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    Ariadnes Colles

    Topic: Astronomy

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    Short description: Surface feature on Mars
    Ariadnes Colles
    Ariadnes Colles by HRSC.jpg
    The west of Ariadnes Colles, as seen by HRSC camera of the Mars Express. North is on the right
    LocationPhaethontis quadrangle
    Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 34°30′S 172°47′E / 34.5°S 172.78°E / -34.5; 172.78

    Ariadnes Colles is a region of colles (hills) in the northeast of Eridania quadrangle of Mars. It is located around 34.5 ° south latitude, and 172.78° east longitude. It covers 180 by 160 kilometers (112 by 99 mi).[1] The feature was named after a classic albedo feature by the IAU in 1982.[2]

    Perspective view of Ariadnes Colles by HRSC of the Mars Express. As the photo was taken toward the southwest, north is on the bottom right
    Map of Eridania Lake

    References

    1. ↑ Chaotic terrain in Ariadnes Colles. ESA. http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Chaotic_terrain_in_Ariadnes_Colles. 
    2. ↑ "Ariadnes Colles". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.





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