Groundwater
4839:Nili Patera
4829:Dune fields
4809:Composition
4719:Phaethontis
4674:Lunae Palus
4591:Quadrangles
4561:Tempe Terra
4556:Siton Undae
4546:Quadrangles
4474:Cartography
4181:Exploration
4103:5261 Eureka
3771:Groundwater
3736:Composition
3561:Tempe Terra
3551:Quadrangles
3478:Circulation
2267:: 133–161.
1261:Nili Fossae
1233:brecciation
1101:Gale Crater
1093:Nili Fossae
1072:Caspian Sea
1068:Lake Baikal
969:groundwater
959:. The high
802:lunar maria
506:. It is an
362: /
332:basin. The
190:time period
8012:Categories
7947:Wislicenus
7902:Von Kármán
7877:Vinogradov
7870:Cape Verde
7705:Sklodowska
7660:Schaeberle
7640:Rutherford
7600:Richardson
7545:Ptolemaeus
7480:Perepelkin
7395:Montevallo
7390:Molesworth
7360:Milankovic
7335:McLaughlin
7285:Magelhaens
7210:Le Verrier
7035:Hipparchus
6829:Flammarion
6762:Eberswalde
6657:Copernicus
6572:Bonneville
6552:Boeddicker
6512:Barabashov
6289:Oti Fossae
6206:labyrinthi
6119:Shalbatana
5922:Her Desher
5815:Ius Chasma
5805:Iani Chaos
5770:Eos Chasma
5720:Aram Chaos
5319:Topography
5182:Home Plate
5177:Adirondack
5137:El Capitan
5112:Rocknest 3
5082:Coronation
4917:Polar caps
4881:Lava tubes
4794:Carbonates
4714:Oxia Palus
3838:Polar caps
3818:Mud cracks
3801:Meteorites
3786:Lava tubes
3721:Carbonates
3656:Labyrinthi
3531:Iani Chaos
3470:Atmosphere
2307:2009-09-25
1327:References
1319:diameters.
1182:Extensive
1113:geomorphic
856:Ordovician
757:provenance
740:Cretaceous
689:Chronozone
438:chronology
359:40°S 340°W
273:Weathering
256:atmosphere
244:spacecraft
235:and early
188:and early
144:Definition
102:Chronology
7815:Trouvelot
7555:Quenisset
7535:Priestley
7505:Pickering
7475:Penticton
7465:Pangboche
7430:Nicholson
7365:Millochau
7255:Lomonosov
7085:Ibragimov
7020:Helmholtz
7005:Heaviside
6995:Hargraves
6919:Grindavik
6804:Escalante
6794:Endurance
6782:Endeavour
6777:Emma Dean
6772:Ejriksson
6697:Danielson
6677:Crommelin
6587:Burroughs
6567:Bonestell
6547:Bianchini
6527:Becquerel
6492:Bakhuysen
6477:Arrhenius
6457:Antoniadi
6114:Scamander
6012:Marineris
5932:Huo Hsing
5912:Harmakhis
5867:Athabasca
5765:Eos Chaos
5356:Alba Mons
5335:volcanoes
5330:Mountains
5280:Nakhlites
5150:Sojourner
5070:Curiosity
5017:Hesperian
5012:Amazonian
4947:Spherules
4824:Dichotomy
4744:Thaumasia
4454:Geography
4363:Sub-Earth
4346:Mythology
4299:Mars race
4066:Asteroids
3962:Astronomy
3933:Hesperian
3928:Amazonian
3900:Volcanism
3875:Spherules
3796:Marsquake
3751:Dichotomy
3666:by height
3661:Mountains
3461:Geography
2886:CiteSeerX
2469:121719547
2391:ignored (
2381:cite book
1627:CiteSeerX
1184:volcanism
1127:Volcanism
1108:dichotomy
1091:, and in
928:erosion.
867:trilobite
821:referents
717:type area
547:Hesperian
515:formation
504:landforms
436:Noachian
364:-40; -340
334:type area
306:Hesperian
261:volcanism
198:meteorite
83:type area
7932:Williams
7922:Weinbaum
7892:Vishniac
7865:Victoria
7830:Trumpler
7805:Tombaugh
7800:Timbuktu
7685:Sharonov
7680:Semeykin
7595:Reynolds
7585:Renaudot
7575:Rayleigh
7510:Playfair
7500:Phillips
7485:Peridier
7455:Oudemans
7375:Miyamoto
7325:Masursky
7235:Llanesco
7230:Liu Hsin
7195:Lampland
7180:Kunowsky
7030:Herschel
7015:Heinlein
6899:Gledhill
6864:Galdakao
6849:Fournier
6819:Fesenkov
6737:Douglass
6732:Dinorwic
6692:Da Vinci
6652:Columbus
6647:Coblentz
6597:Campbell
6577:Brashear
6074:Patapsco
5902:Granicus
5564:plateaus
5503:Ascraeus
5217:Monolith
5107:Rocknest
5087:Goulburn
5061:observed
5022:Noachian
4994:Yardangs
4856:Glaciers
4781:features
4704:Memnonia
4654:Eridania
4639:Coprates
4634:Cebrenia
4609:Amenthes
4604:Amazonis
4506:Cerberus
4399:Category
4263:Advocacy
4246:Missions
4189:Concepts
4018:Transits
3989:Monolith
3938:Noachian
3910:Yardangs
3806:on Earth
3766:Glaciers
3611:"Canals"
3603:features
3601:Physical
3267:15548016
3259:15718427
3210:36779757
3202:11283367
2691:108–120.
2638:11536608
2595:12947335
2587:12471254
2416:105–164.
2136:603–607.
2058:381–408.
2042:230–237.
1928:18687963
1868:16627738
1749:23390665
1741:12077414
1698:39401117
1690:14615547
1500:19458721
1346:BBC News
1289:See also
1280:planet.
1269:alkaline
1203:pyroxene
1200:minerals
1196:basaltic
1192:Spectral
1146:basaltic
1095:region (
961:porosity
953:breccias
614:Eonothem
508:inferred
492:spectral
420:Epochs:
395:Terrae,
318:Noachian
202:asteroid
182:Noachian
29:Noachian
7937:Winslow
7917:Wegener
7912:Wallace
7845:Tyndall
7835:Tugaske
7810:Tooting
7710:Slipher
7670:Schmidt
7635:Russell
7605:Ritchey
7540:Proctor
7515:Pollack
7470:Pasteur
7440:Nipigon
7435:Niesten
7370:Mitchel
7345:Mellish
7340:McMurdo
7330:Maunder
7310:Mariner
7305:Maraldi
7300:Mandora
7290:Maggini
7240:Lockyer
7200:Lassell
7185:Lambert
7165:Korolev
7145:Kinkora
7095:Janssen
7075:Huygens
7055:Huggins
7010:Heimdal
7000:Hartwig
6980:Haldane
6956:Husband
6939:Grissom
6934:Chaffee
6889:Gilbert
6859:Freedom
6844:Fontana
6824:Firsoff
6809:Eudoxus
6742:Dromore
6722:Denning
6672:Crivitz
6627:Chapais
6617:Cerulli
6607:Cassini
6582:Briault
6542:Bernard
6517:Barnard
6507:Bamberg
6502:Baltisk
6487:Bacolor
6462:Arandas
6437:Agassiz
6409:craters
6404:Catenae
6181:Warrego
6104:Sabrina
6044:Naktong
6007:Mangala
5987:MaĘĽadim
5937:Hypanis
5892:Enipeus
5882:Buvinda
5872:Auqakuh
5712:valleys
5707:Canyons
5562:Plains,
5508:Pavonis
5411:Elysium
5202:Big Joe
5198:Viking
5117:Tintina
5004:History
4952:Surface
4866:Gullies
4851:Geysers
4779:Surface
4767:Geology
4739:Tharsis
4709:Noachis
4664:Iapygia
4649:Elysium
4644:Diacria
4619:Arcadia
4576:Tharsis
4511:Cydonia
4484:Regions
4458:geology
4331:Fiction
4312:Related
4206:Landing
4201:Orbiter
4160:General
4129:2007 NS
4119:1999 UJ
4109:1998 VF
4098:Trojans
4085:2007 WD
4074:Impacts
4054:Mercury
3920:History
3880:Surface
3811:on Mars
3776:Gullies
3761:Geysers
3708:Geology
3698:Gravity
3693:Valleys
3646:Gullies
3636:Craters
3626:Catenae
3621:Canyons
3576:Tharsis
3521:Cydonia
3503:Regions
3493:Methane
3483:Climate
3317:Bibcode
3237:Bibcode
3229:Science
3182:Bibcode
3174:Science
3137:Bibcode
3102:Bibcode
3065:Bibcode
3026:Bibcode
2984:Bibcode
2961:4321529
2941:Bibcode
2878:Bibcode
2841:Bibcode
2802:Bibcode
2765:Bibcode
2715:Bibcode
2673:et al.,
2646:4285528
2618:Bibcode
2567:Bibcode
2559:Science
2532:Bibcode
2449:Bibcode
2351:Bibcode
2269:Bibcode
2242:et al.,
2131:Icarus,
2101:Icarus,
2085:Icarus,
2023:82–98.
1982:Icarus,
1919:7007808
1898:Bibcode
1890:Science
1848:Bibcode
1840:Science
1810:Bibcode
1772:Bibcode
1721:Bibcode
1713:Science
1668:Bibcode
1660:Science
1619:Bibcode
1596:115170.
1591:Icarus,
1531:Bibcode
1508:3304147
1480:Bibcode
1445:Bibcode
1379:Bibcode
1277:aqueous
1229:basalts
1217:by the
1211:olivine
1133:Tharsis
1070:or the
949:bedrock
863:System.
852:outcrop
629:Erathem
543:systems
519:stratum
513:(e.g.,
265:Tharsis
237:Archean
205:impacts
7988:Portal
7952:Wright
7907:Vostok
7887:Virrat
7855:Vernal
7795:Tikhov
7765:Taytay
7760:Tarsus
7745:Stoney
7740:Stokes
7730:Srīpur
7695:Sinton
7675:Secchi
7650:Saheki
7630:Rudaux
7625:Rossby
7525:Porter
7495:Pettit
7490:Persbo
7460:Palana
7420:Newton
7415:Nereus
7410:Nansen
7405:MĂĽller
7400:Moreux
7385:Mojave
7380:Mohawk
7350:Mendel
7280:Mädler
7265:Lowell
7215:Li Fan
7190:Lamont
7175:Kuiper
7155:Knobel
7150:Kipini
7140:Kepler
7135:Keeler
7130:Kaiser
7110:Jezero
7090:Inuvik
7070:Huxley
7065:Hutton
7060:Hussey
7045:Holmes
7040:Holden
6990:Halley
6975:Hadley
6961:McCool
6814:Fenagh
6799:Erebus
6717:Dejnev
6707:Davies
6702:Darwin
6612:Caxias
6592:Burton
6522:Beagle
6497:Baldet
6482:Asimov
6447:Airy-0
6197:mensae
6193:Fossae
6144:Tinjar
6109:Samara
6084:Rahway
6069:Paraná
6059:Nirgal
6049:Nanedi
6034:Mawrth
6029:Maumee
6002:Mamers
5982:Louros
5942:Iberus
5917:Hebrus
5897:Frento
5877:Bahram
5862:Asopus
5208:Other
5170:Spirit
5132:Bounce
5092:Hottah
5037:Canals
4967:Tholus
4659:Hellas
4629:Casius
4624:Argyre
4614:Arabia
4599:Aeolis
4403:
4392:
4144:Comets
4039:Deimos
4034:Phobos
3996:Deimos
3979:Phobos
3683:Plains
3651:Mensae
3641:Fossae
3405:
3390:
3376:
3354:
3265:
3257:
3208:
3200:
3129:Icarus
3094:Icarus
3018:Icarus
2976:Icarus
2959:
2933:Nature
2888:
2870:Icarus
2644:
2636:
2610:Nature
2593:
2585:
2467:
2409:Eds.,
2407:et al.
2369:
2331:
2174:et al.
2106:37–56.
2090:61–89.
1963:(10),
1926:
1916:
1866:
1764:Icarus
1747:
1739:
1696:
1688:
1629:
1506:
1498:
1472:Nature
1224:Spirit
1221:(MER)
1209:, and
1172:HiRISE
1153:magmas
1077:Deltas
1059:HiRISE
925:ejecta
875:Period
859:Series
831:Epochs
826:Argyre
817:series
808:using
785:et al.
781:Viking
777:THEMIS
765:models
755:whose
745:strata
721:strata
713:column
709:Period
705:System
659:Series
649:Period
644:System
594:strata
573:
488:albedo
468:HiRISE
453:strata
393:Xanthe
330:Hellas
248:fossil
233:Hadean
211:. The
163:System
153:Period
91:Hellas
81:, the
7967:Zunil
7962:Zumba
7942:Wirtz
7927:Wells
7897:Vogel
7850:Udzha
7785:Thira
7780:Thila
7775:Terby
7755:Suzhi
7750:Suess
7735:Steno
7720:South
7715:Smith
7700:Sitka
7645:Sagan
7590:Reuyl
7565:Radau
7550:Puńsk
7530:Porth
7520:Poona
7425:Nhill
7320:Martz
7315:Marth
7270:Lyell
7260:Louth
7250:Lohse
7225:Lipik
7220:Liais
7170:Kufra
7125:Jones
7115:JezĹľa
7105:Jeans
7050:Hooke
7025:Henry
6944:White
6924:Gusev
6914:Green
6909:Graff
6879:Garni
6874:Galle
6839:Focas
6767:Eddie
6727:Dilly
6712:Dawes
6687:Curie
6682:Cruls
6667:Crewe
6662:Corby
6642:Clark
6622:Chafe
6602:Canso
6452:Aniak
6432:Adams
6202:rupes
6176:Verde
6171:Vedra
6159:Uzboi
6154:Tyras
6139:Tinia
6134:Tader
6129:Stura
6124:Simud
6099:Sabis
6094:Reull
6079:Peace
6064:Padus
6054:Niger
6039:Minio
6024:Marte
6017:Labes
5977:Licus
5972:Lethe
5967:Ladon
5962:Labou
5957:Kasei
5952:Ituxi
5947:Indus
5857:Arnus
5847:Apsus
5513:Arsia
5290:Other
5172:rover
5152:rover
5127:rover
5072:rover
5059:Rocks
4982:Water
4888:(LVF)
4876:Lakes
4834:Hagal
4804:Color
4211:Rover
4196:Flyby
4167:Orbit
4049:Earth
3971:Moons
3905:Water
3781:Lakes
3731:Color
3581:Undae
3263:S2CID
3206:S2CID
3014:(PDF)
2957:S2CID
2669:Mars,
2642:S2CID
2591:S2CID
2465:S2CID
2302:(PDF)
2238:Mars,
1987:1–19.
1886:(PDF)
1745:S2CID
1694:S2CID
1561:(PDF)
1504:S2CID
1306:Notes
1168:CRISM
921:crust
871:Epoch
694:Chron
674:Stage
664:Epoch
596:) in
389:Tempe
350:340°W
184:is a
7957:Yuty
7860:Very
7825:Trud
7820:Troy
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