Marius Hills

Overhead view of the Marius Hills taken by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Oblique view of the eastern portion of the Marius Hills and Marius crater (upper right) by Lunar Orbiter 2
The "hole" in the Marius Hills

The Marius Hills are a set of volcanic domes located in Oceanus Procellarum on Earth's Moon. The domes are thought to have formed from lavas more viscous than those that formed lunar mares. These domes average approximately 200–500 m (660–1,640 ft) in height.[1][2][3] The Marius Hills take their name from the nearby 41 km (25 mi) diameter crater Marius.[4] These hills represent the highest concentration of volcanic features on the Moon.[5]

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  2. ^ "Marius Hills, Moon". Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  3. ^ Greeley, Ronald (1971). "Lava Tubes and Channels in the Lunar Marius Hills". Earth, Moon, and Planets. 3 (3): 289–314. Bibcode:1971Moon....3..289G. doi:10.1007/BF00561842. hdl:2060/19710008532. S2CID 122121114.
  4. ^ "Oblique view of the Marius Hills and Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon". The Moon - Lunar Orbiter 2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  5. ^ Lawrence; et al. (2010). "LROC Observations of the Marius Hills" (PDF). 41st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (1533): 1906. Bibcode:2010LPI....41.1906L. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.