Eridania Lake

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Eridania Lake is a theorized ancient lake on Mars with a surface area of roughly 1.1 million square kilometers. It is located at the source of the Ma'adim Vallis outflow channel.[1] As Eridania Lake dried out in the late Noachian epoch it divided into a series of smaller lakes.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rossman, P. Irwin III, Ted A. Maxwell, Alan D. Howard, Robert A. Craddock, David W. Leverington (21 June 2002). "A Large Paleolake Basin at the Head of Ma'adim Vallis, Mars". Science 296 (5576): 2209 - 2212. DOI:10.1126/science.1071143.
  2. ^ de Pablo, M. A., Fairén, A. G.; Márquez, A. (March 3 2004). "The Geology of Atlantis Basin, Mars, and Its Astrobiological Interest". 35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 15-19, 2004, League City, Texas. abstract no.1223.


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