Newly discovered Martian impact basins

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Apr 1985

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In NASA, Washington Repts. of Planetary Geol. and Geophys. Program, 1984 p 200-201 (SEE N85-23474 13-91)

Physics

Hypervelocity Impact, Landforms, Mapping, Planetary Geology, Terraces (Landforms), Topography, Geomorphology, Planetary Surfaces, Structural Basins, Structural Properties (Geology)

Scientific paper

Three previously unrecognized Martian impact basins were discovered through detailed mapping of landforms, structures and terrains near Cassini and Al Qahira basins. Al Qahira A lies on the Martian dichotomy boundary and intersects the older basin, Al Qahira. It has four rings that are expressed by a variety of landforms. Southwestward Al Qahira A is out by a younger Basin, Al Qahira B. Al Qahira B is a highly degraded basin with one identifiable ring. Its ring is expressed by a few massifs, knobs and inward-facing scarps, but is recognized by the distributions of wrinkle ridges and plains units. Cassini A lies southward of the younger Cassini Basin and is intersected by it. It probably has four rings. The importance of detailed mapping of various types of landforms and terrains to the discovery of basins on Mars are demonstrated.

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