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    The Medusae Fossae Formation is a large geological formation of probable volcanic origin on the planet Mars. It is named for the Medusa of Greek mythology...
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    the Medusae Fossae Formation and Sulci. The Amazonis quadrangle is of great interest to scientists because it contains a big part of a formation, called...
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    features at several different lengths of scale. A large part of the Medusae Fossae Formation lies in Amazonis Planitia. Its name derives from one of the classical...
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  • Mars include dark slope streaks, dust devil tracks, sand dunes, Medusae Fossae Formation, fretted terrain, layers, gullies, glaciers, scalloped topography...
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    are common in some regions on Mars, especially in the Medusae Fossae Formation. This formation is found in the Amazonis quadrangle and near the equator...
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    [citation needed] A study using a global climate model found that the Medusae Fossae Formation could have been formed from ash from Apollinaris Mons, Arsia Mons...
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    largest single source of dust on the planet Mars comes from the Medusae Fossae Formation. Dust devils Research on Earth is currently limited to using Martian...
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    troughts (fossae) are present in this quadrangle. Part of the Medusae Fossae Formation is found in the Memnonia quadrangle. Columbus Crater contains layers...
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    eruptions. Deposits of the Medusae Fossae Formation lie both over and under lavas, suggesting the deposition of this formation was contemporaneous with...
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    that the largest single source of dust on Mars comes from the Medusae Fossae Formation. On 1 June 2018, NASA scientists detected signs of a dust storm...
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    been discovered in various regions of Mars, especially in the Medusae Fossae Formation, Miyamoto Crater, Saheki Crater, and the Juventae Plateau. A variety...
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    quadrangle includes a part of Lucus Planum. A small part of the Medusae Fossae Formation lies in this quadrangle. The largest craters in this quadrangle...
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  • Terra, but it lacks debris aprons and lineated valley fill. The Medusae Fossae Formation, a friable, layered material that is covered with yardangs surrounds...
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    is both morphological and compositional and is seen at both the Medusae Fossae formation and the Tharsis Montes. Solar System portal Spaceflight portal...
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    or fossae (plural) on Mars. They include the Cerberus Fossae, Elysium Fossae, Galaxias Fossae, Hephaestus Fossae, Hyblaeus Fossae, Stygis Fossae and...
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  • quadrangle). A somewhat different ridge formation has been discovered in the Eastern Medusae Fossae Formation; these dark ridges can be 50 meters in height...
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    regions Elysium Planitia and Terra Cimmeria. A small part of the Medusae Fossae Formation lies in this quadrangle. The name refers to the name of a floating...
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    Italy. Padus Vallis is one of many valleys that empty into the Medusae Fossae Formation. Close-up of Padus Vallis, as seen by THEMIS. "Gazetteer of Planetary...
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    Curiosity rover may have been released from a nearby area called Medusae Fossae Formation located about 500 km east of Gale crater. The region is fractured...
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  • largest single source of dust on the planet Mars comes from the Medusae Fossae Formation. Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham announce...
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    HiRISE. Sinuous Ridges within a branching fan in lower member of Medusae Fossae Formation, as seen by HiRISE. Illumination is from the NW. Inverted Streams...
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    south of Olympus Mons, on a type of terrain called the Medusae Fossae formation. The formation is coated with dust and contains wind-carved ridges called...
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    Express orbiter. A study using a global climate model found that the Medusae Fossae Formation could have been formed from ancient volcanic ash from Apollinaris...
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  • been discovered in various regions of mars, especially in the Medusae Fossae Formation, Miyamoto Crater, and the Juventae Plateau. The image below shows...
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  • some regions on Mars, especially in what is called the "Medusae Fossae Formation". This formation is found in the Amazonis quadrangle and near the equator...
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    of Gale Crater in the Aeolis quadrangle. Layers and mounds in Medusae Fossae Formation, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Location is East of Gale...
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    and the Aeolis quadrangles. It is part of a region called the "Medusae Fossae Formation" Part of this region is covered with yardangs. They are formed...
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    35N and 40S. The remaining 3% mainly traced in the equatorial Medusae Fossae Formation. LARLE craters are characterized by a crater and normal layered...
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    south of Olympus Mons, on a type of terrain called the Medusae Fossae formation. The formation is coated with dust and contains wind-carved ridges called...
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    Eastern Medusae Fossae Formation. Icarus. Volume 281. Pages 200-219 Saper, L., J. Mustard. 2013. "Extensive linear ridge networks in Nili Fossae and Nilosyrtis...
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