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Alba Mons

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Alba Mons (formerly known as Alba Patera, a term that has since been restricted to the volcano's summit caldera) is an immense, low-lying volcano located in the northern Tharsis region of the planet Mars. [1]

28 relations: Alba (disambiguation), Antipodes, Arcadia Planitia, Arcadia quadrangle, Ceraunius Fossae, Chronology of discoveries of water on Mars, Cleopatra (crater), Climate of Mars, Cyane Fossae, Diacria quadrangle, Enipeus Vallis, Fossa (geology), Geology of Mars, Gravity of Mars, Hellas Planitia, List of mountains on Mars, List of mountains on Mars by height, List of shield volcanoes, Mars Express, Patera (planetary nomenclature), Tamu Massif, Tantalus Fossae, Tectonics of Mars, Tharsis, Timeline of the formation of the Universe, Viking 2, Viking program, Volcanology of Mars.

Alba (disambiguation)

Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland.

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Antipodes

In geography, the antipode of any spot on Earth is the point on Earth's surface diametrically opposite to it; the antipodes of a region similarly represent the area opposite it.

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Arcadia Planitia

Arcadia Planitia is a smooth plain with fresh lava flows and Amazonian volcanic flows on Mars.

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Arcadia quadrangle

The Arcadia quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program.

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Ceraunius Fossae

Ceraunius Fossae is an area of intensely fractured terrain in the northern Tharsis region of Mars.

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Chronology of discoveries of water on Mars

Today, interplanetary spacecraft have provided abundant evidence of water on Mars, dating back to the Mariner 9 mission, which arrived at Mars in 1971.

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Cleopatra (crater)

Cleopatra, initially called Cleopatra Patera, is an impact crater on Venus, in Maxwell Montes.

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Climate of Mars

The climate of the planet Mars has been an issue of scientific curiosity for centuries, in part because it is the only terrestrial planet whose surface can be directly observed in detail from the Earth with help from a telescope.

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Cyane Fossae

Cyane Fossae is a trough in the Diacria quadrangle of Mars located further southwest of Alba Mons and nearby Cyane Catena.

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Diacria quadrangle

The Diacria quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program.

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Enipeus Vallis

Enipeus Vallis is a valley in the northern hemisphere of the planet Mars.

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Fossa (geology)

In planetary geology, a fossa (pl. fossae) is a long, narrow depression (trough) on the surface of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.

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Geology of Mars

The geology of Mars is the scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Mars.

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Gravity of Mars

The gravity of Mars is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass around Mars are brought towards it.

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Hellas Planitia

Hellas Planitia is a plain located within the huge, roughly circular impact basin Hellas located in the southern hemisphere of the planet Mars.

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List of mountains on Mars

This is a list of all named mountains on Mars.

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List of mountains on Mars by height

This is a list of mountains on Mars by height above mean surface level.

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List of shield volcanoes

This list of shield volcanoes includes active, dormant and extinct shield volcanoes.

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Mars Express

Mars Express is a space exploration mission being conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA).

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Patera (planetary nomenclature)

Patera (plural: paterae) is an irregular crater, or a complex crater with scalloped edges on a celestial body.

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Tamu Massif

Tamu Massif is an extinct submarine shield volcano located in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Tantalus Fossae

Tantalus Fossae is a group of troughs in the Arcadia quadrangle of Mars with the northernmost areas in Mare Boreum quadrangle, also the northern portion is also in Vastitas Borealis (Northern Basin, where its elevation is lower than within Alba Mons), it is located east of Alba Mons at 50.9° north latitude and 97.5° west longitude.

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Tectonics of Mars

Like the Earth, the crustal properties and structure of the surface of Mars are thought to have evolved through time; in other words, as on Earth, tectonic processes have shaped the planet.

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Tharsis

Tharsis is a vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in the western hemisphere of Mars.

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Timeline of the formation of the Universe

This is a timeline of the formation and subsequent evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang (13.799 ± 0.021 billion years ago) to the present day.

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Viking 2

The Viking 2 mission was part of the American Viking program to Mars, and consisted of an orbiter and a lander essentially identical to that of the Viking 1 mission.

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Viking program

The Viking program consisted of a pair of American space probes sent to Mars, Viking 1 and Viking 2.

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Volcanology of Mars

Volcanic activity, or volcanism, has played a significant role in the geologic evolution of Mars.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba_Mons

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