Behold Colourful Geologic Maps of Mars Launched by The US Geological Survey

The USGS Astrogeology Science Middle has not too long ago launched a collection of colourful and intricately-detailed maps of Mars. These colourful maps, notes USGS, “present extremely detailed views of the [plantet’s] floor and permit scientists to research advanced geologic relationships each on and beneath the floor. Some of these maps are helpful for each planning for after which conducting landed missions.”

The map above helps you to see Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano within the photo voltaic system, which stands greater than twice the peak of Mount Everest. The USGS goes on so as to add: “Map readers can visualize the caldera advanced extra simply because of the element that’s accessible on the 1:200,000 scale and the addition of contour traces to the map. The map covers a area that’s roughly the dimensions of the Dallas-Ft. Value metropolitan space and is an in depth take a look at the volcano’s summit that we now have not seen earlier than. This new view of the Olympus Mons caldera advanced permits scientists to extra simply evaluate it to related options on Earth (referred to as terrestrial analogs) akin to Hawaii’s Mauna Loa.”

You possibly can discover extra Martian maps right here.

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