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Acidalia Colles is a group of hills in the
Mare Acidalium quadrangle The Mare Acidalium quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The quadrangle is located in the northeastern portion of Mars’ western hemisphere ...
of Mars, located at 50.9° north latitude and 23.1° west longitude. It is about long and was named after a classical albedo feature name. The term " Colles" is used for small hills or knobs.
Gullies A gully is a landform created by running water, mass movement, or commonly a combination of both eroding sharply into soil or other relatively erodible material, typically on a hillside or in river floodplains or terraces. Gullies resemble lar ...
have been observed on Acidalia Colles.


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{{Geography of Mars, topograohy Mare Acidalium quadrangle Hills on Mars