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Mars has many surface features that are similar to these on Earth, and a few unique to the planet.
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*The general geographic description of Mars: [[Mars|Mars Aereography]].
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*The general geological description of Mars:  [[Mars|Mars Aereology]].
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For a general description of the Martian geography, see the following article: [[Geography of Mars]]
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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.
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Mars is also marked by three significant geological features: The [[Tharsis]] bulge, with a large number of volcanoes including the famous [[Olympus Mons]], the [[Valles Marineris]] canyon(s) and the [[Hellas Basin|Hellas basin]].
  
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See the [[Mars Atlas|Mars atlas]].

Latest revision as of 07:52, 13 November 2020

Mars topography (MOLA dataset) HiRes (1).jpg

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

For a general description of the Martian geography, see the following article: Geography of Mars

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 Tharsis 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.