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    collectively known as the Tharsis Montes. The tallest volcano on the planet, Olympus Mons, is often associated with the Tharsis region but is actually located...
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    The Tharsis Montes (/ˈθɑːrsɪs ˈmɒntiːz/) are three large shield volcanoes in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. From north to south, the volcanoes...
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    Marineris is thought to be closely tied with the formation of the Tharsis Bulge. The Tharsis Bulge was formed from the Noachian to Late Hesperian period of...
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    roughly circular volcanic plain east of the Tharsis bulge and its associated volcanic systems. This region contains the most prominent and numerous outflow...
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    Olympus Mons (category Tharsis quadrangle)
    from the high in Tharsis into the northern lowland basins. Over time, these basins received large volumes of sediment eroded from Tharsis and the southern...
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    in the Tharsis region. The bulk of the Tharsis bulge is thought to have accumulated by the end of the Noachian Period. The growth of Tharsis probably...
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    Tharsis Tholus is an intermediate-sized shield volcano located in the eastern Tharsis region of the planet Mars. The volcano was discovered by the Mariner 9...
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    Pavonis Mons (category Tharsis quadrangle)
    the southern edge of the Tharsis quadrangle - approximately 400 km southwest of Ascraeus Mons (the northernmost of the Tharsis Montes) and 400 km northeast...
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    broad plateau on surface of Mars, forming part of Tharsis region. It is located at the summit of the Tharsis bulge, and was the center of volcanic and tectonic...
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    radiate outward from Tharsis, extending halfway around the planet. A smaller volcanic center lies several thousand kilometers west of Tharsis in Elysium. The...
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    volcanoes (collectively known as Tharsis Montes) on the Tharsis bulge near the equator of the planet Mars. The other Tharsis volcanoes are Ascraeus Mons and...
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    the Night') is a region of Mars located in the Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle, between Valles Marineris and the Tharsis upland. The region is notable for its...
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    Ascraeus Mons (category Tharsis quadrangle)
    located in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the northernmost and tallest of three shield volcanoes collectively known as the Tharsis Montes. The...
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    Alba Mons (category Tharsis quadrangle)
    initially known as the Arcadia ring) is a volcano located in the northern Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the biggest volcano on Mars in terms of surface...
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    is a smooth circular plain in the northern equatorial region of Mars close to the Tharsis region to the west, centered at 28°24′N 319°42′E / 28.4°N 319...
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    The Relationship Between Lava Fans and Tubes on Olympus Mons in the Tharsis Region, Mars. Archived 28 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine 40th Lunar and...
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    Aeolian processes with ongoing isolated volcanism occurring in the Tharsis region and Cerberus Fossae, including signs of activity as recently as a tens...
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    Uranius group of volcanoes (category Tharsis quadrangle)
    Mars in the northeast part of Tharsis and includes Uranius Mons, Ceraunius Tholus, and Uranius Tholus. Along with the Tharsis Montes to the southwest, they...
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    effects would provide water for the rivers. Tharsis is found in the Amazonis quadrangle and the Tharsis quadrangle. True polar wander Geography of Mars...
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    Astrogeology Research Program. The Tharsis quadrangle is also referred to as MC-9 (Mars Chart-9). The name Tharsis refers to a land mentioned in the Bible...
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    The Tharsis-La Zarza mining basin, colloquially known as the Tharsis mines, is a Spanish mining area located in the province of Huelva. Its main centers...
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    is in a vast upland region called Tharsis, which contains several large volcanos. See list of mountains on Mars. The Tharsis region of Mars also has the...
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    Tharsis is a mining town where the Filón Sur Mine, known for its fine goethite specimens, is located. Alosno Compañía Española de Minas de Tharsis Nueva...
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    weather effects are due to the larger collection of volcanoes in the Tharsis region. One unique repeated weather phenomenon involving mountains is a spiral...
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    the Martian equator and the Valles Marineris system, just east of the Tharsis region. Hebes Chasma is a completely closed depression in the surface of Mars...
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    recently developed large region of aeolian materials derived from periglacial processes. It is located northwest of the Tharsis region in the northern lowlands...
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  • Virginia, a town in the United States Syria Planum, a plateau in the Tharsis region of Mars Syria (journal), an academic journal covering Semitic Middle...
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    Ceraunius Fossae (category Tharsis quadrangle)
    Planum, a region in southern Tharsis. A large number of extensional structures, including graben and rifts, radiate outward from the center of Tharsis. Mechanical...
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  • a war against a group of aliens called the Tarsians—named after the Tharsis region of Mars where they were first encountered. As a Special Agent, Mikako...
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  • copper, titanium, iron, platinum, palladium, and chromium. Mars's Tharsis region, which contains a group of giant volcanoes, is considered to be a LIP...
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