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Mars Global Geologic Mapping: About Half Way DoneWe are in the third year of a five-year effort to map the geology of Mars using mainly Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express, and Mars Odyssey imaging and altimetry datasets. Previously, we have reported on details of project management, mapping datasets (local and regional), initial and anticipated mapping approaches, and tactics of map unit delineation and description [1-2]. For example, we have seen how the multiple types and huge quantity of image data as well as more accurate and detailed altimetry data now available allow for broader and deeper geologic perspectives, based largely on improved landform perception, characterization, and analysis. Here, we describe mapping and unit delineation results thus far, a new unit identified in the northern plains, and remaining steps to complete the map.
Document ID
20100017209
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Tanaka, K. L.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Dohm, J. M.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Irwin, R.
(Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC, United States)
Kolb, E. J.
(Google, Inc. Mountain View, CA, United States)
Skinner, J. A., Jr.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Hare, T. M.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 2009
Publication Information
Publication: Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers, San Antonio, TX, 2009
Subject Category
Geophysics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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