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- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle abstract "The Mare Boreum quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Mare Boreum quadrangle is also referred to as MC-1 (Mars Chart-1). Its name derives from an older name for a feature that is now called Planum Boreum, a large plain surrounding the polar cap.The quadrangle covers all of the Martian surface north of latitude 65°. It includes the north polar ice cap, which has a swirl pattern and is roughly 1,100 km across. Mariner 9 in 1972 discovered a belt of sand dunes that ring the polar ice deposits, which is 500 km across in some places and may be the largest dune field in the solar system. The ice cap is surrounded by the vast plains of Planum Boreum and Vastitas Borealis. Close to the pole, there is a large valley, Chasma Boreale, that may have been formed from water melting from the ice cap. An alternative view is that it was made by winds coming off the cold pole. Another prominent feature is a smooth rise, called Olympia Planitia. In the summer, a dark collar around the residual cap becomes visible; it is mostly caused by dunes. The quadrangle includes some very large craters that stand out in the north because the area is smooth with little change in topography. These large craters are Lomonosov and Korolev. Although smaller, the crater Stokes is also prominent.The Phoenix lander landed on Vastitas Borealis within the Mare Boreum quadrangle at 68.218830° N and 234.250778° E on May 25, 2008.The probe collected and analyzed soil samples in an effort to detect water and determine how hospitable the planet might once have been for life to grow. It remained active there until winter conditions became too harsh around five months later.After the mission ended the journal Science reported that chloride, bicarbonate, magnesium, sodium potassium, calcium, and possibly sulfate were detected in the samples analyzed by Phoenix. The pH was narrowed down to 7.7±0.5. Perchlorate (ClO4), a strong oxidizer at elevated temperatures, was detected. This was a significant discovery because the chemical has the potential of being used for rocket fuel and as a source of oxygen for future colonists. Also, under certain conditions perchlorate can inhibit life; however some microorganisms obtain energy from the substance (by anaerobic reduction). The chemical when mixed with water can greatly lower freezing points, in a manner similar to how salt is applied to roads to melt ice. So, perchlorate may be allowing small amounts of liquid water to form on Mars today. Gullies, which are common in certain areas of Mars, may have formed from perchlorate melting ice and causing water to erode soil on steep slopes.".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle thumbnail USGS-Mars-MC-1-MareBoreumRegion-mola.png?width=300.
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- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageOutDegree "28".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageRevisionID "660270480".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Astrogeology_Research_Program.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Category:Mare_Boreum_quadrangle.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Category:Mars.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Climate_of_Mars.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Impact_crater.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Korolev_(Martian_crater).
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink List_of_quadrangles_on_Mars.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Lomonosov_(Martian_crater).
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Mariner_9.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Mars_Orbiter_Laser_Altimeter.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Martian_polar_ice_caps.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Patterned_ground.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Phoenix_(spacecraft).
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Phoenix_Spacecraft.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Planum_Boreum.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Quadrangle_(geography).
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Stokes_(Martian_crater).
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Stokes_(crater_on_Mars).
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink United_States_Geological_Survey.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Vastitas_Borealis.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink Water_on_Mars.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink File:Mars_NPArea-PIA00161.jpg.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLink File:USGS-Mars-MC-1-MareBoreumRegion-mola.png.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLinkText "Mare Boreum quadrangle".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageWikiLinkText "Mare Boreum".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle caption "Map of Mare Boreum quadrangle from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter data. The highest elevations are red and the lowest are blue.".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle eOrW "W".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle hasPhotoCollection Mare_Boreum_quadrangle.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle latitude "75".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle longitude "0".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle nOrS "N".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle name "Mare Boreum quadrangle".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Commonscat.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Mars.
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- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Mars_Quads_-_By_Name.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Mars_quadrangle_layout.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Portal_bar.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle subject Category:Mare_Boreum_quadrangle.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle subject Category:Mars.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle hypernym Series.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle type Planet.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle type TelevisionShow.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle type Feature.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle type Planet.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle type Concept.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle comment "The Mare Boreum quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Mare Boreum quadrangle is also referred to as MC-1 (Mars Chart-1). Its name derives from an older name for a feature that is now called Planum Boreum, a large plain surrounding the polar cap.The quadrangle covers all of the Martian surface north of latitude 65°.".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle label "Mare Boreum quadrangle".
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle sameAs Category:Mare_Boreum_quadrangle.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle sameAs Quadrangle_de_Mare_Boreum.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle sameAs मेयर_बोरियम_चतुष्कोण.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle sameAs Quadrângulo_de_Mare_Boreum.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle sameAs m.05h28cp.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle sameAs Північне_море_(Марс).
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle sameAs Q3129187.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle sameAs Q3129187.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle sameAs 北海区.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle wasDerivedFrom Mare_Boreum_quadrangle?oldid=660270480.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle depiction USGS-Mars-MC-1-MareBoreumRegion-mola.png.
- Mare_Boreum_quadrangle isPrimaryTopicOf Mare_Boreum_quadrangle.