Centauri Montes | |
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![]() Centauri Montes, as seen byHiRISE. Scale bar is 500 meters long. The original enlargement of the image at the left is full of rich detail on all parts of the picture | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) ![]() |
Dimensions | |
Length | 270 km (170 mi) |
Geography | |
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Region | Hellas quadrangle |
Centauri Montes is a group of mountains in theHellas quadrangle of Mars, located at38°40′S95°31′E / 38.67°S 95.52°E /-38.67; 95.52. It is 270 km across and was named after the albedo featureCentauri Lacus.[1] According to NASA, there are light-sediment gulley deposits that have formed in a crater around the Centauri Montes.[2]