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

By Planetary Geologic Mapping 1995 (approx.)
USGS IMAP 2441: Geologic/geomorphologic map of the Chryse Planitia region of Mars
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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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