Charitum Montes [SEP] located on astronomical body
Charitum Montes
Charitum Montes is a large group of mountains in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 58.4° south latitude and 40.29° west longitude. It is 850 km across and was named after a classical albedo feature name. Charitum Montes has gullies in some areas.
External links.
- "Charitum Montes: a cratered winter wonderland" - ESA
Galle, located on the east rim of Argyre at , strongly resembles a smiley face.
The basin was possibly formed by a giant impact during the Late Heavy Bombardment of the early Solar System, approximately 3.9 billion years ago, and may be one of the best preserved ancient impact basins from that period. Argyre is surrounded by rugged massifs which form concentric and radial patterns around the basin. Several mountain ranges are present, including Charitum and Nereidum Montes.
Past water flows.
Four large Noachian epoch channels lie radial