[NASA] Terra Sirenum is a heavily cratered region of Mars’ ancient Southern Highlands. A blanket of dust, possibly cemented by ice, covers much of the ancient bedrock in these Martian […]
Terra Sirenum
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Mars Mapping: Gullies On The Northern Crater Slope In Terra Sirenum
This approximately 60-kilometer diameter crater is located in Terra Sirenum in the Southern Highlands of Mars. The crater is gullied on its north, west and southwest slopes and numerous deposits […]
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Orbital View Of Chloride Salt Deposits In Terra Sirenum On Mars
A purplish, scaley wave lures the attention of a European spacecraft as it flies over Mars’s Terra Sirenum, Latin for Sea of the Sirens. It is just an optical illusion […]