Lycus Sulci is a feature in the

Amazonis quadrangle The Amazonis quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Amazonis quadrangle is also referred to as MC-8 (Mars Chart-8). The quadrangle cove ...

on Mars, with its location centered at 24.6° north latitude and 141.1° west longitude. It is 1,350 km long and is named after a classical albedo feature name. The term "

sulci Sulci or Sulki (in Greek , Steph. B., Ptol.; , Strabo; , Paus.), was one of the most considerable cities of ancient Sardinia, situated in the southwest corner of the island, on a small island, now called Isola di Sant'Antioco, which is, howev ...

" is applied to subparallel furrows and ridges.

Gallery

Image:Lycus Sulci from HiRISE.JPG, Surface features of Lycus Sulci, as seen by

HiRISE High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment is a camera on board the ''Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter'' which has been orbiting and studying Mars since 2006. The 65 kg (143 lb), US$40 million instrument was built under the direction o ...

under the

HiWish program HiWish is a program created by NASA so that anyone can suggest a place for the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to photograph. It was started in January 2010. In the first few months of the program 3000 people signed up to use HiRIS ...

. File:27356ovalcraterwall.png, Crater wall and floor in Lycus Sulci, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. The crater floor contains many mounds and ridges. The part in the box is enlarged in the next photo. File:27356ridgesclose.jpg, Close-up of a mound and ridges, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. ESP 046002 2115layers.jpg, Layers and

dark slope streak Dark slope streaks are narrow, avalanche-like features common on dust-covered slopes in the equatorial regions of Mars.Chuang, F.C.; Beyer, R.A.; Bridges, N.T. (2010). Modification of Martian Slope Streaks by Eolian Processes. ''Icarus,'' 205 154 ...

s in Lycus Sulci, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program ESP 046002 2115layerstop.jpg, Layers and dark slope streaks in Lycus Sulci, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program

References

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