Ascraeus Mons (Mars)

Ascraeus Lacus-classical albedo feature name; "Ascraeus Lake", a poetic paraphase of "heliconian" or "rural"[*citation needed*]

Ascraeus Mons is a large shield volcano located in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the northernmost and tallest of three shield volcanoes collectively known as the Tharsis Montes. The volcano's location corresponds to the classical albedo feature Ascraeus Lacus. Ascraeus Mons was discovered by the Mariner 9 spacecraft in 1971. (wikipedia entry)

A mons is a mountain. On Mars they are named after the nearest named albedo feature on the Schiaparelli or Antoniadi maps.

NW 629 km

Olympica Fossae

MRV
9 Hours 50 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 21 Hours

N 220 km

Tractus Catena

MRV
3 Hours 26 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 18 Hours

NE 368 km

Paros

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5 Hours 45 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 15 Hours

W 225 km

Ascraeus Mensa

MRV
3 Hours 31 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 19 Hours

Ascraeus Mons

11.92° N 255.92° E

E 792 km

Tharsis Tholus

MRV
12 Hours 22 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 22 Hours

SW 103 km

Ascraeus Chasmata(last)

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1 Hour 36 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 7 Hours

S 341 km

Syria Planum(next)

MRV
5 Hours 19 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 6 Hours

SE 675 km

Fortuna Fossae

MRV
10 Hours 33 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 11 Hours

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