| Candidate Mars Surveyor 2001 Landing Sites |
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(Note: Green VRMLs contain MOLA profiles. Orange VRMLs contain MOC images. Elevations in the terrain and MOLA strips have been scaled by 5. Please read the VRML description.)
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| 1 | Amenthes Boundary | 2.5N | 241.5W | N. Barlow | Ancient terrain / paleofluvial / lava flows | '99 Abs. |
VRML lo
MOC lo |
VRML hi
MOC hi | 240 - 243
| 2
|
Amenthes Rupes
| 2.9S
| 249.5W
| R. Greeley and R. Kuzmin
|
Paleofluvial / impact crater
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi 249 -250
| 3
|
Amenthes Trough
| 1.7S
| 246.4W
| K. Tanaka
|
Highlands plain with variable geology
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 4
|
Apollinaris Chaos
| 11.1S
| 188.5W
| D. Nelson, J. Farmer, R. Greeley, H. Klein, R. Kuzmin
|
Hydrothermal / paleolacustrine / outflow / lowlands
|
'99 Abs. (1) | '99 Abs. (2)
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi 188 - 190
| 5
|
Apollinaris Patera 1
| ~8.5S
| ~187.5W
| V. Gulick
|
Paleofluvial / long-lived hydrothermal / paleolake or ocean environment / Highlands-Lowlands boundary
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| Regional MOC lo
VRML hi
| Regional MOC hi
| 6
|
Apollinaris Patera 2
| ~12S
| ~185.5W
| V. Gulick
|
Paleofluvial / long-lived hydrothermal / paleolake or ocean environment / Highlands-Lowlands boundary
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| Regional MOC lo
VRML hi
| Regional MOC hi
| 7
|
Apollinaris Patera 3
| 8.5 S
| 188
| M. Bulmer and T. Gregg
|
|
|
VRML lo
| Regional MOC lo
VRML hi
| Regional MOC hi
| 8
|
Arabia Terra
| 12S to 3N
| 310W to 342W
| J. Rice
|
|
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 9
|
Ares Vallis Headlands
| 2S
| 18W
| N. Bridges
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 10
|
Brazos Basin
| 5.5S
| 341W
| N. Cabrol and E. Grin
|
Possible fluvial activity / ancient lakes
|
'99 Abs. | page 1 page 2
|
|
| 11
|
Candor Mensa
| 6.5S
| 73.5W
| B. Murray
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 12
|
Candor Mensa 2
| 5.5S
| 74.6W
| B. Lucchitta and C. Rosanova
|
Variety of rock ages, including possible ancient lakebeds
|
'98 Abs.
|
|
|
| 13
|
Confluence Plain of Samara, Parana/Loire, and Margaritifer Valles 1
| 10.00S
| 21.79W
| J. Grant
|
Paleofluvial environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 14
|
Confluence Plain of Samara, Parana/Loire, and Margaritifer Valles 2
| 10.85S
| 21.62W
| J. Grant
|
Ancient fluvial environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
| 21.61 - 21.63
| 15
|
Da Vinci Crater
| 1.2N
| 39.1W
| J. Farmer, D. Nelson, R. Greeley, H. Klein, R. Kuzmin
|
Fluvial/lacustrine, potential hydrothermal
|
'99 Abs.
|
|
|
| 16
|
Dichotomy Boundary
| 6S
| 210W
| N. Bridges
|
Highlands / lowlands
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 17
|
Galilaei Crater
| 6N
| 27W
| D. Nelson and R. Greeley
|
|
|
|
|
| 18
|
S. Elysium
| 2.5S
| 196.5W
| T. Parker
|
Eroded highlands
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 19
|
Eos Chasma
| 10.5S
| 37.1W
| S. Clifford and J. George
|
Paleofluvial environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 20
|
Escalante Crater Region
| 2N
| 240.5W
| J. Moore, P. Schenk, A. Howard
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 21
|
Evros Basin
| 10S
| 348W
| R. Forsythe and R. Blackwelder
|
Paleolake / saltpan basin
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 22
|
Ganges Chasma 1
| 8.5S
| 43.9W
| R. Greeley and R. Kuzmin
|
Paleofluvial / paleolake
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
| 43.5 - 44.5
| 23
|
Ganges Chasma 2
| 8.8S
| 42.5W
| R. Greeley and R. Kuzmin
|
Paleofluvial / paleolake
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi 42 - 43
| 24
|
Ganges Chasma 3A
| 7.9S
| 49.3W
| J. Rice
|
Sand sheet
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 25
|
Ganges Chasma 3B
| 8.1S
| 48W
| J. Rice
|
Sand sheet
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 26
|
Ganges Chasma 3C
| 7.4S
| 49.5W
| J. Rice
|
Layered mesa
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 27
|
Ganges Chasma 4
| 6.5S
| 37W
| S. Clifford and J. George
|
Paleofluvial environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 28
|
Ganges Sand Sheet
| 8.0S
| 49.3W
| K. Edgett
|
Sand sheet deposit
|
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 29
|
Gusev Crater
| 14S
| 184W
| N. Cabrol and E. Grin
|
Impact crater / paleolake basin
|
'99 Abs. | page 1 page 2
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 30
|
Hematite Deposit
| ~2N to 3S
| 353W to 5W
| J. Moore and P. Schenk
|
Ancient highlands / paleolacustrine environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 31
|
Hematite Site 1
| 1.5S
| 6W
| M. Chapman
|
Ancient fluvial / possible hydrothermal environment
|
'99 Abs. | page 1, pages 2,3
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 32
|
Hematite Site 2
| 1N - 3S
| 0 to 8W
| P. Christensen and the TES team
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 33
|
Iani Chaos Region
| 5S
| 21W
| N. Barlow
|
Ancient terrain / lava flows
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
| 20 - 24
| 34
|
Ibishead Peninsula, Elysium Basin
| 1.5-3.5S
| 195-198W
| T. Parker and J. Rice
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 35
|
Kayne Crater
| 15.6S
| 186.4W
| D. Nelson and R. Greeley
|
|
|
|
|
| 36
|
Libya Montes/Isidis Planitia 1
| 3.77N
| 277.6W
| L. Crumpler
|
Ancient fluvial environment / highlands-lowlands boundary
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| Geology
VRML hi
|
| 37
|
Libya Montes/Isidis Planitia 2
| 2N
| 276.5W
| L. Crumpler
|
Ancient fluvial environment / highlands-lowlands boundary
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| Geology
VRML hi
|
| 38
|
Lybia Montes 1A
| 2.8N
| 273W
| A. Haldemann, R. Anderson, W. Harbert
|
Reworked or altered ancient highland material
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 39
|
Lybia Montes 1B
| 3.0N
| 272.9W
| A. Haldemann, R. Anderson, W. Harbert
|
Reworked or altered ancient highland material
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 40
|
Lybia Montes 1C
| 3.0N
| 272.0W
| A. Haldemann, R. Anderson, W. Harbert
|
Reworked or altered ancient highland material
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 41
|
Lybia Montes 1D
| 3.1N
| 272.0W
| A. Haldemann, R. Anderson, W. Harbert
|
Reworked or altered ancient highland material
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 42
|
Lybia Montes 2
| 2N
| 273W
| N. Mangold, F. Costard, P. Masson, J.-P. Peulvast
|
Paleofluvial / ancient crustal environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 43
|
Libya Montes 3
| 1N to 3N
| 270W to 280W
| J. Farmer, D. Nelson, R. Greeley, H. Klein, R. Kuzmin
|
Fluvial/lacustrine
|
'99 Abs.
|
|
|
| 44
|
Magnetic Anomaly Site 1
| 8.29S
| 202.1W
| M. Gilmore
|
Highland / lowlands, positive magnetic anomaly, paleofluvial environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 45
|
Magnetic Anomaly Site 2
| 13.2S
| 165.2W
| M. Gilmore
|
Ancient terrain, paleofluvial environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 46
|
Mangala Valles
| 6.3S
| 153.2W
| K. Tanaka
|
Paleolacustrine environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 47
|
Mangala Valles 2
| 3S to 12S
| 150W to 155W
| J. Farmer, D. Nelson, R. Greeley, H. Klein, R. Kuzmin
|
Fluvial/lacustrine
|
'99 Abs.
|
|
|
| 48
|
Melas Chasma 1A
| 11.5S
| 71.0W
| C. Weitz, B. Lucchitta, M. Chapman
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 49
|
Melas Chasma 1B
| 11.5S
| 71.4 W
| C. Weitz, B. Lucchitta, M. Chapman
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 50
|
Melas Chasma 1C
| 11.6S
| 72.1W
| C. Weitz, B. Lucchitta, M. Chapman
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 51
|
Melas Chasma 1D
| 10.4S
| 73.2W
| C. Weitz, B. Lucchitta, M. Chapman
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 52
|
Melas Chasma 2
| 10S
| 73W
| N. Mangold, F. Costard, P. Masson, J.-P. Peulvast
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 53
|
Memnonia Valley
| 11.2S
| 178.2W
| D. Nelson, J. Farmer, R. Greeley, H. Klein, R. Kuzmin
|
Paleofluvial / paleolacustrine
|
'99 Abs. (1) | '99 Abs. (2)
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi 177.7 - 178.7
| 54
|
N. Memnonia
| 11.3S
| 174.2W
| R. Greeley and R. Kuzmin
|
Paleofluvial / potential "modern" ground water site / transition highlands-lowlands zone
|
'99 Abs. (1) | '99 Abs. (2)
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi 173.7 - 174.7
| 55
|
Meridiani
| 4.5S
| 5W
| T. Parker
|
Dissected highlands
|
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 56
|
Palos Crater
| 2.5S
| 249.5W
| J. Zimbleman and J. Rice
|
Paleolactrine / fluvial
|
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 57
|
Ravi Vallis
| 2.8S
| 40.8W
| N. Barlow
|
Ancient terrain / outflow channel environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
| 37 - 43
| 58
|
Reuyl Crater
| 9.9S
| 192.8W
| D. Nelson, J. Farmer, R. Greeley, H. Klein, R. Kuzmin
|
Paleolacustrine / possible hydrothermal environment
|
'99 Abs. (1) | '99 Abs. (2)
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
| 192.3 - 193.3
| 59
|
Schiaparelli Crater
| 2.5S
| 343W
| N. Cabrol and E. Grin
|
Impact crater / paleolake basin
|
'99 Abs. | page 1 page 2
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 60
|
Shalbatana Vallis 1
| 0.2N
| 46.3W
| R. Greeley and R. Kuzmin
|
Ancient ground water / outflow channel site
|
'99 Abs. (1) | '99 Abs. (2)
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
| 45.8 - 46.8
| 61
|
Shalbatana Vallis 2
| 0.7N
| 44.5W
| R. Greeley and R. Kuzmin
|
Ancient ground water / outflow channel site
|
'99 Abs. (1) | '99 Abs. (2)
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
| 44 - 45
| 62
|
Sinus Sabaeus
| 9.12S
| 347.81W
| N. Barlow
|
Ancient terrain / paleofluvial environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi 343.8 - 349
| 63
|
Terra Meridiani, SW Schiaparelli
| 7S
| 346W
| N. Mangold, F. Costard, P. Masson, J.-P. Peulvast
|
Paleofluvial / possible hydrothermal environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 64
|
Terra Cimmeria
| 8S to 11S
| 216W to 220W
| J. Farmer, D. Nelson, R. Greeley, H. Klein, R. Kuzmin
|
Fluvial/lacustrine
|
'99 Abs.
|
|
|
| 65
|
East Terra Meridiani
| 5S
| 347W
| N. Cabrol and E. Grin
|
Possible fluvial activity / ancient lakes
|
'99 Abs. | page 1 page 2
|
| 348 - 350
| 66
|
Unnamed Crater Near Ares Vallis
| 12N
| 26W
| D. Nelson and R. Greeley
|
|
|
|
|
| 67
|
Unnamed Crater In Tiu Vallis
| 7N
| 33W
| D. Nelson and R. Greeley
|
|
|
|
|
| 68
|
Valles Marineris
| 4.1S
| 35.2W
| S. Clifford and J. George
|
Outflow channel environment
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| 69
|
Central Valles Marineris 1
| 9.7S
| 75.3W
| B. Murray
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 70
|
Central Valles Marineris 2
| 11S
| 73.5W
| B. Murray
|
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
|
VRML hi
|
| 71
|
White Rock Basin
| 7.8S
| 334.75W
| R. Forsythe and R. Blackwelder
|
Paleolake / saltpan basin
|
'99 Abs.
|
VRML lo
| MOC lo
VRML hi
| MOC hi
| |