Geologic mapping of Gusev Crater-Ma'adim Vallis Region, Mars

Details Geologic mapping of Gusev Crater-Ma'adim Vallis Region, Mars Geologic mapping of Gusev Crater-Ma'adim Vallis Region, Mars

Mar 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997lpi....28..779k&link_type=abstract

Conference Paper, 28th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, p. 779.

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Geological Surveys, Mapping, Craters, Venus Surface, Stratigraphy, Rivers

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Geological mapping of the Gusev Crater-Ma'adim Vallis region is part of a NASA program to investigate potential landing site areas on Mars. Two photomosaics at 1:500,000-scale and individual Viking images with resolution of 63-68 m/pixel were used as the base for the geologic mapping. The area is included in the Aeolis subquadrangle of Mars and is located in the transitional zone between the lowlands of the Elysium basin to north and oldest highland plateaus to the south. The 160 km diameter Gusev Crater and Ma'adim Vallis are located in the central part of the map area. The crater served as a long-term sedimentary basin for Ma'adim Vallis. In addition, an unnamed sedimentary basin (300 km in diameter) is located to the west of Gusev Crater. This basin accumulated sediments from both Ma'adim Vallis and other fluvial systems during Upper Noachian-Middle Amazonian periods.

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