| Mars:
Simud Vallis channels
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Image-based
map of part of Mars (3°-21° N, 25-45° W) showing the transition
between the heavily-cratered southern highlands and the low-lying northern
plains. Channels from the highlands debouch into the plains. Several erosional
remnants of highland terrain survive as streamlined 'islands' beyond the
mouths of these channels. The site where Mars Pathfinder landed in 1997
is indicated by a cross. |
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| Image-based
map of part of Mars (3°-21° N, 25-45° W) showing the transition
between the heavily-cratered southern highlands (top) and the low-lying
northern plains (bottom). Channels from the highlands debouch into the plains.
Several erosional remnants of highland terrain survive as streamlined 'islands'
beyond the mouths of these channels. The site where Mars Pathfinder landed
in 1997 is indicated by a cross. The Viking 1 lander touched down just beyond
the northwestern corner of this view in 1973. North is to the bottom. The
area shown is about 1000 km across. Illumination is from the right. |
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credit: David A. Rothery |
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