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  2. Noctis Labyrinthus - Wikipedia

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    In 2024, scientists Pascal Lee and Sourabh Shubham found evidence from CRISM, the HiRISE camera, and the Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter that this heat source was a volcano near the northeast end of the labyrinthus that they dubbed Noctis Mons, which would be the seventh-highest mountain on Mars at 9,028 m (29,619 ft), and that the eastern part of ...

  3. Valles Marineris - Wikipedia

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    Morning water ice fog spills out of Noctis Labyrinthus (Viking 1 orbiter image) Noctis Labyrinthus, on the western edge of the Valles Marineris Rift System, north of the Syria Planum and east of Pavonis Mons, is a jumbled terrain composed of huge blocks which are heavily fractured. It also contains canyons that run in different directions ...

  4. Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle - Wikipedia

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    The northwest contains Pavonis Mons and Arsia Mons, the east contains Syria Planum, the northeast includes Noctis Labyrinthus and the south-central part includes Claritas Fossae. The Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program.

  5. Tharsis Montes - Wikipedia

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    Mons (plural montes) is the Latin word for mountain; it is a descriptor term used in astrogeology for mountainous features in the Solar System. The three Tharsis Montes volcanoes are enormous by terrestrial standards, ranging in diameter from 375 km (233 mi) (Pavonis Mons) to 475 km (295 mi) (Arsia Mons). [1]

  6. Tharsis - Wikipedia

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    Tharsis (/ ˈ θ ɑːr s ɪ s /) is a vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in the western hemisphere of Mars. [note 1] The region is home to the largest volcanoes in the Solar System, including the three enormous shield volcanoes Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Ascraeus Mons, which are collectively known as the Tharsis Montes.

  7. Louros Valles - Wikipedia

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    They are east of Noctis Labyrinthus. They display many layers in their sidewalls. Many other places on Mars also show rocks arranged in layers. Rock layers can be formed by volcanoes, wind, or water. [1] A detailed discussion of layering with many Martian examples can be found in Sedimentary Geology of Mars. [2]

  8. Apollinaris Mons - Wikipedia

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    Apollinaris Mons is about 5 kilometres high with a base about 296 kilometres in diameter. [3] [better source needed] On the top of this volcano is a caldera about 80 km (50 miles) in diameter. The volcano is approximately 3 billion [4] to 3.5 billion years old. [5] It was named in 1973 after a mountain spring near Rome in Italy. [citation needed]

  9. Chronius Mons - Wikipedia

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    Chronius Mons is an extinct shield volcano located on Eridania quadrangle of the planet Mars. The name Chronius Mons is a classical albedo name . This was approved by International Astronomical Union on September 13, 2006.