Astronomy:Centauri Montes
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Short description: Montes on Mars
| Centauri Montes | |
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 Centauri Montes, as seen by HiRISE. Scale bar is 500 meters long. The original enlargement of the image at the left is full of rich detail on all parts of the picture | |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 270 km (170 mi) |
| Geography | |
| Region | Hellas quadrangle |
Centauri Montes is a group of mountains in the Hellas quadrangle of Mars, located at [ ⚑ ] : 38°40′S 95°31′E / 38.67°S 95.52°E. It is 270 km across and was named after the albedo feature Centauri Lacus.[1] According to NASA, there are light-sediment gulley deposits that have formed in a crater around the Centauri Montes. [2]
References
- ↑ "Centauri Montes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ↑ Perez, Martin (2013-08-16). "New Gully Deposit in a Crater in the Centauri Montes Region". http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/images/pia09028.html.
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