Amazonis Planitia (Mars)

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Name (Latin)
Amazonis Planitia (Mars)
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Mars (Planet)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q456529
Library of congress: sh2015001163
Sources of Information
  • Work cat: Mouginis-Mark, Peter J. Geologic map of Tooting Crater, Amazonis Planitia Region of Mars, 2015.
  • Gazetteer of planetary nomenclature.
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Wikipedia description:

Amazonis Planitia (, Latin Amāzŏnis) is one of the smoothest plains on Mars. It is located between the Tharsis and Elysium volcanic provinces, to the west of Olympus Mons, in the Amazonis and Memnonia quadrangles, centered at 24.8°N 196.0°E / 24.8; 196.0. The plain's topography exhibits extremely smooth features at several different lengths of scale. A large part of the Medusae Fossae Formation lies in Amazonis Planitia. Its name derives from one of the classical albedo features observed by early astronomers, which was in turn named after the Amazons, a mythical race of warrior women.

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