Difference between revisions of "Mars surface features"

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Mars is roughly divided into two types of areas: The older Southern hemisphere, heavily cratered and at a relatively high altitude and the younger northern hemisphere, with a few significant asteroid impact and large plains.
 
Mars is roughly divided into two types of areas: The older Southern hemisphere, heavily cratered and at a relatively high altitude and the younger northern hemisphere, with a few significant asteroid impact and large plains.
  
Mars is also marked by two significant geological features, The Tarsis bulge, with a large number of volcanoes including the famous [[Olympus Mons]], and the [[Valles Marineris]] canyon(s).
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Mars is also marked by three significant geological features: The Tarsis bulge, with a large number of volcanoes including the famous [[Olympus Mons]], the [[Valles Marineris]] canyon(s) and the [[Hellas Basin|Hellas basin]].
  
 
[[Volcano|Volcanoes]]
 
[[Volcano|Volcanoes]]

Revision as of 14:40, 9 November 2020

Mars has many surface features that are similar to these on Earth, and a few unique to the planet.

Mars is roughly divided into two types of areas: The older Southern hemisphere, heavily cratered and at a relatively high altitude and the younger northern hemisphere, with a few significant asteroid impact and large plains.

Mars is also marked by three significant geological features: The Tarsis bulge, with a large number of volcanoes including the famous Olympus Mons, the Valles Marineris canyon(s) and the Hellas basin.

Volcanoes

Craters

Glaciers

Rivers

Terrain:

See the Mars atlas.