Book contents
- The Atlas of Mars
- Additional material
- The Atlas of Mars
- Copyright page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- How to Use this Atlas
- Sources of Images
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 History of Exploration of Mars
- Chapter 3 Global Character of Mars
- Chapter 4 Regional Geographic Features and Surface Views of Mars
- Chapter 5 Geology of Mars
- Map Sheets
- Mare Boreum (MC-1)
- Diacria (MC-2)
- Arcadia (MC-3)
- Mare Acidalium (MC-4)
- Ismenius Lacus (MC-5)
- Casius (MC-6)
- Cebrenia (MC-7)
- Amazonis (MC-8)
- Tharsis (MC-9)
- Lunae Palus (MC-10)
- Oxia Palus (MC-11)
- Arabia (MC-12)
- Syrtis Major (MC-13)
- Amenthes (MC-14)
- Elysium (MC-15)
- Memnonia (MC-16)
- Phoenicis Lacus (MC-17)
- Coprates (MC-18)
- Margaritifer Sinus (MC-19)
- Sinus Sabaeus (MC-20)
- Iapygia (MC-21)
- Mare Tyrrhenum (MC-22)
- Aeolis (MC-23)
- Phaethontis (MC-24)
- Thaumasia (MC-25)
- Argyre (MC-26)
- Noachis (MC-27)
- Hellas (MC-28)
- Eridania (MC-29)
- Mare Australe (MC-30)
- Moons: Phobos and Deimos
- Appendix
- Gazetteer
- References
- Index
Amenthes (MC-14)
from Map Sheets
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 August 2019
- The Atlas of Mars
- Additional material
- The Atlas of Mars
- Copyright page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- How to Use this Atlas
- Sources of Images
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 History of Exploration of Mars
- Chapter 3 Global Character of Mars
- Chapter 4 Regional Geographic Features and Surface Views of Mars
- Chapter 5 Geology of Mars
- Map Sheets
- Mare Boreum (MC-1)
- Diacria (MC-2)
- Arcadia (MC-3)
- Mare Acidalium (MC-4)
- Ismenius Lacus (MC-5)
- Casius (MC-6)
- Cebrenia (MC-7)
- Amazonis (MC-8)
- Tharsis (MC-9)
- Lunae Palus (MC-10)
- Oxia Palus (MC-11)
- Arabia (MC-12)
- Syrtis Major (MC-13)
- Amenthes (MC-14)
- Elysium (MC-15)
- Memnonia (MC-16)
- Phoenicis Lacus (MC-17)
- Coprates (MC-18)
- Margaritifer Sinus (MC-19)
- Sinus Sabaeus (MC-20)
- Iapygia (MC-21)
- Mare Tyrrhenum (MC-22)
- Aeolis (MC-23)
- Phaethontis (MC-24)
- Thaumasia (MC-25)
- Argyre (MC-26)
- Noachis (MC-27)
- Hellas (MC-28)
- Eridania (MC-29)
- Mare Australe (MC-30)
- Moons: Phobos and Deimos
- Appendix
- Gazetteer
- References
- Index
Summary
The Amenthes quadrangle contains parts of the Martian southern highlands and northern lowlands, as well as the transition between the two. In the southern part of the quadrangle, Cimmeria and Tyrrhena Terrae form rugged, cratered plateaus as high as 1 km above datum, which are gouged by the long, linear depressions of Amenthes Fossae. Highland terrae in this quad are separated by Amenthes Planum, an elongate, topographic basin that is located as much as 1 km below the highlands. The northern part of the Amenthes quadrangle consists of southern Utopia Planitia, over 4 km below datum. The western part of the quadrangle is made up of eastern Isidis Planitia, which is nearly as low in elevation. Both Utopia and Isidis Planitiae – which are centered outside of the Amenthes quadrangle – are plains of sediments that fill very ancient impact basins. Various scarps and depressions mark the surface of these lowland planitiae. From south to north, the highland–lowland boundary is defined by distributed fields of knobs and intervening plains of Nepenthes Mensae, rolling plains of Nepenthes Planum, and isolated and coalesced depressions of Amenthes Cavi.
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- The Atlas of MarsMapping its Geography and Geology, pp. 140 - 143Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019