- Tempe Terra
Tempe Terra is an area in the northern hemisphere of
Mars and part of the largerTharsis region. It is centered at 39.7°N and 289°E and covers 2700 km at its broadest extent. A geolocially complex region, Tempe Terra is a transition zone between the old, heavily cratered highlands of the Martian south and the geologically younger, lowland terrain of the north. The province was named after theVale of Tempe , a valley located south ofMount Olympus and celebrated by theancient Greeks for its beauty.Among other notable characteristics,
ESA 'sMars Express has foundgraben s in the area. Research on extension, or rifts in the crust, has suggested Tempa Terra may be the most highly strained geologic region on Mars [cite journal| title=Extension across Tempe Terra, Mars, from measurements of fault-scarp widths and deformed craters | url = http://www.agu.org/pubs/abs/je/96JE02709/96JE02709.bak | last=Golombek| first= M.P. | coauthors=Tanaka, K.L., Franklin, B.J. | year=1996 | journal = JGR-Planets | volume = 101 | issue = E11] with a lot of low shield volcanoes.References
Notes
* [http://www.google.com/mars/#lat=43.197167&lon=-104.238281&q=Tempe%20terra Google Mars linked to Tempe terra]
* [http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEM8LI8ATME_0.html Mars Express]
* [http://hiroc.lpl.arizona.edu/images/PSP/PSP_001390_2290/ HiRISE image of a hill in Tempe Terra]
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