Phlegra Montes
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The Phlegra Montes are a system of mountains in the Cebrenia quadrangle of Mars, located at 40.4 degrees north latitude and 163.71 degrees east longitude. They are 1,350 km across and were named after a classical albedo feature name.[1]
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Map of Cebrenia. Viking II landed near Mie crater. The volcano Hecates Tholus probably has glaciers on its slopes.
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Material moving down slope in the Phlegra Montes, as seen by HiRISE. Movement is probably aided by water/ice.
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Lobate Debris Apron in the Phlegra Montes, as seen by HiRISE. The debris apron is probably mostly ice with a thin covering of rock debris, so it could be a source of water for future Martian colonists. Scale bar is 500 meters long.
References
- ↑ Blue, Jennifer. "Phlegra Montes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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