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Geologic map of the Valles Marineris region, Mars Geologic map of the Valles Marineris region, Mars

The Valles Marineris region lies east of Tharsis Montes (which extend from lat 12˚ to 16˚., long 101˚ to 125˚). Part of the region is in the midst of a vast plateau bounded on the west and east by Claritas and Nectaris Fossae, respectively; the remainder extends farther east into southern Xanthe Terr and western Margaritifer Terra. Channel trends, stereophotogrammetry, and radar...
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