A detailed geological map of Mars will be released such as the highest peak in the solar system Olympus, will it affect future missions – GIGAZINE

The Center for Planetary Geosciences has released a detailed geological map of Mars that may influence future missions to Mars.

A Mars Mystery, Paleo Climate Change, and Lava Rivers: What Three New USGS Maps of Mars Reveal US Geological Survey
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/planetary-geologic-mapping/news/a-martian-mons-mystery-paleo-climate-change-and

Maps of the highest peak in the solar system, Mount Olympus, Aeolis Dorsa (a ridge with a wrinkled structure), the Athabasca Valley, and related materials have been released.

Geological map of the caldera of Olympus Mons, Mars
https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3470

Geologic map of the Oles Dorsa region, Mars
https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3480

Geologic map of the Athabasca Vallis region, Mars
https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3477

Below is an interactive map of Mount Olympus.

Geologic Map of the Olympus Mons Caldera, Mars, 1:200A. Mougins Mark (2021)
https://usgs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=1e3decd17b8840a39fb8c31fa27bf390

The pictured map is at the link below, but since the file size is 64.6MB, be careful when viewing in a mobile environment.

USGS SIM 3470: Geologic Map of the Olympus Mons Caldera, Mars | US Geological Survey
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/usgs-sim-3470-geologic-map-olympus-mons-caldera-mars

The map was designed by a team of Dr. PJ Muginis Mark of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It was made based on previous research by Dr. And it turned out that the highest point was different from what had been expected so far. One of the points of this map is the presence of contour lines, which were not drawn on many previous Mars maps. On a scale of 1/200,000, Dr. Moginis-Mark revealed that he wanted to put the entire caldera on paper that could be hung on a wall, and that 1/10,000 and 1/150,000 were too big. , on the other hand, says it’s because you can’t see the detail if it’s 1/500,000.

Below is an interactive map of Aeolis Dorsa.

Geological map of Ulus Darsa, 1:500A. Burr et al. (2021)
https://usgs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8d18548ceb39459d94e397097a894f12

Darsa is a low, continuous, winding ridge resembling an inverted river channel. The map was created by Dr. Devon Barr of Northern Arizona University who ‘thought he understood the history of the meandering river topography’, and the pictorial map is posted on the next page. The file size is 97.7 MB.

USGS SIM 3480: Geologic Map of the Oles Darsa Region, Mars | US Geological Survey
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/usgs-sim-3480-geologic-map-aeolis-dorsa-region-mars

Below is an interactive map of the Athabasca Valley.

Geologic map of the Athabasca Vallis region, Mars, 1:1 pm. Keszthelyi et al. (2021)
https://usgs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=fb47fbdfb61044c5a114609ed78a78b1

Mars has many landforms that indicate a flood in the past. The Athabasca Valley has long been thought to be a landform formed as a result of widespread flooding, but then, there has been debate as to whether it resulted from floods or from superheated pyroclastic eruptions. Today, young peoplebasalt floodBelieved to be made up of The map was created by Dr. Laszlo Kistai and others, We originally planned to create four maps with the aim of mapping at a higher resolution, but from the decision that that would be more ‘confusing’ than ‘useful’, it is said to have been made current Dr. Kestai said, “The Mars Insight roverMonitor earthquakes in this regionWhich indicates that the geological activity in this region has not ended yet. I think there will still be a great need for maps on a traditional regional or global scale to understand the big picture. However, new discoveries often come from detailed maps, especially on the rover scale. I think that mapping on this scale will become familiar to geologists on Earth.”

Below, the Athabasca Valley map file size is 96.4MB.

USGS SIM 3477: Geologic Map of the Athabasca Vallis Region, Mars | US Geological Survey
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/usgs-sim-3477-geologic-map-athabasca-valles-region-mars