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  • The research team carried out a careful study of a single channel on the southwest flank of Mars' Ascraeus Mons volcano, one of the three clustered volcanoes collectively called the Tharsis Montes.

    Possibility of Past Water on Mars Takes a Hit | Universe Today 2010

  • It's quite a drive ta the mountains of Tharsis from Xanthe.

    Little Green Rednecks Hugh Barlow 2011

  • Jacobs recognized them as members of the Tharsis gang, a group of third and fourth generation settlers known for their sadistic brutality.

    365 tomorrows » Patricia Stewart : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010

  • Jacobs recognized them as members of the Tharsis gang, a group of third and fourth generation settlers known for their sadistic brutality.

    365 tomorrows » 2010 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010

  • Me an' Earl my buddy—Earl is short for Earliariaxxzzz is on our way ta the Tharsis Montes ta hunt fer chitterblax.

    Little Green Rednecks Hugh Barlow 2011

  • Maybe, maybe not, but the Tharsis Region has its own interesting story to tell.

    Archive 2008-11-16 Nicole 2008

  • The conclusion that lava probably made the channel on Mars "not only has implications for the geological evolution of the Ascraeus Mons but also the whole Tharsis Bulge volcanic region," says Andy de Wet, a co-author at Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Penn.

    Possibility of Past Water on Mars Takes a Hit | Universe Today 2010

  • The Tharsis region of Mars, including the three volcanoes of Tharsis Montes Arsia, Pavonis and Ascraeus Mons, as well as Olympic Mons in the upper left corner.

    Possibility of Past Water on Mars Takes a Hit | Universe Today 2010

  • Robinson brings a dead planet to vivid life, emphasising the differences in terrain and character between the frozen northern polar icecap and the water-cut channels in the depths of the Valles Marineris, with the massive mountains of Tharsis towering high into the atmosphere and colonists eagerly staking claims to future beachfront properties in Hellas, the lowest point on Mars and the first place to see the benefits of terraforming.

    Archive 2010-06-01 Adam Whitehead 2010

  • Robinson brings a dead planet to vivid life, emphasising the differences in terrain and character between the frozen northern polar icecap and the water-cut channels in the depths of the Valles Marineris, with the massive mountains of Tharsis towering high into the atmosphere and colonists eagerly staking claims to future beachfront properties in Hellas, the lowest point on Mars and the first place to see the benefits of terraforming.

    Wertzone Classics: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson Adam Whitehead 2010

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