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INSET: USGS IMAP 895: Geologic map of the Oxia Palus Quadrangle of Mars

By Planetary Geologic Mapping 1976 (approx.)

Inset of USGS IMAP 895: Geologic map of the Oxia Palus Quadrangle of Mars

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Inset of USGS IMAP 895: Geologic map of the Oxia Palus Quadrangle of Mars

By D. E. Wilhelms

Map and associated documents available from the USGS Publications Warehouse: https://doi.org/10.3133/i895

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January 1, 1976

Geologic map of the Oxia Palus Quadrangle of Mars Geologic map of the Oxia Palus Quadrangle of Mars

The Oxia Palus quadrangle contains three distinct geologic provinces: (1) an elevated cratered plateau that occupies three-fourths of the quadrangle and is similar to much of the southern hemisphere of Mars; (2) the low, relatively featureless Chryse Planitia in the northwest corner; and (3) a complex province of chaotic terrain and immense channels or valleys that divides the plateau...

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