Lunae Palus quadrangle - Revision history

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	In this article, some of the best pictures from a number of spacecraft will show what the landscape looks like in this region. The origins and significance of all features will be explained as they are currently understood.		In this article, some of the best pictures from a number of spacecraft will show what the landscape looks like in this region. The origins and significance of all features will be explained as they are currently understood.

			[[File:Collage Lunae Palus quadrangle 03.jpg\|Typical scenes in Lunae Palus quadrangle\|600pxr\|Typical scenes in Lunae Palus quadrangle]]

			Typical scenes in Lunae Palus quadrangle


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	\|[[Mars Atlas\|Atlas]]		\|[[Mars Atlas\|Atlas]]
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	Article written by Jim Secosky. Jim is a retired science teacher who has used the Hubble Space Telescope, the Mars Global Surveyor, and HiRISE.<gallery widths="400" heights="300">		Article written by Jim Secosky. Jim is a retired science teacher who has used the Hubble Space Telescope, the Mars Global Surveyor, and HiRISE.

			In this article, some of the best pictures from a number of spacecraft will show what the landscape looks like in this region. The origins and significance of all features will be explained as they are currently understood.

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	File:USGS-Mars-MC-10-LunaePalusRegion-mola.png\|Lunae Palus elevations		File:USGS-Mars-MC-10-LunaePalusRegion-mola.png\|Lunae Palus elevations
	File:PIA00170-MC-10-LunaePalusRegion-19980605.jpg		File:PIA00170-MC-10-LunaePalusRegion-19980605.jpg

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More pictures from Lunae Palus quadrangle

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	[[File:Labeatis Fossae.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|left\|Labeatis Fossae, as seen by THEMIS one of many troughs (long narrow depressions called fossae {Latin}) Fossae form from the crustal stretching by weight of volcanoes.<ref>http://www.marsartgallery.com/marsnames.html</ref> <ref>Skinner, J., L. Skinner, and J. Kargel. 2007. Re-assessment of Hydrovolcanism-based Resurfacing within the Galaxias Fossae Region of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007)</ref>]]		[[File:Labeatis Fossae.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|left\|Labeatis Fossae, as seen by THEMIS one of many troughs (long narrow depressions called fossae {Latin}) Fossae form from the crustal stretching by weight of volcanoes.<ref>http://www.marsartgallery.com/marsnames.html</ref> <ref>Skinner, J., L. Skinner, and J. Kargel. 2007. Re-assessment of Hydrovolcanism-based Resurfacing within the Galaxias Fossae Region of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007)</ref>]]





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	[[File:Labeatis Fossae.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|left\|Labeatis Fossae, as seen by THEMIS one of many troughs (long narrow depressions called fossae {Latin}) Fossae form from the crustal stretching by weight of volcanoes.<ref>http://www.marsartgallery.com/marsnames.html</ref> <ref>Skinner, J., L. Skinner, and J. Kargel. 2007. Re-assessment of Hydrovolcanism-based Resurfacing within the Galaxias Fossae Region of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007)</ref>]]

	==See also==		==See also==

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Impact Craters

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	[[File:Montevallo Crater.jpg \|thumb\|400px\|center\| Montevallo Crater, as seen by THEMIS. Image shows a landslide on the north rim.]]		[[File:Montevallo Crater.jpg \|thumb\|400px\|center\| Montevallo Crater, as seen by THEMIS. Image shows a landslide on the north rim.]]


	[[File:Labeatis Fossae.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|left\|Labeatis Fossae, as seen by THEMIS one of many troughs (long narrow depressions called fossae {Latin}) Fossae form from the crustal stretching by weight of volcanoes.<ref>http://www.marsartgallery.com/marsnames.html</ref> <ref>Skinner, J., L. Skinner, and J. Kargel. 2007. Re-assessment of Hydrovolcanism-based Resurfacing within the Galaxias Fossae Region of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007)</ref>]]

	==Layers==		==Layers==

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			[[File:Labeatis Fossae.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|left\|Labeatis Fossae, as seen by THEMIS one of many troughs (long narrow depressions called fossae {Latin}) Fossae form from the crustal stretching by weight of volcanoes.<ref>http://www.marsartgallery.com/marsnames.html</ref> <ref>Skinner, J., L. Skinner, and J. Kargel. 2007. Re-assessment of Hydrovolcanism-based Resurfacing within the Galaxias Fossae Region of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007)</ref>]]

	==See also==		==See also==

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Layers

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	File:Layers in Monument Valley.jpg\|Layers in Monument Valley. These are accepted as being formed, at least in part by deposition in a large body of water. Since Mars contains similar layers, water remains as a major cause of layering on Mars.		File:Layers in Monument Valley.jpg\|Layers in Monument Valley. These are accepted as being formed, at least in part by deposition in a large body of water. Since Mars contains similar layers, water remains as a major cause of layering on Mars.

	File:ESP 055568 2050layers.jpg\|Wide view of layers]]		File:ESP 055568 2050layers.jpg\|Wide view of layers
	File:55568 2050layers.jpg \| Close view of layers, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program		File:55568 2050layers.jpg \| Close view of layers, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program

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	Image:Nanedi Valles.jpg\|Nanedi Valles, as seen by THEMIS		Image:Nanedi Valles.jpg\|Nanedi Valles, as seen by THEMIS
			File:ESP 084835 1860 channels nanedi.jpg\|Portion of Nanedi Valles, as seen by HiRISE under the HiWish program Colored strip is about 1 Km across.
	File:ESP 056904 2015valley.jpg\|Close view of part of Bahram Vallis, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program		File:ESP 056904 2015valley.jpg\|Close view of part of Bahram Vallis, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program

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More pictures from Lunae Palus quadrangle

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	~~[[File:Ister Chaos.jpg \| Ister Chaos, as seen by HiRISE]]~~


	~~Ister Chaos, as seen by HiRISE~~


	~~[[File:55480 2060streaksobstacles.jpg \|thumb\|400px\|left\|Dark slope streaks, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Shapes of streaks have been affected by boulders.]]~~


	~~[[File:ESP 048914 1955lavaflows.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|center\| Lava flows]]~~


	[[File:Labeatis Fossae.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|left\|Labeatis Fossae, as seen by THEMIS one of many troughs (long narrow depressions called fossae {Latin}) Fossae form from the crustal stretching by weight of volcanoes.<ref>http://www.marsartgallery.com/marsnames.html</ref> <ref>Skinner, J., L. Skinner, and J. Kargel. 2007. Re-assessment of Hydrovolcanism-based Resurfacing within the Galaxias Fossae Region of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007)</ref>]]

	==See also==		==See also==

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	File:Dark slope streaks in Lunae Palus quadrangle, Mars 05.jpg\|Close view of end of dark slope streaks, as seen by HiRISE		File:Dark slope streaks in Lunae Palus quadrangle, Mars 05.jpg\|Close view of end of dark slope streaks, as seen by HiRISE

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			[[File:Ister Chaos.jpg \| Ister Chaos, as seen by HiRISE]]


			Ister Chaos, as seen by HiRISE


			[[File:55480 2060streaksobstacles.jpg \|thumb\|400px\|left\|Dark slope streaks, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Shapes of streaks have been affected by boulders.]]


			[[File:ESP 048914 1955lavaflows.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|center\| Lava flows]]


			[[File:Labeatis Fossae.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|left\|Labeatis Fossae, as seen by THEMIS one of many troughs (long narrow depressions called fossae {Latin}) Fossae form from the crustal stretching by weight of volcanoes.<ref>http://www.marsartgallery.com/marsnames.html</ref> <ref>Skinner, J., L. Skinner, and J. Kargel. 2007. Re-assessment of Hydrovolcanism-based Resurfacing within the Galaxias Fossae Region of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007)</ref>]]





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	File:Square shadow in Lunae Palus quadrangle, Mars 06.jpg\|Square shadow as seen by HiRISE With the many tens of thousands of pictures taken with HiRISE some are bound to be strange--that is this was not staged by aliens.		File:Square shadow in Lunae Palus quadrangle, Mars 06.jpg\|Square shadow as seen by HiRISE With the many tens of thousands of pictures taken with HiRISE some are bound to be strange--that is this was not staged by aliens.

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More pictures from Lunae Palus quadrangle

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	[[File:ESP 048914 1955lavaflows.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|center\| Lava flows]]		[[File:ESP 048914 1955lavaflows.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|center\| Lava flows]]


			[[File:Labeatis Fossae.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|left\|Labeatis Fossae, as seen by THEMIS one of many troughs (long narrow depressions called fossae {Latin}) Fossae form from the crustal stretching by weight of volcanoes.<ref>http://www.marsartgallery.com/marsnames.html</ref> <ref>Skinner, J., L. Skinner, and J. Kargel. 2007. Re-assessment of Hydrovolcanism-based Resurfacing within the Galaxias Fossae Region of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007)</ref>]]

	==See also==		==See also==

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	File:Layers in Monument Valley.jpg\|Layers in Monument Valley. These are accepted as being formed, at least in part by deposition in a large body of water. Since Mars contains similar layers, water remains as a major cause of layering on Mars.		File:Layers in Monument Valley.jpg\|Layers in Monument Valley. These are accepted as being formed, at least in part by deposition in a large body of water. Since Mars contains similar layers, water remains as a major cause of layering on Mars.

	File:ESP 055568 2050layers.jpg\|Wide view of layers]]		File:ESP 055568 2050layers.jpg\|Wide view of layers
	File:55568 2050layers.jpg \| Close view of layers, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program		File:55568 2050layers.jpg \| Close view of layers, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program

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	File:Dark slope streaks in Lunae Palus quadrangle, Mars 05.jpg\|Close view of end of dark slope streaks, as seen by HiRISE		File:Dark slope streaks in Lunae Palus quadrangle, Mars 05.jpg\|Close view of end of dark slope streaks, as seen by HiRISE

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			[[File:Ister Chaos.jpg \| Ister Chaos, as seen by HiRISE]]


			Ister Chaos, as seen by HiRISE


			[[File:55480 2060streaksobstacles.jpg \|thumb\|400px\|left\|Dark slope streaks, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Shapes of streaks have been affected by boulders.]]


			[[File:ESP 048914 1955lavaflows.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|center\| Lava flows]]


			[[File:Labeatis Fossae.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|left\|Labeatis Fossae, as seen by THEMIS one of many troughs (long narrow depressions called fossae {Latin}) Fossae form from the crustal stretching by weight of volcanoes.<ref>http://www.marsartgallery.com/marsnames.html</ref> <ref>Skinner, J., L. Skinner, and J. Kargel. 2007. Re-assessment of Hydrovolcanism-based Resurfacing within the Galaxias Fossae Region of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007)</ref>]]





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	File:Square shadow in Lunae Palus quadrangle, Mars 06.jpg\|Square shadow as seen by HiRISE With the many tens of thousands of pictures taken with HiRISE some are bound to be strange--that is this was not staged by aliens.		File:Square shadow in Lunae Palus quadrangle, Mars 06.jpg\|Square shadow as seen by HiRISE With the many tens of thousands of pictures taken with HiRISE some are bound to be strange--that is this was not staged by aliens.