Ares Vallis
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Ares Vallis is an ancient outflow channel on Mars, notable as a geologically diverse floodplain that was explored in situ by NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ares Vallis canonical | 2 |
| Ares Vallis outflow channel | 1 |
| USGS Martian feature name: Ares Vallis | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Martian outflow channel
ⓘ
valley on Mars ⓘ |
| associatedWith | evidence for a warmer, wetter early Mars ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
Ares Vallis
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
USGS Martian feature name: Ares Vallis
|
| connectedTo | Chryse Planitia ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
channel bars
ⓘ
rocky floodplain ⓘ rounded pebbles and cobbles ⓘ scoured surfaces ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | approximately 19.1°N ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | approximately 33.0°W ⓘ |
| erosionalStyle | outflow-channel morphology ⓘ |
| evidenceSuggests | past catastrophic floods with high discharge rates ⓘ |
| exploredByMission | Mars Pathfinder ⓘ |
| formedByProcess |
catastrophic flooding
ⓘ
fluvial erosion ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Noachian
ⓘ
surface form:
Noachian-Hesperian
|
| hasApproximateLength | hundreds of kilometers ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWidth | tens of kilometers ⓘ |
| identifiedAs | potential ancient river system ⓘ |
| investigatedByInstrument |
Mars Pathfinder Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP)
ⓘ
APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) ⓘ
surface form:
Sojourner rover APXS
|
| landingDate | 1997-07-04 ⓘ |
| landingSiteOf |
Mars Pathfinder
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Pathfinder lander
Mars Pathfinder ⓘ
surface form:
Sojourner rover
|
| locatedInHemisphere | Martian northern hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInQuadrangle | Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Chryse Planitia
ⓘ
surface form:
Chryse Planitia region
|
| locatedOnPlanet | Mars ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ares
ⓘ
surface form:
Ares, the Greek god of war
|
| notableFor |
evidence of ancient water flow
ⓘ
geological diversity ⓘ |
| observedByOrbiter |
Mars Global Surveyor
ⓘ
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ Viking Orbiter ⓘ |
| receivesFlowFrom |
Simud Vallis
ⓘ
Tiu Vallis ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance |
ground-truth calibration site for orbital data
ⓘ
key site for studying Martian hydrology ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
evidence of past fluvial activity
ⓘ
sedimentary processes on Mars ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition |
basaltic rocks
ⓘ
dust and soil rich in silicates ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatureType |
ancient outflow channel
ⓘ
floodplain ⓘ |
| terrainCharacter |
heavily eroded channel floor
ⓘ
scattered boulders and rock fields ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference site for comparative planetology studies ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
USGS Martian feature name: Ares Vallis
this entity surface form:
Ares Vallis outflow channel