Medusae Fossae Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age gptkb:Hesperian
Amazonian
gptkbp:composition gptkb:volcanic_activity
geological formation
tuff
gptkbp:contains sulfate minerals
ice deposits
chloride minerals
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Viking_Orbiter
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Amazonis_Planitia
Aeolis region
gptkbp:hasFeature craters
dunes
valleys
channels
fractures
ridges
smooth plains
buttes
mesas
gullies
pitted terrain
layered deposits
yardangs
scarps
bright dust deposits
collapsed terrain
dark sand deposits
dust mantling
fossae (troughs)
layered outcrops
massive outcrops
steep scarps
wind streaks
wind-eroded ridges
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medusae Fossae Formation
gptkbp:length over 5,000 km
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Medusa
gptkbp:notableFor low density
yardangs
highly porous material
unusual erosional features
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:volcanic_activity
aeolian processes
gptkbp:region equatorial Mars
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
gptkb:Mars_Global_Surveyor
gptkb:Mars_Odyssey
gptkbp:surface gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:thickness up to 2.5 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aeolis_quadrangle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6