Acidalia Colles

{{short description|Group of hills in the Mare Acidalium quadrangle of Mars}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

|name = Acidalia Colles

|image = Acidalia Colles (THEMIS) part.png

|caption = Part of Acidalia Colles.
Image size is 100×100 km

|coordinates = {{coord|50.9|N|23.1|W|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

|type = Hill cluster

}}

File:USGS-Mars-MC-4-MareAcidaliumRegion-mola.png. Lomonosov and Kunowsky craters are easily seen on the map. The famous "Face on Mars" is located near Cydonia Mensae.]]

Acidalia Colles is a group of hills in the Mare Acidalium quadrangle of Mars, located at 50.9° north latitude and 23.1° west longitude. It is about {{Nowrap|360 km}} long and was named after a classical albedo feature name.{{gpn|36|Acidalia Colles}} The term "Colles" is used for small hills or knobs. Gullies have been observed on Acidalia Colles.

File:Acidalia Colles Gullies.JPG

References

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{{cite web

|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms

|title=Descriptor Terms (Feature Types)

|work=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

|publisher=International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525162331/http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms

|archive-date=2012-05-25

|url-status=live

}}

}}

{{Geography of Mars|topograohy}}

Category:Mare Acidalium quadrangle

Category:Hills on Mars