Hebes Mensa

Hebes Mensa
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Hebes Chasma, seen on daytime IR THEMIS. Hebes Mensa is the feature in the center of the chasm.
LocationHebes Chasma (Valles Marineris)
Coprates quadrangle
Coordinates1°01′S 76°47′E / 1.02°S 76.78°E / -1.02; 76.78[1]
Namingclassical albedo feature[1]

Hebes Mensa is a large mensa that rises from the floor of Hebes Chasma, one of the chasmata of the Valles Marineris network on Mars. Some researchers have identified this mesa to be an interior layered deposit (ILD), similar to Ganges Mensa, and are named for alternating light-toned and dark-toned layers forming a stair-stepped stratigraphy. The faces of Hebes Mensa are sometimes fluted.[2] It is 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) tall and 120 by 43 kilometres (75 by 27 mi) wide.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Hebes Mensa". United States Geological Survey. 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ Beyer, RA; McEwen, AS (2005). "Constraints on the Origin of Fine Layers in Ganges Mensa and Hebes Mensa, Mars" (PDF). Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (1070): 1070. Bibcode:2005LPI....36.1070B. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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