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USGS IMAP 1802-C: Geologic map of the polar regions of Mars

By Planetary Geologic Mapping 1987 (approx.)
USGS IMAP 1802-C: Geologic map of the polar regions of Mars
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USGS IMAP 1802-C: Geologic map of the polar regions of Mars

By: K. L. Tanaka and D. H. Scott

Map and associated documents are available from the USGS Publications Warehouse: https://doi.org/10.3133/i1802C

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