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Hesperian : what is it then?

A Martian Epoch!

The geology of the Planet Mars is divided into three main Epochs (or ages):

Ga = 1 Billion years

It was during the upper Hesperian that layered deposits were put down in the Valles Marineris rift valley (pictured above).

Now you know.