Tag Archives: Cydonia Mensae

Ocean shoreline in Cydonia Mensae?

Posted on January 25, 2019 by rburnham

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Steven Sholes and two co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Quantitative High‐Resolution Re‐Examination of a Hypothesized Ocean Shoreline in Cydonia Mensae on Mars • We apply a proposed paleoshoreline identification toolkit … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Hills and mesas

Posted on July 5, 2018 by rburnham

Hills and mesas. Beautiful Mars series. [More at links]

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HiRISE: Small channels & rocky patch in Cydonia

Posted on November 6, 2015 by rburnham

The southern section of this image is dominated by both a series of craters and the remnants of channels that may be from a past fluvial system. The paleochannel system has wind-blown bedforms in its interior, with crests oriented approximately … Continue reading →

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HRSC: Crossing the high/low boundary on Mars

Posted on March 12, 2015 by rburnham

On the boundary between the heavily cratered southern highlands and the smooth northern lowlands of Mars is an area rich in features sculpted by water and ice. Cydonia Mensae is a region of mesa-like structures, craters and otherwise smooth terrain. … Continue reading →

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