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IMAGES from Science report: sedimentary rocks on Mars may suggest an ancient land of lakes

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December 4, 2000
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Article #11-Malin et al.
Fig.1. Eight examples of very similar outcrops of light-toned, layered,
cliff-forming material exposed in locations separated by hundreds
to thousands of kilometers.

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Fig.2. Simple cylindrical equal angular map of Mars (centered on
0° latitude, 0° longitude) showing locations of all light,
intermediate, and dark-toned layered, massive, and thin mesa unit
outcrops in MOC images obtained through 31 October 2000.

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Fig.3. (A) Illustration of the relative brightness of light-, intermediate-,
and dark-toned outcrops. (B) Illustration of the relative thickness
of thin-versus thick-bedded outcrops.

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Fig.4.Examples of layered unit outcrop expressions.

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Fig.5. Examples of thin mesa unit outcrop expressions.

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Fig.6. Layered outcrops offset by faults.

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Fig.7. (A) Dark, windblown sand dunes. (B) Large, windblown ripples
with light-toned crests.

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Fig.8. Example of lateral continuity of stratigraphic units over
distances > 100km in northern Terra Meridiani.

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Fig.9. Gale Crater central mound stratigraphy based on MOC image
MO3-01521 and the simultaneously acquired MOLA topograph profile.

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Fig.10. Remnants of a more layered unit that may have covered the
entire floor of Trouvelot Crater.

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Fig.11. Illustration of a possible sequence for the removal of layered
material that has filled impact craters ~150 ±75km diameter.

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Fig.12. Example of light-toned layered units exposed in the wall
of the Valles Marineris.

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