Noctis Labyrinthus

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Noctis Labyrinthus is a geologically complex region of deep, intersecting valleys and collapsed terrain on Mars, located at the western end of the Valles Marineris canyon system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Martian geological feature
canyon system
chaotic terrain
valley network
associatedWith Valles Marineris canyon system NERFINISHED
cataloguedAs IAU-named Martian feature
connectedTo central Valles Marineris troughs
formedByProcess crustal collapse
tectonic extension
governedByNomenclatureBody International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED
hasAge Hesperian to Amazonian
hasApproximateLatitude 7°S to 13°S
hasApproximateLongitude 260°E to 265°E
hasCoordinateSystem planetocentric coordinates
hasFeature flat valley floors
fracture systems
isolated mesas
pit craters
steep valley walls
hasGeologicalComplexity high
hasMorphology labyrinth-like network of troughs
hasScientificInterestIn hydrologic history of Mars
potential past groundwater activity
tectonics
hasTerrainType chaotic blocks
collapsed terrain
deep intersecting valleys
faulted blocks
graben structures
locatedAtEndOf Valles Marineris western end
locatedInHemisphere Martian western hemisphere
locatedNear Tharsis volcanic province NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mars NERFINISHED
mappedBy Mariner 9 NERFINISHED
Viking Orbiter NERFINISHED
nameLanguage Latin
nameMeaning Labyrinth of the Night NERFINISHED
observedIn infrared wavelengths
visible wavelengths
partOf Valles Marineris NERFINISHED
possiblyInfluencedBy magmatic activity
volcanic loading from Tharsis
studiedByInstrument CTX NERFINISHED
HiRISE NERFINISHED
THEMIS NERFINISHED
studiedByMission Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED
surfaceFeatureType labyrinthus

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Valles Marineris hasSubfeature Noctis Labyrinthus