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Geologic map of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington

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Geologic map of the Phoenicis Lacus Quadrangle of Mars

The Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle (named Lake of the Pheonix by Schiaparelli, 1877) includes some of the largest geologic features recognized on the terrestrial planets. Arsia and Pavonis Montes, (“South Spot” and “Middle Spot” of Mariner 9) rise 18 and 17 km, respectively, above the surrounding plateau to an elevation of about 27 km above the 6.1 millibar base level. These mountains and the two larg

Geologic map of the Thaumasia Quadrangle of Mars

The Thaumasia quadrangle lies on the south flank of the Tharsis dome (Hord and others, 1974), a large bulge in the crust of Mars extending more than 5,000 km northward from the center of the quadrangle. The major structure imposes a generally southward slope across the entire quadrangle. Topography along the east-central border of the Thaumasia quadrangle exhibits curved scarps and lowlands concen