History and morphology of faulting in the Noctis Labyrinthus-Claritas Fossae Region of Mars

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Geochronology, Geological Faults, Mars Surface, Morphology, Tectonics, Geological Surveys, Lava, Mariner 9 Space Probe, Viking Orbiter Spacecraft, Volcanoes

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The topographically high areas cut by Noctis Labyrinthus, Noctis Fossae, and Claritas Fossae were subjected to only minor resurfacing during and following local tectonic activity. Principal resurfacing materials consist of lava flows from Syria Planum and Tharsis Montes. Thus, these areas preserve much of the fault record produced by tectonism in this region. Although recent geologic maps of the area have been produced from Viking images, the only detailed fault histories available until now were described from Mariner 9 images. Much of the faulting in the Tharsis tectonic province was centered in Syria Planum; therefore, understanding the fault history in this region is critical to understanding the stress history and tectonism of Tharsis as a whole.

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