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Location of Elysium Plantia on Mars. Elysium Planitia, located in the Elysium and Aeolis quadrangles, is a broad plain that straddles the equator of Mars, centered at It lies to the south of the volcanic province of Elysium, the second largest volcanic region on the planet, after Tharsis.
The southeastern portion of the province is approximately 0.85 billion years younger than the northwestern. [5] The region as a whole has been volcanically active for at least 3.9 billion years, with a peak 2.2 billion years ago, although activity has decreased considerably in the last billion years. [11]
Tectonic boundaries have been discovered on Mars. Valles Marineris is a horizontally sliding tectonic boundary that divides two major partial or complete plates of Mars. The recent finding suggests that Mars is geologically active with occurrences in the millions of years. [66] [67] [68] There has been previous evidence of Mars' geologic activity.
A cable-mount steerable receiver and several radar transmitters for emitting signals were mounted 150 m (492 ft) above the dish. Completed in November 1963, the Arecibo Telescope was the world's largest single-aperture telescope for 53 years, until it was surpassed in July 2016 by the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in ...
A rail system mounted on top of a SIG SG 550 A dovetail rail on a rifle receiver for mounting a sight. A rail integration system (RIS; also called a rail accessory system (RAS), rail interface system, rail system, mount, base, gun rail, or simply a rail [1]) is a generic term for any standardized attachment system for mounting firearm accessories via bar-like straight brackets (i.e. "rails ...
We still don't know which team Juan Soto will be picking in free agency, but we can now say he will probably be setting an all-time record. The New York Yankees and New York Mets have both upped ...
Segments of rock in chronostratigraphyPeriods of time in geochronology Notes (Mars) Eonothem: Eon: not used for Mars Erathem: Era: not used for Mars System: Period: 3 total; 10 8 to 10 9 years in length
Bill Dendy, in green vest at right, moderates a gathering of the Sleigh Masters, a group of North Texas Santas who meet to discuss the role's challenges and best practices, on Nov. 26, 2024, in ...