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Margaritifer Terra

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Margaritifer Terra is an ancient, heavily cratered region of Mars. It is centered just south of the Martian equator at {{Coord|4.9|S|25|W|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title|notes=^[1]}} and covers 2600 km at its widest extent. The area reveals "chaos terrain", outflow channels, and alluvial plains that are indicative of massive flooding. Wind erosion patterns are also in evidence. A region within the terra shows some of the highest valley network densities on the planet. Ares Vallis is another notable feature, where the flood and flow patterns are in evidence; it was the landing site of Mars 6 and NASA's Mars Pathfinder.{{Citation needed|date=May 2014}} It is also one of several proposed landing sites for the Mars 2020 Rover.^[2]

Holden and Eberswalde, craters in Margaritifer Terra, are thought to have formerly held lakes because they contain deltas and iron/magnesium smectite minerals which need water to form.^[3] The * Uzboi-Landon-Morava (ULM) system of paths for water flow is found in Margaritifer Terra.

Margaritifer Terra was named in 1979, after the Pearl Coast, south India. Part of it is found in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle and part in the Oxia Palus quadrangle.

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Some of the images from this region display layers. Many places on Mars show rocks arranged in layers. Rock can form layers in a variety of ways. Volcanoes, wind, or water can produce layers.^[4]

A detailed discussion of layering with many Martian examples can be found in Sedimentary Geology of Mars.^[5]

Layers can be hardened by the action of groundwater. Martian ground water probably moved hundreds of kilometers, and in the process it dissolved many minerals from the rock it passed through. When ground water surfaces in low areas containing sediments, water evaporates in the thin atmosphere and leaves behind minerals as deposits and/or cementing agents. Consequently, layers of dust could not later easily erode away since they were cemented together. {{Main|Groundwater on Mars#Layered terrain}},

On April 1, 2010, NASA released the first images under the HiWish program, with the public suggesting places for HiRISE to photograph. One of the eight locations was Aureum Chaos.^[6] The first image below gives a wide view of the area. The next two images are from the HiRISE image.^[7]

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2. ^{{cite news |url=https://asunews.asu.edu/20140516-mars-2020 |title=Choosing a place to land NASA's next Mars rover |work=Arizona State University News |date=16 May 2014 |accessdate=2014-05-17 }}
3. ^Murchie, S. et al. 2009. A synthesis of Martian aqueous mineralogy after 1 Mars year of observations from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Journal of Geophysical Research: 114.
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu?PSP_008437_1750 |title=HiRISE | High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment |publisher=Hirise.lpl.arizona.edu?psp_008437_1750 |date= |accessdate=2012-08-04}}
5. ^Grotzinger, J. and R. Milliken (eds.). 2012. Sedimentary Geology of Mars. SEPM.
6. ^Captioned Images Inspired by HiWish Suggestions (HiRISE)
7. ^Mesas in Aureum Chaos (HiRISE image; Observation ID: ESP_016869_1775)

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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGBbke1wJRk] Lakes on Mars - Nathalie Cabrol (SETI Talks)

1 : Terrae on Mars

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