Location | Argyre quadrangle |
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Coordinates | 37°34′S 43°13′W / 37.57°S 43.21°W / -37.57; -43.21 |
Length | 1,143 km |
Eponym | Classical albedo feature |
The Nereidum Montes is a mountain rangeonMars. It stretches 1,143 km, northeast of Argyre Planitia. It is in the Argyre quadrangle. The mountains are named after a Classical albedo feature.[1] Nereidum Montes has gullies in some areas.
A hummocky relief resembling Veiki moraines has been found in Nereidum Montes. The relief is hypothesized to result very much like Veiki moraines from the melting of a martian glacier.[2]
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