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Surface Pressures in the Martian Highlands and Lowlands

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CONFLICTING opinions have been expressed on the question of elevation of the Martian dark areas (maria) relative to the bright areas (deserts).

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OTTERMAN, J. Surface Pressures in the Martian Highlands and Lowlands. Nature 213, 1000–1001 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2131000a0

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