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INSET: USGS IMAP 1076: Geologic map of the Mare Australe area of Mars

By Planetary Geologic Mapping 1978 (approx.)

Inset of USGS IMAP 1076: Geologic map of the Mare Australe area of Mars

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Inset of USGS IMAP 1076: Geologic map of the Mare Australe area of Mars

By C. D. Condit and L. A. Soderblom

Map and associated documents available from the USGS Publications Warehouse: https://doi.org/10.3133/i1076

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January 1, 1978

Geologic map of the Mare Australe area of Mars Geologic map of the Mare Australe area of Mars

The south polar region of Mars is among the most geologically diverse on the planet. The areas is within the heavily cratered hemisphere of Mars but is distinguished by a variety of younger, regionally extensive deposits and an assemblage of unique erosional forms. The spectrum of units varies from the oldest to the youngest on the planet. The oldest unit, typifying the cratered...