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INSET: USGS IMAP 2441: Geologic/geomorphologic map of the Chryse Planitia region of Mars

By Planetary Geologic Mapping 1995 (approx.)

Inset of USGS IMAP 2441: Geologic/geomorphologic map of the Chryse Planitia region of Mars

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Inset of USGS IMAP 2441: Geologic/geomorphologic map of the Chryse Planitia region of Mars

By S. Rotto and K. L. Tanaka

Map and associated documents available from the USGS Publications Warehouse: https://doi.org/10.3133/i2441

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January 1, 1995

Geologic/geomorphologic map of the Chryse Planitia region of Mars Geologic/geomorphologic map of the Chryse Planitia region of Mars

Since the 1970’s, when the Mariner 9 spacecraft revealed the geologic diversity of Mars, the Chryse Planitia region has been noted for its immense outflow channels and chaotic terrain (McCauley and others, 1972; Sharp and Malin, 1975; Baker, 1982, chap. 3; Mars Channel Working Group, 1983). Various proposals for the origin of these features have been offered; most workers have favored a...