Hellas Montes

Hellas Montes is a mountain range on the planet Mars. This group of mountains are located along the western rim of the giant Hellas Basin.[1] It has a diameter of 153.00 km.[2] This mountain range was approved in 1991.[3]

Hellas Montes
Coordinates37.63°S 97.61°E / -37.63; 97.61

To determine the history of major geologic events that shape the Hellas Montes range, research/analysis done in 2006 found tongue-shaped landform in the ranges. Morphologically derived evidence shows these landforms to have originated from volcanic edifice located in the North. Additional analysis suggests that this can also be possibly connected to landslide mechanisms.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Outcrops in the Hellas Montes". Hirise. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. "Mars Feature: Mons, montes - Hellas Montes". Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. "Hellas Montes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. Hauber, Ernst; van Gasselt, Stephan; Ivanov, Boris; Werner, Stephanie; Head, James W.; Neukum, Gerhard; Jaumann, Ralf; Greeley, Ronald; Mitchell, Karl L.; Muller, Peter (March 2005). "Discovery of a flank caldera and very young glacial activity at Hecates Tholus, Mars". Nature. 434 (7031): 356–361. Bibcode:2005Natur.434..356H. doi:10.1038/nature03423. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 15772654. S2CID 4427179.


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