MOLA colorized relief map of Amazonis Planitia. Colors indicate elevation, with red highest, yellow intermediate, and green/blue lowest.
Coordinates
24°48′N196°00′E / 24.8°N 196.0°E / 24.8; 196.0
Amazonis Planitia (/əˈmæzənɪspləˈnɪʃiə/, 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°48′N196°00′E / 24.8°N 196.0°E / 24.8; 196.0. The plain's topography exhibits extremely smooth features at several different lengths of scale.[1] 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.
^E. R. Fuller and J. W. Head, III, "GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF THE SMOOTHEST PLAINS ON MARS (AMAZONIS PLANITIA) AND ASTROBIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS." Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII (2002). URL accessed 19 April 2006.
AmazonisPlanitia (/əˈmæzənɪs pləˈnɪʃiə/, Latin Amāzŏnis) is one of the smoothest plains on Mars. It is located between the Tharsis and Elysium volcanic...
Amazonis may refer to: AmazonisPlanitia, a plain on Mars Amazonis, lost Latin epic by Domitius Marsus This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
cratering, and "chaos terrain". They may be contrasted with the Planitia (e.g., AmazonisPlanitia) and Mare (e.g., Mare Erythraeum), smoother regions of differing...
(disambiguation) Amazonka, a 2008 album by Ruslana Amazon parrot, a bird genus AmazonisPlanitia, on Mars Amazonsaurus, a dinosaur genus This disambiguation page lists...
during this period, with lava flows elsewhere on Mars. Named after AmazonisPlanitia. Geological activity is still taking place on Mars. The Athabasca...
and 0° to 30° north latitude on Mars. The Amazonis quadrangle contains the region called AmazonisPlanitia. This area is thought to be among the youngest...
on the ocean floor). The total elevation change from the plains of AmazonisPlanitia, over 1,000 km (620 mi) to the northwest, to the summit approaches...
much higher elevations). It roughly extends from AmazonisPlanitia (215°E) in the west to Chryse Planitia (300°E) in the east. The bulge is slightly elongated...
2005. Retrieved 20 November 2022. "Geologic Map of Tooting Crater, AmazonisPlanitia Region of Mars". U.S. Geological Survey. 29 April 2015. Retrieved...
planetary nomenclature. Plains may be named denoted "planitia" or "planum", depending on height. Planitia (plural: planitiae) is Latin for plain. It is the...
'continents' and given names like Arabia Terra (land of Arabia) or AmazonisPlanitia (Amazonian plain). The dark features were thought to be seas, hence...
crater in Amazonis, in the middle of the region Yardangs showing layers, east of Gale Crater in Aeolis (HiRISE) Yardangs, in a crater in Amazonis quadrangle...
Chryse Planitia and elsewhere. Ephemeral lakes or seas may have formed in the northern lowlands. Amazonian Period (named after AmazonisPlanitia): 3.0...
Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight). The crater in AmazonisPlanitia was discovered independently by both missions, while the crater in...
(Mars Chart-2). The Diacria quadrangle covers parts of Arcadia Planitia and AmazonisPlanitia. The southern and northern borders of the Diacria quadrangle...
dish-shaped depression atop a volcano. PE Planitia, planitiae /pləˈnɪʃə/, /pləˈnɪʃi/ Low plain e.g. AmazonisPlanitia. PL Planum, plana /ˈpleɪnəm/, /ˈpleɪnə/...
this are the low-lying areas of the planet, most notably in the Hellas Planitia impact basin, the largest such crater on Mars. It is so deep that the atmospheric...
peaking in midsummer, and declining after the autumnal equinox. AmazonisPlanitia has been identified as the region most prone to dust devil activity...
variable between different regions of Mars. Some outflow channels in the Amazonis and Elysium Planitiae regions have yielded ages of only tens of millions...
to support Hercules. The name Phlegra Dorsa was approved in 2003. AmazonisPlanitia "Phlegra". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 12 August...
Memnonia includes these topographical regions of Mars: Arcadia PlanitiaAmazonisPlanitia Lucus Planum Terra Sirenum Daedalia Planum Terra Cimmeria Recently...
River. Eventually, the system just seems to fade out in the plains of AmazonisPlanitia. Streamlined form in the Athabasca Valles, as seen by HiRISE. Click...
dish-shaped depression atop a volcano. PE Planitia, planitiae /pləˈnɪʃə/, /pləˈnɪʃiː/ Low plain e.g. AmazonisPlanitia. PL Planum, plana /ˈpleɪnəm/, /ˈpleɪnə/...
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