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
Phaethontis (MC-24)
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 Phaethontis quadrangle is dominated by the cratered highlands of Terra Sirenum, which display prominent, marginal basins and tectonic structures, reaching thousands of kilometers in length. Except for the interiors of larger craters, elevations are generally 1–3 km above datum. Tharsis lava-flow materials inundate and partially cover the rugged, ancient terrain in the northeast corner of the quadrangle. Some of the structural basins in the northwestern part of the quadrangle display disrupted floors, referred to as chaotic terrain, most notably Atlantis Chaos and Gorgonum Chaos. The segmented, narrow graben systems of Sirenum Fossae and Icaria Fossae extend southwestward from the Tharsis rise, northeast of the quadrangle, cutting both ancient cratered highland materials and some of the older Tharsis lava flows.
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- The Atlas of MarsMapping its Geography and Geology, pp. 198 - 203Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019