Landing sites near Apollinaris Patera are proposed for the Mars Surveyor 2001 lander/rover mission. Regions near the base of Apollinaris Patera provide a unique opportunity within the proposed -15 deg to 30deg latitude belt to sample outcrop lithologies ranging from highland Noachian basement rocks, to Hesperian aged lava flows, channel and flood plain materials, to Amazonian volcanic, ash flow, and channel deposits. Pristine impact craters exhibiting lobate ejecta blankets are found both on the volcano itself and on the surrounding terrain implying a ground water rich environment well into the Amazonian. Therefore its formation likely induced long-lived volcanic-hydrothermal systems, a high priority target for the mission.
Potential Mars Surveyor 2001 Landing Sites Near Apollinaris Patera
1998-01-01
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