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|caption=Ravi Vallis, as seen by Viking Orbiter. Ravi Vallis was probably formed due to volcano-ice interactions, when a catastrophic flood came out of the ground to the right, causing the depression at Aromatum Chaos. For more modern image see THEMIS link [1]. Image located in [[Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle]]. |
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Revision as of 16:23, 13 January 2015
[1][2][3][4]Template:MarsGeo Ravi Vallis is an ancient outflow channel, which radiates from the Aromatum Chaos depression, in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region on Mars, located at 0.2° S and 40.7 W°. It is 205.5 km long and was named after the Ravi River, an ancient Pakistani River.[5]
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[6]== References ==
- ^ http://themis.asu.edu/node/5622
- ^ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2004/pdf/1151.pdf
- ^ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2004/pdf/1544.pdf
- ^ Leask, H. J., L. Wilson, and K. L. Mitchell (2006), Formation of Aromatum Chaos, Mars: Morphological development as a result of volcano-ice interactions, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E08071, doi:10.1029/2005JE002549.
- ^ http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov
- ^ Leask, H. J., L. Wilson, and K. L. Mitchell (2006), Formation of Ravi Vallis outflow channel, Mars: Morphological development, water discharge, and duration estimates, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E08070, doi:10.1029/2005JE002550.
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