New mapping of Mars shows western Medusae Fossae formation older than once thought

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 16:30 in Earth & Climate

(Phys.org) -- Recent geologic mapping of the Medusae Fossae Formation on Mars—an intensely eroded deposit near the northern edge of the cratered highlands—has revealed a wider distribution of its western component than was previously recognized.

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