True polar wander on Mars
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True polar wander on Mars
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For some time, scientists have thought that the location of the poles of Mars shifted due to the great mass of volcanic material in the Tharsis dome which includes Olympus Mons, the highest volcano in the Solar System. For a period early in the history of Mars, the poles were about 20 degrees away from their present geographic positions. At that time ice was deposited in a region called Dorsa Argentea Formation. Also, the Martian dichotomy was aligned along the equator. A band of rivers formed a
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Fluctuation in location of Martian poles
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_polar_wander_on_Mars
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2022-11-27T15:34:55Z
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