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This Is the Most Detailed Map of Mars’s Surface Ever Made

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Ever wondered how you might navigate your way across the surface of Mars, if you ever find yourself there? Well, perhaps you could use this: the most detailed map of the Red Planet’s geology ever made.

https://gizmodo.com/buzz-aldrin-the-first-humans-on-mars-should-never-come-1602094895

The map compiles 16 years’ worth of observations from four orbiting spacecraft—Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter—
into a single, super-detailed chart. In fact, it’s the first of its kind made since 1987. You can download a huge poster-sized version of it from the US Geological Survey website. [US Geological Survey via New Scientist]

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