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| Medusa Fossae |
| Coordinates |
3.2° S, 163.0°W |
| Length |
333.0 km |
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Medusa Fossae a large geological region of uncertain origin on the planet Mars. It is named for the Medusa of Greek mythology. "Fossae" is Latin for "trench". Located roughly at 5°S 213°E / -5, 213, it straddles the highland - lowland boundary near the Tharsis and Elysium volcanic areas.
Radar imaging has suggested that the region may contain either extremely porous rock (for example volcanic ash) or deep layers of glacier-like ice deposits amounting to about the same quantity as is stored in Mars' south polar cap.[1][2]
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