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Evidence that the Dark Areas on Mars are Elevated Mountain Ranges

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DR. TOMBAUGH'S communication raises some interesting points about the topography of Mars. In view of the brevity of my earlier communication1 I could only mention the most salient features of the proposed model for the dark maria. A more detailed discussion is now in preparation for publication.

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WELLS, R. Evidence that the Dark Areas on Mars are Elevated Mountain Ranges. Nature 209, 1338–1339 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2091338b0

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