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Centauri Montes is a group of mountains in the Hellas quadrangle of Mars, located at 38°40′S 95°31′E / 38.67°S 95.52°E / -38.67; 95.52. It is 270 km across and was named after the albedo feature Centauri Lacus.[1] According to NASA, there are light-sediment gulley deposits that have formed in a crater around the Centauri Montes. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Centauri Montes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ Perez, Martin (2013-08-16). "New Gully Deposit in a Crater in the Centauri Montes Region". NASA. Retrieved 2022-01-24.


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