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Mariner Hill (71°51′S 68°20′W / 71.85°S 68.333°W) is a prominent snow-free conical hill, rising to about 500 m, midway between Syrtis Hill and Two Step Cliffs, Alexander Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1993 after Mariner 9, the NASA probe which was the first spacecraft to orbit the planet Mars, in 1971.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mariner Hill" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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