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	Tharsis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tharsis region on Mars is an enormous volcanic upland located on Mars' equator, at the western end of Valles Marineris.
		Tharsis is surrounded by a ring-shaped topographical depression called the Tharsis trough, and on the opposite side of the planet is a smaller bulge called Arabia Terra which may have formed as a result of the weight of Tharsis.
		The large quantities of carbon dioxide and water vapor that could have been outgassed by Tharsis magma may have also played a significant role in Mars' wet period; Roger J. Phillips calculated in 2001 that it could have formed a 1.5-bar carbon dioxide atmosphere and a global layer of water that averaged 120 meters thick.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tharsis (342 words)

	Tharsis, spawn of the founder, stood tra
		Tharsis, Spawn of the Founders, and heir to the throne of Makharis, stood transfixed in his work-lair, his attention captured by the tiny shifting holograms arrayed before him in his dynorama.
		Tharsis fixed his vision on the small cylindrical object resting on the launch sled at the base of the ramp.
		To Tharsis, whose vision was more acute in the near infra-red, the object had a dull gray appearance that gradually lightened toward the rear of the craft where various generators and onboard fuel cells were venting heat into the cool tropical night of his planet.
	www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/fatima/1154/tharsis.htm (2126 words)

	Martian Volcanoes
		The Tharsis dome is 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) across and rises to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in height.
		The Tharsis Montes are located on the crest of a broad uplift of the Martian crust so that their summits are at about the same elevation as the summit of Olympus Mons.
		Both the plains and the volcano are cut by a graben, indicating tectonic activity subsequent to the emplacement of the plains.
	www.solarviews.com /eng/marsvolc.htm (2530 words)

	Tharsis Montes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The three volcanoes that comprise Tharsis Montes: Arsia Mons is southernmost; Pavonis Mons is at center; Ascraeus Mons is at north.
		Tharsis Montes is a range of three volcanoes in the Tharsis region of Mars.
		The caldera of Ascraeus Mons, northernmost peak of Tharsis Montes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tharsis_Montes (171 words)

	Plumes on Mars?
		Tharsis rise is one of the most prominent features on the surface of Mars and dominates the global topography and areoid on Mars (Figure 1).
		Tharsis rise straddles the crustal dichotomy of Mars and this leads to the question of whether the dichotomy played a role in the formation and evolution of Tharsis.
		Although the upwelling forms beneath the layer and not at the edge, where Tharsis lies, it is still strongly suggestive that the crustal dichotomy may have played a role in the formation of the Tharsis rise.
	www.mantleplumes.org /Mars.html (3075 words)

	InfoHub - Tharsis dubius - A Fish of the Jurassic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tharsis dubius was a species of fish that lived during the Jurassic period.
		Tharsis dubius went extinct at the end of the Jurassic period.
		Tharsis dubius was a member of the family of fishes called Leptolepidae.
	www.infohub.com /forums/printthread.php?t=5307 (178 words)

	Geological Society - News - GSA in Boston: Superplume puts the Tharsis in catharsis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Also, Tharsis has had, according to all the evidence, a long history of tectonic activity, with faults, rifts, valleys, igneous plateaux and other spectacular features that are similar to the expression of Earth's suspected superplumes, Dohm said.
		We have the Tharsis superplume, which continues to operate for the rest of Mars history" he suggested.
		For instance, the superplume cycle might operate in bursts of volcanic activity on Tharsis that cause a short-term heating of the planet's surface - along with a melting of glaciers and an ejection of groundwater.
	www.geolsoc.org.uk /template.cfm?name=Catharsis (812 words)

	The Tharsis Bulge of Mars - Mars-Earth Wars
		The Tharsis Bulge of Mars geologically is considered to be a “shield” It is a bulge that is assessed by Moore and Hunt to be 5,000 km.
		The Tharsis Bulge dominates the physical geography of the Serene Hemisphere of Mars.
		A study of pressure waves and shear waves suggests Tharsis was beginning to be uplifted approximately 85 minutes after the gigantic Hellas Fragment blasted through the crust of Mars on the opposite side.
	www.creationism.org /patten/PattenMarsEarthWars/PattenMEW02.htm (2843 words)

	Exploring Mars: Science - Tharsis Tholus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tharsis Tholus (tholus = dome) lies just to the north of the three Tharsis Montes.
		Tharsis Tholus is the smallest of all the Tharsis volcanoes.
		Although the volcano is small compared to other Martian volcanoes, it would be very large if it were on Earth; Tharsis Tholus is about 150 km(93 mi) across and 8 km (5 mi) high, about the same size as Mauna Loa.
	www.exploringmars.com /science/atlas/tt.html (92 words)

	Mars Exploration: Multimedia
		Tharsis Montes is the largest volcanic region on Mars.
		The Tharsis Montes (Ascraeus, Pavonis, and Arsia) are located on the crest of the crustal bulge and their summits are about the same elevation as the summit of Olympus Mons, the largest of the Tharsis volcanoes.
		The main difference between the volcanoes on Mars and Earth is their size; volcanoes in the Tharsis region are up to 100 times larger than those anywhere on Earth.
	marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov /gallery/atlas/tharsis-montes.html (131 words)

	SPACE.com -- Secrets to Mars Water Hidden in Volcanic Remains
		And opposite the Tharsis rise, on the other side of Mars, is another smaller area of raised elevation called Arabia bulge.
		Phillips said the Tharsis rise is the result of 300 hundred million cubic kilometers of lava -- enough to cover Mars 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) deep if it had been spread around the planet -- that got bunched up under and above the surface.
		Phillips and his colleagues say Tharsis may be a one-of-a-kind phenomenon among the four inner, rocky planets.
	www.space.com /scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_landscape_010315-1.html (585 words)

	Catalog Page for PIA00408
		The scene shows the Tharsis bulge, a huge ridge covered by the 3 large aligned Tharsis Montes shield volcanoes (from lower left to right): Arsia, Pavonis, and Ascraeus Mons.
		To the left of the Tharsis Montes lies the huge Olympus Mons shield volcano, followed clockwise by Alba Patera (north center), several smaller volcanoes, and the linear depressions of Mareotis and Tempe Fossae (upper right).
		Fossae (linear depressions) of the Tharsis area are fault-bound graben formed by upwarping of the Tharsis bulge.
	photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov /catalog/PIA00408 (321 words)

	Implementation: Benchmarks: Mars Geography
		The Tharsis Bulge is a huge bulge on the Martian surface that is about 4000 km across and 10 km high.
		The Tharsis Bulge is the bright red region on the right side.
		Olympus Mons is the white spot to the left of the Tharsis Bulge.
	www.edb.utexas.edu /missiontomars/bench/mg.html (337 words)

	SPACE.com -- New Animation Shows How Mars Evolved, Where Water Hides
		On modern Mars, the Tharsis region is a plateau comparable in size to most of North America, partly surrounded by towering mountains and scarred by deep channels that make the Grand Canyon look like a stream bed.
		Whatever happened in the Tharsis region, some tale of mighty uplift is there for the telling.
		In the beginning, the Tharsis region looked something like a cowboy hat whose middle had been sat on and squashed.
	www.space.com /scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_tharsis_011009-1.html (1560 words)

	Tharsis Montes
		The largest volcano of all on Mars (and in the solar system), Olympus Mons, is also in the Tharsis Region and lies off the image to the upper left.
		Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Ascreus Mons dominate the center of the Tharsis region, forming a line nearly 1500 km long.
		However, the volcanoes of the Tharsis region sit on a large mound of lava flows nearly 10 km high, so their true height is "only" about 15 km.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/T/Tharsis_Montes.html (291 words)

	The Tharsis Times
		Tharsis - After an absence of over two years, the Journal of the Legion MythWiz Quiz returns to service to stun and confound friend and foe alike.
		Thanks to the tireless efforts and muted grumbling of the Tharsis Times staff, the quiz has fond a new home and is back in business.
		The Tharsis Times is published by the Tharsis Times Smoke Signal Company.
	www.tharsis.org (800 words)

	Tharsis Ridge
		A representation of the Tharsis Ridge, showing the altitude of the volcanoes compared to the surrounding areas.
		The Tharsis Ridge is a region about twice the size of the United States (8000 km), and is where many of the volcanoes of Mars are found.
		Measurements by all spacecraft visiting Mars, including recent ones by Mars Pathfinder and Mars Global Surveyor have indicated that this region of Mars is actually a giant bulge, as shown in the picture.
	www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/mars/interior/Tharsis_ridge.html&edu=high&links=/windows3.html (348 words)

	Adler Planetarium / CyberSpace / Planets / Mars / Tharsis Bulge - Ascraeus, Pavonis and Arsia Mons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Tharsis Bulge is an enormous volcanic region that takes up nearly a quarter of Mars' surface.
		Arsia, Pavonis, and Ascraeus Mons are a trio of volcanoes that form a line in the southeast part of the Tharsis region.
		The Tharsis region is called a 'bulge' because a massive amount of volcanic activity has caused the area to stick up above the general surface of Mars.
	www.adlerplanetarium.org /cyberspace/planets/mars/mars_map/tharsisbulge.html (195 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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		THARSIS also provides a customised programmes for clients setting up a new business or improving their CRM-organisation..
		THARSIS applies simple but effective methods and tools to assure that our work will not get in the way of your every day work.
	www.tharsis.nl /home_en.html (169 words)

	Mars Exploration: Multimedia
		The volcano is partially buried, the exposed portion measures 170 km in diameter.
		Note the wide bench in the lower left of the caldera, which may be the remnants of an ancient lava lake.
		Visit Tharsis Tholus at the National Space Science Data Center for more information.
	mars.jpl.nasa.gov /gallery/atlas/tharsis-tholus.html (186 words)

	GPN-2000-000928 - Mars and Tharsis
		Over long timescales many of the larger bright and dark markings remain stable, but smaller details come and go as they are covered and then uncovered by sand and dust.
		This image is centered on the region of the planet known as Tharsis, home of the largest volcanoes in the solar system.
		The bright, ring- like feature just to the left of center is the volcano Olympus Mons, which is more than 340 miles (550 kilometers) across and 17 miles (27 kilometers) high.
	grin.hq.nasa.gov /ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-000928.html (415 words)

	StarsiegeUniverse - The only community resource devoted exclusively to the universe of Starsiege and Tribes.
		Colonel Verity Vargas leads her Redhawk Raiders to intercept a Cybrid Adjudicator force en route to destroy a hidden township of the resistance that harbored the children of Mars.
		The First Church of the Masters is established amid the reconstruction of Tharsis City.
		Martians hold a candlelight vigil for Riana Yashida-Jones as she clings to life in a Tharsis City hospital.
	www.starsiegeuniverse.com /chase/timeline.php (8012 words)

	Five Giant Impact Basins Reveal The Ancient Equator Of Mars
		As a result of these and other factors, its polar axis has not been stable relative to surface features and is known to have wandered through the eons as Mars rotated around it and revolved around the Sun.
		This suggests that the projectiles that caused the basins originated with a single source and that the impacts trace the Martian equator at the time of impact, which was prior to the development of the Tharsis bulge, he says.
		Writing in the Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets), Arkani-Hamed calculates that the source of the five projectiles was an asteroid that had been circling the Sun in the same plane as Mars and most of the other planets.
	www.marsdaily.com /news/mars-general-05b.html (646 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Magi
		The Church, indeed, in her liturgy, applies to the Magi the words: "The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents; the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring him gifts: and all the kings of the earth shall adore him" (Psalm 71:10).
		But this use of the text in reference to them no more proves that they were kings than it traces their journey from Tharsis, Arabia, and Saba.
		As sometimes happens, a liturgical accommodation of a text has in time come to be looked upon by some as an authentic interpretation thereof.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09527a.htm (2426 words)

	Tharsis Montes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This image shows the three giant volcanoes known as the Tharsis Montes.
		These volcanoes lie in the center of the Tharsis region, and they form a line nearly 1500 km long.
		Therefore, volcanism in the Tharsis region may have slowly shifted north over time.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/planet_volcano/mars/Shields/tharsis.html (224 words)

	Tharsis-radial graben systems as the surface manifestation of plume-related dike intrusion complexes: Models and ...
		Several zones of graben (Memnonia, Sirenum, Icaria, Thaumasia, and Claritas Fossae) extend radially away from the Tharsis rise in the southern hemisphere of Mars for distances of up to 3000–4000 km.
		These graben systems are commonly interpreted to be related to regional tectonic deformation of the Tharsis rise associated with either upwelling or loading.
		Such dikes are predicted to extend through the crust and into the upper mantle and can have widths of up to several hundred meters.
	www.agu.org /pubs/crossref/2002/2001JE001593.shtml (560 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| Satellite shoots regional view of Martian Tharsis volcanoes
		The volcanoes of the Tharsis region are highlighted by this color image mosaic obtained on a single Martian afternoon by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) onboard the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft.
		Olympus Mons dominates the upper left corner -- it is one of the largest known volcanoes and is nearly 550 km (340 miles) wide.
		Clouds are common over the larger Tharsis volcanoes in mid-afternoon.
	spaceflightnow.com /news/n0006/12marsvolcanoes/index.html (493 words)

	Tharsis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Here you see the Tharsis mountain range and its three volcanoes -- Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Arsia Mons.
		The mountain is surrounded by cliffs that are several miles high and form a ring more than 300 miles across.
		The images of the Tharsis mountain range and Olympus Mons came from Martian Volcanoes, which is part of an introduction to Mars at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Web site Views of the Solar System.
	observe.arc.nasa.gov /nasa/ootw/1997/ootw_970101/tharsis.html (136 words)

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