Argyre quadrangle

Argyre quadrangle
Map of Argyre quadrangle from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data. The highest elevations are red and the lowest are blue.
Coordinates47°30′S 30°00′W / 47.5°S 30°W / -47.5; -30
Image of the Argyre Quadrangle (MC-26). The west-central part contains the Argyre basin, defined by a rim of rugged mountain blocks that surrounds a nearly circular expanse of light-colored plains. The large basin is surrounded by heavily cratered highlands.

The Argyre quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Argyre quadrangle is also referred to as MC-26 (Mars Chart-26).[1] It contains Argyre Planitia and part of Noachis Terra.

  1. ^ Davies, M.E.; Batson, R.M.; Wu, S.S.C. "Geodesy and Cartography" in Kieffer, H.H.; Jakosky, B.M.; Snyder, C.W.; Matthews, M.S., Eds. Mars. University of Arizona Press: Tucson, 1992.