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Index Terms

  • Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Erosion and weathering
  • Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Interiors
  • Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Origin and evolution
  • Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Tectonics
  • Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Volcanism

Abstract

Introduction to special section: The Hemispheric Dichotomy of Mars

Thomas R. Watters

Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA

Patrick J. McGovern

Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas, USA

The hemispheric dichotomy is one the most fundamental and least understood features of Mars. The papers in this special section address aspects of the origin of the crustal dichotomy and the modification and evolution of the dichotomy boundary and the northern lowlands. These studies utilize new data from a variety of instruments on spacecraft operating in Mars orbit and on the surface. This special section is an outgrowth of a two-day workshop held at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas.

Received 12 January 2006; accepted 3 March 2006; published 20 April 2006.

Citation: Watters, T. R., and P. J. McGovern (2006), Introduction to special section: The Hemispheric Dichotomy of Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L08S01, doi:10.1029/2006GL025755.

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