Nereidum Montes

The Nereidum Montes is a mountain range on Mars. 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.

Nereidum Montes

Computer-generated perspective view of Nereidum Montes from the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA’s Mars Express.
Location	Argyre quadrangle
Coordinates	37.57°S 43.21°W / -37.57; -43.21
Length	1,143 km
Eponym	Classical albedo feature

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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  Gullies on a massif in the Nereidum Montes, as seen by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's CTX.
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  Surface in Argyre quadrangle as seen by HiRISE, under the HiWish program. Image is located in Nereidum Montes. This is the image of the surface from a single HiRISE image. The scale bar at the top is 500 meters long.
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  CTX image showing context for the next image. A group of channels are visible in this image. Image is located in Nereidum Montes.
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  Close-up of surface in Argyre quadrangle, as seen by HiRISE, under the HiWish program. Image is located in Nereidum Montes.
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  Gullies in Nereidum Montes, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program.
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  Layers exposed in Nereidum Montes, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program The light-toned layers may contain sulfates which are good for preserving traces of ancient life.

References

1. "Nereidum Montes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
2. Johnsson, A.; Reiss, D.; Hauber, E.; Johnson, M.D.; Olvmo, M.; Hiesinger, H. (2016). Veiki-moraine-like Landforms in the Nereidum Montes Region on Mars: Insights from Analogues in Northern Sweden (PDF). 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.