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p35 1. Measure the height of the escarpment ______________ meters
p35 2. What is the latitude of the old river channel? ______________ ° lat.
3. Where is the block fault? ______________ ° lat.
p21 4. Measure each crater and average the depth. Average is ______________ meters
5. Use latitude to identify the oldest crater. Oldest ______________ ° lat.
6. Why did you choose this crater? (Use additional paper if required)


p20 Use a metric ruler to measure the height of the rampart and the depth of the crater.
Express you answer as a proportional ratio.
7. Height _______ meters
8. Depth _______ meters
9. Ratio ____:____
10. Is it a complex or simple crater? _____________________
11. What is the latitude of the erosional feature? ______________ ° lat.
12. If you were on Earth, what would this feature be called? _____________________
p24 13. What is the large feature? _____________________
14. What is your hypothesis as to the origin of the hummocky terrain at latitude 23.5 - 33.5?
      (Use additional paper if required)



15. Explain how you came to this conclusion? (Use additional paper if required)


p25 16. What structures are present here? (Use additional paper if required)


17. What do you think occurred here? (Use additional paper if required)



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