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Ancient and modern slopes in the Tharsis region of Mars

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The directions of lava flows in the Tharsis region of Mars are used to identify regional palaeo-slopes, vent areas and local topography. A comparison is made between these flow directions and the present day radar-measured topography; good agreement between these data sets indicates that little infra-regional tectonic deformation has occurred following the emplacement of the preserved lavas.

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  1. Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 02912, USA

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  2. NEROC Haystack Observatory, Westford, Massachusetts, 01886, USA

    S. H. Zisk

  3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 91109, USA

    G. S. Downs

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Mouginis-Mark, P., Zisk, S. & Downs, G. Ancient and modern slopes in the Tharsis region of Mars. Nature 297, 546–550 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/297546a0

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