Hecates Tholus - Revision history

Michel Lamontagne at 02:45, 9 January 2020

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Glaciers

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Suitupandshowup: added info about name and location

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added info about name and location

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	[[Image:Hecates_Tholus.jpg\|thumb\|right\|px\|Hecates Tholus with [[cloud\|clouds]]]]'''Hecates Tholus''' is a [[volcano]] in the Elysium Volcanic Region.		[[Image:Hecates_Tholus.jpg\|thumb\|right\|px\|Hecates Tholus with [[cloud\|clouds]]]]'''Hecates Tholus''' is a [[volcano]] in the Elysium Volcanic Region.

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	==Glaciers==		==Glaciers==

−	It is thought that the [[caldera]] may have had ~~[[glacier\|~~glaciers]] in the past.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn/id/7209308</ref> Some valleys on Hecates show a parallel drainage pattern.<ref>Hugh H. Kieffer 1992. Mars. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1257-7.</ref> Using the High Resolution Stereo Camera onboard ESA's Mars Express that is orbiting Mars, a team of researchers discovered evidence of a large explosive eruption and recent glaciers on the volcano. Although some of the ice has sublimated into the atmosphere, the authors believe there still exists ice under a cover of debris. They state the ice could be "accessible for automated or human exploration."<ref>Hauber, E., et al. 2005. Discovery of flank caldera and very young glacial activity at Hecates Tholus, Mars. Nature: 434, 356-361.</ref> On Earth 8 million year old ice is still present in the Antarctic dry valleys under a layer of dirt.<ref>Marchant, D., et al. 2002. Formation of patterned ground and sublimation till over Miocene glacial ice in Beacon Valley, southern Victoria Land, Antarctia. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. 114, 718-730.</ref>	+	It is thought that the caldera may have had glaciers in the past.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn/id/7209308</ref> Some valleys on Hecates show a parallel drainage pattern.<ref>Hugh H. Kieffer 1992. Mars. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1257-7.</ref> Using the High Resolution Stereo Camera onboard ESA's Mars Express that is orbiting Mars, a team of researchers discovered evidence of a large explosive eruption and recent glaciers on the volcano. Although some of the ice has sublimated into the atmosphere, the authors believe there still exists ice under a cover of debris. They state the ice could be "accessible for automated or human exploration."<ref>Hauber, E., et al. 2005. Discovery of flank caldera and very young glacial activity at Hecates Tholus, Mars. Nature: 434, 356-361.</ref> On Earth 8 million year old ice is still present in the Antarctic dry valleys under a layer of dirt.<ref>Marchant, D., et al. 2002. Formation of patterned ground and sublimation till over Miocene glacial ice in Beacon Valley, southern Victoria Land, Antarctia. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. 114, 718-730.</ref>

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-[[Image:Hecates_Tholus.jpg|thumb|right|px|Hecates Tholus with [[cloud|clouds]]]]'''Hecates Tholus''' is a [[volcano]] in the [[Elysium Volcanic Region]].
+[[Image:Hecates_Tholus.jpg|thumb|right|px|Hecates Tholus with [[cloud|clouds]]]]'''Hecates Tholus''' is a [[volcano]] in the Elysium Volcanic Region.
 [[Image:MOLA hecates tholus.jpg |thumb|left|px|Tographic map of area around Hecates Tholus]]
-Hecates is in the Cebrenia quadrangle. The volcano is at location 32.12°N 150.24°E (209.76 W)  and has a diameter of 182&nbsp;km.<ref>https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov</ref>  It is the northernmost of the Elysium volcanoes; the others are Elysium Mons and Albor Tholus.  Hecates Tholus is in the [[Cebrenia quadrangle]].
+Hecates is in the [[Cebrenia quadrangle]]. The volcano is at location 32.12°N 150.24°E (209.76 W)  and has a diameter of 182&nbsp;km.<ref>https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov</ref>  It is the northernmost of the Elysium volcanoes; the others are Elysium Mons and Albor Tholus.
 ==Origin of name==

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 [[Image:MOLA hecates tholus.jpg |thumb|left|px|Tographic map of area around Hecates Tholus]]
 Hecates is in the Cebrenia quadrangle. The volcano is at location 32.12°N 150.24°E (209.76 W)  and has a diameter of 182&nbsp;km.<ref>https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov</ref>  It is the northernmost of the Elysium volcanoes; the others are Elysium Mons and Albor Tholus.  Hecates Tholus is in the [[Cebrenia quadrangle]].
 ==Origin of name==
 In planetary nomenclature, a "tholus" is a "small domical mountain or hill".  Hecates is named after Hecate, the goddess of the ghost-world, nightly events, and sorcery.<ref>Blunck, J.  1982.  Mars and its Satellites.  Exposition Press.  Smithtown, N.Y.</ref>

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 [[Image:MOLA hecates tholus.jpg |thumb|left|px|Tographic map of area around Hecates Tholus]]
-Hecates is in the Cebrenia quadrangle. The volcano is at location 32.12°N 150.24°E, in the volcanic province [[Elysium (volcanic province)|Elysium]], and has a diameter of 182&nbsp;km. It is the northernmost of the Elysium volcanoes; the others are [[Elysium Mons]] and [[Albor Tholus]].  Hecates Tholus is in the [[Cebrenia quadrangle]].
+Hecates is in the Cebrenia quadrangle. The volcano is at location 32.12°N 150.24°E (209.76 W)  and has a diameter of 182&nbsp;km. It is the northernmost of the Elysium volcanoes; the others are Elysium Mons and Albor Tholus.  Hecates Tholus is in the [[Cebrenia quadrangle]].
 ==Origin of name==
-In [[planetary nomenclature]], a "[[tholus]]" is a "small domical mountain or hill".  Hecates is named after Hecate, the goddess of the ghost-world, nightly events, and sorcery.<ref>Blunck, J.  1982.  Mars and its Satellites.  Exposition Press.  Smithtown, N.Y.</ref>
+In planetary nomenclature, a "tholus" is a "small domical mountain or hill".  Hecates is named after Hecate, the goddess of the ghost-world, nightly events, and sorcery.<ref>Blunck, J.  1982.  Mars and its Satellites.  Exposition Press.  Smithtown, N.Y.</ref>
- It is thought that the [[caldera]] may have had [[glacier|glaciers]] in the past.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn/id/7209308</ref>  Some valleys on Hecates show a parallel drainage pattern.<ref>Hugh H. Kieffer  1992.  Mars. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1257-7.</ref>  Using the High Resolution Stereo Camera onboard ESA's Mars Express that is orbiting Mars, a team of researchers discovered evidence of a large explosive eruption and recent glaciers on the volcano.  Although some of the ice has sublimated into the atmosphere, the authors believe there still exists ice under a cover of debris.  They state the ice could be "accessible for automated or human exploration."<ref>Hauber, E., et al.  2005.  Discovery of flank caldera and very young glacial activity at Hecates Tholus, Mars.  Nature: 434, 356-361.</ref>  On Earth 8 million year old ice is still present in the Antarctic dry valleys under a layer of dirt.<ref>Marchant, D., et al.  2002.  Formation of patterned ground and sublimation till over Miocene glacial ice in Beacon Valley, southern Victoria Land, Antarctia.  Geol. Soc. Am. Bull.  114, 718-730.</ref>
+==Glaciers==

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	[[Image:MOLA hecates tholus.jpg \|thumb\|left\|px\|Tographic map of area around Hecates Tholus]]		[[Image:MOLA hecates tholus.jpg \|thumb\|left\|px\|Tographic map of area around Hecates Tholus]]
−	Hecates is in the Cebrenia quadrangle. It is thought that the [[caldera]] may have had [[glacier\|glaciers]] in the past.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn/id/7209308</ref> Some valleys on Hecates show a parallel drainage pattern.<ref>Hugh H. Kieffer 1992. Mars. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1257-7.</ref> Using the High Resolution Stereo Camera onboard ESA's Mars Express that is orbiting Mars, a team of researchers discovered evidence of a large explosive eruption and recent glaciers on the volcano. Although some of the ice has sublimated into the atmosphere, the authors believe there ~~ice~~ still exists under a cover of debris. They state the ice could be "accessible for automated or human exploration."<ref>Hauber, E., et al. 2005. Discovery of flank caldera and very young glacial activity at Hecates Tholus, Mars. Nature: 434, 356-361.</ref> On Earth 8 million year old ice is still present in the Antarctic dry valleys under a layer of dirt.<ref>Marchant, D., et al. 2002. Formation of patterned ground and sublimation till over Miocene glacial ice in Beacon Valley, southern Victoria Land, Antarctia. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. 114, 718-730.</ref>	+	Hecates is in the Cebrenia quadrangle. It is thought that the [[caldera]] may have had [[glacier\|glaciers]] in the past.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn/id/7209308</ref> Some valleys on Hecates show a parallel drainage pattern.<ref>Hugh H. Kieffer 1992. Mars. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1257-7.</ref> Using the High Resolution Stereo Camera onboard ESA's Mars Express that is orbiting Mars, a team of researchers discovered evidence of a large explosive eruption and recent glaciers on the volcano. Although some of the ice has sublimated into the atmosphere, the authors believe there still exists ice under a cover of debris. They state the ice could be "accessible for automated or human exploration."<ref>Hauber, E., et al. 2005. Discovery of flank caldera and very young glacial activity at Hecates Tholus, Mars. Nature: 434, 356-361.</ref> On Earth 8 million year old ice is still present in the Antarctic dry valleys under a layer of dirt.<ref>Marchant, D., et al. 2002. Formation of patterned ground and sublimation till over Miocene glacial ice in Beacon Valley, southern Victoria Land, Antarctia. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. 114, 718-730.</ref>

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−	[[Image:27108hecatechannels.jpg \|thumb\|~~left~~\|px\|Lava channels on Hecates Tholus]]	+	[[Image:27108hecatechannels.jpg \|thumb\|center\|px\|Lava channels on Hecates Tholus]]

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