If the topographic terraces described are coastal, an ocean upwards of 5 to 7 km deep would be required by the maximum elevation of terraces identified south of Elysium Planitia. The highest terrace identified to date is at 2200 m elevation. Additional information is contained in the original extended abstract.
MOLA Topographic Evidence for a Massive Noachian Ocean on Mars
2002-04-01
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Development of the Mars Observer Laser Altimeter (MOLA)
NTRS | 1993
|Development of the Mars Observer Laser Altimeter (MOLA)
NTIS | 1993
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