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Explore Mars with JMARS
Mars Features Matching Game
Term Description
Catena, catenae. Chain of craters
Cavus, cavi. Hollows, irregular steep-sided depressions usually in arrays or clusters
Chaos. Distinctive area of broken terrain
Chasma, chasmata. A deep, elongated, steep-sided depression
Colles. Small hills or knobs
Crater, craters. A circular depression
Dorsum, dorsa. Ridge
Fossa, fossae. Long, narrow, shallow depression
Mensa, mensae. A flat-topped prominence with cliff-like edges
Mons, montes. Mountain
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