The Medusae Fossae Formation is a large geological formation of probable volcanic origin on the planet Mars. It is named for the Medusa of Greek mythology...
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Amazonis Planitia (section Medusae Fossae Formation)
features at several different lengths of scale. A large part of the Medusae Fossae Formation lies in Amazonis Planitia. Its name derives from one of the...
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Amazonis quadrangle (section Medusae Fossae Formation)
area. This quadrangle contains special, unusual features called the Medusae Fossae Formation and Sulci. The Amazonis quadrangle is of great interest to...
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of Mars include dark slope streaks, dust devil tracks, sand dunes, Medusae Fossae Formation, fretted terrain, layers, gullies, glaciers, scalloped topography...
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Yardangs are common in some regions on Mars, especially in the Medusae Fossae Formation. This formation is found in the Amazonis quadrangle and near the...
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the largest single source of dust on the planet Mars comes from the Medusae Fossae Formation. Dust devils Research on Earth is currently limited to using...
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have been discovered in various regions of Mars, especially in the Medusae Fossae Formation, Miyamoto Crater, Saheki Crater, and the Juventae Plateau...
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[citation needed] A study using a global climate model found that the Medusae Fossae Formation could have been formed from ash from Apollinaris Mons, Arsia...
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events were contemporaneous with volcanic eruptions. Deposits of the Medusae Fossae Formation lie both over and under lavas, suggesting the deposition of...
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aquifer. Dark slope streaks and troughts (fossae) are present in this quadrangle. Part of the Medusae Fossae Formation is found in the Memnonia quadrangle...
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reported that the largest single source of dust on Mars comes from the Medusae Fossae Formation. On 1 June 2018, NASA scientists detected signs of a dust...
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hydration is both morphological and compositional and is seen at both the Medusae Fossae formation and the Tharsis Montes. Solar System portal Spaceflight portal...
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or fossae (plural) on Mars. They include the Cerberus Fossae, Elysium Fossae, Galaxias Fossae, Hephaestus Fossae, Hyblaeus Fossae, Stygis Fossae and...
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the regions Elysium Planitia and Terra Cimmeria. A small part of the Medusae Fossae Formation lies in this quadrangle. The name refers to the name of a...
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Elysium quadrangle (section Fossae/pit craters)
Elysium quadrangle includes a part of Lucus Planum. A small part of the Medusae Fossae Formation lies in this quadrangle. The largest craters in this quadrangle...
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somewhat different ridge formation has been discovered in the Eastern Medusae Fossae Formation; these dark ridges can be 50 meters in height and erode into...
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the largest single source of dust on the planet Mars comes from the Medusae Fossae Formation. Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham announce...
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Arabia Terra, but it lacks debris aprons and lineated valley fill. The Medusae Fossae Formation, a friable, layered material that is covered with yardangs...
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are common in some regions on Mars, especially in what is called the "Medusae Fossae Formation". This formation is found in the Amazonis quadrangle and near...
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seen by HiRISE. Narrow ridges, as seen by HiRISE. Plateau made up of Medusae Fossae materials and rootless cones, as seen by HiRISE. Surfaces in Amazonis...
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Express orbiter. A study using a global climate model found that the Medusae Fossae Formation could have been formed from ancient volcanic ash from Apollinaris...
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Valley in Italy. Padus Vallis is one of many valleys that empty into the Medusae Fossae Formation. Close-up of Padus Vallis, as seen by THEMIS. "Gazetteer of...
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the Curiosity rover may have been released from a nearby area called Medusae Fossae Formation located about 500 km east of Gale crater. The region is fractured...
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have been discovered in various regions of mars, especially in the Medusae Fossae Formation, Miyamoto Crater, and the Juventae Plateau. The image below...
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poleward of 35N and 40S. The remaining 3% mainly traced in the equatorial Medusae Fossae Formation. LARLE craters are characterized by a crater and normal layered...
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quadrangle and the Aeolis quadrangles. It is part of a region called the "Medusae Fossae Formation" Part of this region is covered with yardangs. They are formed...
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Arcadia quadrangle (section Fossae)
Mars: Diversity of morphologies and the special case of the Eastern Medusae Fossae Formation. Icarus. Volume 281. Pages 200-219 "HiRISE | High Resolution...
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with HiRISE. Sinuous Ridges within a branching fan in lower member of Medusae Fossae Formation, as seen by HiRISE. Illumination is from the NW. Inverted...
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Eastern Medusae Fossae Formation. Icarus. Volume 281. Pages 200-219 Saper, L., J. Mustard. 2013. "Extensive linear ridge networks in Nili Fossae and Nilosyrtis...
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East of Gale Crater in the Aeolis quadrangle. Layers and mounds in Medusae Fossae Formation, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Location is East of...
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