Geologic map of science study area 1B, west Mangala Valles region of Mars
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Abstract
This map is one in a series of 1:500,000-scale geologic maps initiated by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration to investigate areas of particular scientific interest on Mars. The west Mangala Valles area merits detailed geologic study because it contains several small channels whose ages can be determined relative to geologic units that range in age from early (Noachian) to late (Amazonian) periods of Martian history. Because the small channels are of three ages and channels of each age are of a geomorphic type unique to that age, their study increases our understanding of the continuity of fluvial process on the evolutionary history of Mars. For these reasons, part of the area is a proposed-site for a sample-return mission to Mars.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geologic map of science study area 1B, west Mangala Valles region of Mars |
| Series title | IMAP |
| Series number | 2087 |
| DOI | 10.3133/i2087 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 1 Plate: 68.00 × 56.00 inches |
| Other Geospatial | Mangala Valles, Mars |
| Scale | 502000 |
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