maria  search
UFmare
RTMoon
 highlands
 wrinkle ridges
 mascons
SNPlural of mare.
Mariana Basin  search
SNNot a valid term for GeoRef. May be used in several locations. See East Mariana Basin, Parece Vela Basin (West Mariana Basin), or for the central basin west of Mariana Trench, use Mariana Trough.
Mariana Islands  search
BTOceania
 .Micronesia
 ..Mariana Islands
NTGuam
 Saipan
UFMarianas
 Marianas Islands
RTPacific Ocean
 West Pacific Ocean Islands
 Izu-Bonin Arc
 Guam earthquake 1993
SNGroup of islands 1500 miles E of Philippine Islands. The islands, not including Guam, formerly were part of the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The islands excluding Guam achieved commonwealth status within the U.S. as the Northern Mariana Is
Mariana Trench  search
BTPacific Ocean
 .North Pacific
 ..Northwest Pacific
 ...Mariana Trench
RTLeg 60
 DSDP Site 460
 DSDP Site 461
 DSDP Site 60
 DSDP Site 61
 Leg 124E
SNE of the Mariana Islands. This term has multiple hierarchies. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Mariana Trough  search
BTPacific Ocean
 .North Pacific
 ..Northwest Pacific
 ...Mariana Trough
RTLeg 60
 DSDP Site 453
 DSDP Site 454
 DSDP Site 455
 DSDP Site 456
 Leg 89
 Leg 129
 Leg 124E
 ODP Site 776
 ODP Site 802
SNBasin W of the Mariana Islands. Sometimes called the Mariana Basin. This term has multiple hierarchies. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Marianas  search
USEMariana Islands
Marianas Islands  search
USEMariana Islands
Marianna Limestone  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Paleogene
 ....Oligocene
 .....middle Oligocene
 ......Marianna Limestone
RTMississippi
 Alabama
 Florida
 Vicksburg Group
SNIn Vicksburg Group. Consists of soft chalky limestone, locally called chimney rock; some local, hard limestone; tough to hard ledges in the chimney rock; sandy glauconitic limestone; marl; calcareous sand; and lignitic clay. S Alabama, W Florida, and S Mi
Mariano Lake  search
BTUnited States
 .New Mexico
 ..McKinley County New Mexico
 ...Mariano Lake
SNNW New Mexico. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.