INSET: USGS IMAP 2753: Geologic map of the MTM 85080 Quadrangle, Chasma Boreale Region of Mars

The polar deposits on Mars probably record martian climate history over the last 107 to 109 years (for example, Thomas and others, 1992). The area shown on this map includes polar layered deposits and polar ice, as well as some outcrops of older, underlying terrain. This quadrangle was mapped using Viking Orbiter images in order to study the relations among erosional and depositional...