Anseris Mons
Feature type | Mountain |
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Coordinates | 29°49′S 86°39′E / 29.81°S 86.65°E |
Anseris Mons
Anseris Mons is named from Anseris Fons, a telescopic albedo feature mapped by Greek astronomer E. M. Antoniadi in 1930. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1991.[2]
Anseris Mons is not a volcano. Geologically, the massif is thought to be the eroded remnant of an ancient
Rocks making up Anseris Mons and other massifs around Hellas are mapped as
The Anseris Mons massif has undergone a significant amount of erosion since it was uplifted. The flanks of the mountain have huge triangular
Images
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Anseris Mons
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Northern face of Anseris Mons showing areas of exposed bedrock.
See also
- List of mountains on Mars
- List of mountains on Mars by height
- List of tallest mountains in the Solar System
References
- ^ JMARS MOLA elevation dataset. Christensen, P.; Gorelick, N.; Anwar, S.; Dickenshied, S.; Edwards, C.; Engle, E. (2007) "New Insights About Mars From the Creation and Analysis of Mars Global Datasets;" American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, abstract #P11E-01.
- ^ USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Mars.
- ^ Leonard, G.J.; Tanaka, K.L. (2001). Geologic Map of the Hellas Region of Mars. Pamphlet to Accompany Map I-2694. U.S. Geological Survey, p. 3.
- ^ a b c Leonard, G.J.; Tanaka, K.L. (2001). Geologic Map of the Hellas Region of Mars[permanent dead link]. U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Investigations Series I-2694.
- ^ Greeley, R; Guest, J.E. (1987) Geologic Map of the Eastern Equatorial Region of Mars. U.S. Geological Survey, M 15M, 0/270 G.
- ^ Frey, H.V. (2003). Buried Impact Basins and the Earliest History of Mars. Sixth International Conference on Mars, Abstract #3104.
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