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Elysium Fossae
Map of Elysium quadrangle. Elysium Mons and Albor Tholus are large volcanoes. The Elysium Fossae are in the upper left (northwest).
Coordinates24°48′N 213°42′W / 24.8°N 213.7°W / 24.8; -213.7

The Elysium Fossae are a group of large troughs in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars at 24.8° north latitude and 213.7° west longitude. They are about 1,175 km long and are named after a classical albedo feature name.[1]

  1. ^ "Planetary Names: Elysium Fossae". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 17 December 2018.

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Elysium Fossae

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The Elysium Fossae are a group of large troughs in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars at 24.8° north latitude and 213.7° west longitude. They are about 1,175 km...

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Elysium quadrangle

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plain, is in this quadrangle. The Elysium quadrangle includes a part of Lucus Planum. A small part of the Medusae Fossae Formation lies in this quadrangle...

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Elysium Planitia

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Apollinaris Mons, is situated just to the south of eastern Elysium Planitia. Within the plains, Cerberus Fossae is the only Mars location with recent volcanic eruptions...

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Cerberus Fossae

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of the Tartarus Montes and the lava apron southeast of Elysium Mons. The formation of the fossae was suspected to have released pressurized underground...

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Medusae Fossae Formation

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The Medusae Fossae Formation is a large geological formation of probable volcanic origin on the planet Mars. It is named for the Medusa of Greek mythology...

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Claritas Fossae

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the large weight of a nearby volcano. Fossae/pit craters are common near volcanoes in the Tharsis and Elysium regions. A trough often has two breaks...

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Athabasca Valles

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trends northeast-southwest at the southernmost end of the Elysium province. Cerberus Fossae exists uphill to the northeast of the easternmost part of...

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Volcanism on Mars

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activity on Mars as recently as 53,000 years ago in the Cerberus Fossae amid Elysium Planitia. Such activity could have provided the environment, in terms...

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Chronology of discoveries of water on Mars

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of its water, Cerberus Fossae. Note streamlined islands which show direction of flow to south. Athabasca Valles is in the Elysium quadrangle. Close-up of...

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Lakes on Mars

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The Western Elysium Paleolake is in the southern part of the Elysium quadrangle, south of the Elysium volcanic field and near Cerberus Fossae. It has been...

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Outflow channels

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between different regions of Mars. Some outflow channels in the Amazonis and Elysium Planitiae regions have yielded ages of only tens of millions of years,...

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Apollinaris Mons

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the equator, south of Elysium Planitia and north of the impact crater Gusev (the landing site of the Mars rover Spirit). Elysium Planitia separates it...

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Evidence of water on Mars found by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

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Themis.asu.edu. Retrieved December 19, 2010. "Craters and Valleys in the Elysium Fossae (PSP_004046_2080)". Hirise.lpl.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2011-08-20. S...

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Elysium Mons

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Elysium Mons /ɪˈlɪziəm ˈmɒnz/ is a volcano on Mars located in the volcanic province Elysium, at 25°01′N 147°13′E / 25.02°N 147.21°E / 25.02; 147.21...

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Amazonis Planitia

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of the smoothest plains on Mars. It is located between the Tharsis and Elysium volcanic provinces, to the west of Olympus Mons, in the Amazonis and Memnonia...

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Classical albedo features on Mars

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Electris Mons Elysium /ɪˈlɪʒiəm/ From Elysium, the Greek land of dead heroes Elysium Planitia, Elysium Mons, Elysium Fossae, Elysium quadrangle Eridania...

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Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle

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Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS". "HiRISE | Craters and Valleys in the Elysium Fossae (PSP_004046_2080)". "HiRISE | High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment"...

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Mountain range

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1029/94JE02636. ISSN 0148-0227. S2CID 53311663. Plescia, J.B. (2003). "Cerberus Fossae, Elysium, Mars: a source for lava and water". Icarus. 164 (1): 79–95. Bibcode:2003Icar...

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Geology of Mars

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of Tharsis in Elysium. The Elysium volcanic complex is about 2,000 kilometers in diameter and consists of three main volcanoes, Elysium Mons, Hecates...

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Aeolis quadrangle

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Mars, and contains parts of the regions Elysium Planitia and Terra Cimmeria. A small part of the Medusae Fossae Formation lies in this quadrangle. The...

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Tartarus Montes

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edu. Retrieved September 2, 2012. Plescia, J. B. (2003). "Cerberus Fossae, Elysium, Mars: A source for lava and water" (PDF). Icarus. 164: 79–95. Bibcode:2003Icar...

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Memnonia quadrangle

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asu.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-04. "HiRISE | Craters and Valleys in the Elysium Fossae (PSP_004046_2080)". Hirise.lpl.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-04. "HiRISE...

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Ore resources on Mars

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regional tectonic stretching (scale bar is 1.0 km). The Cerberus Fossae in the Elysium quadrangle, as seen by HiRISE Besides heat generated by molten rock...

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