Acidalia Colles

Group of hills in the Mare Acidalium quadrangle of Mars From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acidalia Colles is a group of hills in the Mare Acidalium quadrangle of Mars, located at 50.9° north latitude and 23.1° west longitude. It is about 360 km long and was named after a classical albedo feature name.[1] The term "Colles" is used for small hills or knobs.[2] Gullies have been observed on Acidalia Colles.

Acidalia Colles gullies and related features. Scale bar is 1,000 m (0.62 mi).
Feature typeHill cluster
Coordinates50.9°N 23.1°W / 50.9; -23.1
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Acidalia Colles
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Part of Acidalia Colles.
Image size is 100×100 km
Feature typeHill cluster
Coordinates50.9°N 23.1°W / 50.9; -23.1
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Map of Mare Acidalium quadrangle. Lomonosov and Kunowsky craters are easily seen on the map. The famous "Face on Mars" is located near Cydonia Mensae.

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