This is a list of plains on Mars . Such features are named after the nearest classical albedo feature in compliance with the International Astronomical Union's rules of planetary nomenclature. Plains may be named denoted "planitia" or "planum", depending on height.
Contents 1 Planitia 2 Plana 3 Interactive Mars map 4 References 5 External links Planitia [ edit] Planitia (plural: planitiae ) is Latin for plain. It is the IAU descriptor term for features which are "low plains".
Name Coordinates Size (km) Acidalia Planitia 50°N 21°W / 50°N 21°W / 50; -21 (Acidalia Planitia ) 3400 Amazonis Planitia 26°N 163°W / 26°N 163°W / 26; -163 (Amazonis Planitia ) 2800 Arcadia Planitia 47°N 176°W / 47°N 176°W / 47; -176 (Arcadia Planitia ) 1900 Argyre Planitia 50°S 43°W / 50°S 43°W / -50; -43 (Argyre Planitia ) 900 Chryse Planitia 29°N 40°W / 29°N 40°W / 29; -40 (Chryse Planitia ) 1500 Elysium Planitia 3°N 155°E / 3°N 155°E / 3; 155 (Elysium Planitia ) 3000 Eridania Planitia 38°S 122°E / 38°S 122°E / -38; 122 (Eridania Planitia ) 1100 Hellas Planitia 42°30′S 70°30′E / 42.5°S 70.5°E / -42.5; 70.5 (Hellas Planitia ) 2300 Isidis Planitia 14°N 88°E / 14°N 88°E / 14; 88 (Isidis Planitia ) 1200 Utopia Planitia 47°N 118°E / 47°N 118°E / 47; 118 (Utopia Planitia ) 3600
Plana [ edit] Planum (plural: plana ) is the Latin word for plateau. It is the IAU descriptor term for plateaus and high plains.
Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Aeolis Planum 0.79 S 145.0 E 820 Amenthes Planum 3.16 N 105.7 E 960 Aonia Planum 57.71 S 281.0 E 650 Argentea Planum 69.79 S 292.0 E 1750 Ascuris Planum 40.38 N 279.2 E 500 Aurorae Planum 10.38 S 310.8 E 600 Bosporus Planum 34.2 S 295.1 E 700 Daedalia Planum 21.78 S 232.0 E 1800 Hesperia Planum 22.27 S 110.0 E 1700 Icaria Planum 43.18 S 253.5 E 650 Lucus Planum 3.96 S 182.0 E 864 Lunae Planum 10.38 N 294.0 E 1800 Malea Planum 64.75 S 65.0 E 900 Meridiani Planum 0.2 N 357.5 E 1100 Nepenthes Planum 12.46 N 113.4 E 1660 Oenotria Plana 8 S 76 E 925 Olympia Planum 81.91 N 195.0 E 1000 Ophir Planum 8.7 S 302.5 E 650 Oxia Planum[1] 18.275 N 335.368 E Parva Planum 75.85 S 257.0 E 750 Planum Angustum 79.69 S 276.5 E 200 Planum Australe 83.93 S 160.0 E 1450 Planum Boreum 87.98 N 15.0 E 1100 Planum Chronium 59.72 S 140.0 E 550 Promethei Planum 78.88 S 90.0 E 850 Sinai Planum 13.35 S 272.0 E 900 Sisyphi Planum 69.79 S 5.0 E 1100 Solis Planum 25.25 S 273.5 E 1700 Syria Planum 13.06 S 256.1 E 740 Syrtis Major Planum 8.41 N 69.5 E 1350 Thaumasia Planum 24.45 S 295.7 E 650 Zephyria Planum 0.99 S 153.1 E 550
Interactive Mars map [ edit]
Interactive imagemap of the global topography of Mars. Hover your mouse to see the names of over 25 prominent geographic features, and click to link to them. Coloring of the base map indicates relative elevations, based on data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor. Reds and pinks are higher elevation (+3 km to +8 km); yellow is 0 km; greens and blues are lower elevation (down to −8 km). Whites (>+12 km) and browns (>+8 km) are the highest elevations. Axes are latitude and longitude; Poles are not shown.
(See also: Mars Rovers map ) (view • discuss)
References [ edit] ^ Bridges, John (July 1, 2015). "Clay-Rich Terrain in Oxia Planum: A Proposed ExoMars Landing Site". Arizona University . Retrieved October 21, 2015 . This article was based on the USGS's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
"Nomenclature Search Results. Mars. Planitia, planitiae". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Archived from the original on 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-16 . — current list of planitiae on Mars"Nomenclature Search Results. Mars. Planum, plana". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Archived from the original on 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-16 . — current list of plana on Mars
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