List of plains on Mars


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.

[Planitia]

Planitia is Latin for plain. It is the IAU descriptor term for features which are "low plains".
NameCoordinatesSize
Acidalia Planitia3400
Amazonis Planitia2800
Arcadia Planitia1900
Argyre Planitia900
Chryse Planitia1500
Elysium Planitia3000
Eridania Planitia1100
Hellas Planitia2300
Isidis Planitia1200
Utopia Planitia3600

Plana

Planum is the Latin word for plateau. It is the IAU descriptor term for plateaus and high plains.
NameLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
Aeolis Planum0.79 S145.0 E820
Amenthes Planum3.16 N105.7 E960
Aonia Planum57.71 S281.0 E650
Argentea Planum69.79 S292.0 E1750
Ascuris Planum40.38 N279.2 E500
Aurorae Planum10.38 S310.8 E600
Bosporus Planum34.2 S295.1 E700
Daedalia Planum21.78 S232.0 E1800
Hesperia Planum22.27 S110.0 E1700
Icaria Planum43.18 S253.5 E650
Lucus Planum3.96 S182.0 E864
Lunae Planum10.38 N294.0 E1800
Malea Planum64.75 S65.0 E900
Meridiani Planum0.2 N357.5 E1100
Nepenthes Planum12.46 N113.4 E1660
Oenotria Plana8 S76 E925
Olympia Planum81.91 N195.0 E1000
Ophir Planum8.7 S302.5 E650
Oxia Planum18.275 N335.368 E
Parva Planum75.85 S257.0 E750
Planum Angustum79.69 S276.5 E200
Planum Australe83.93 S160.0 E1450
Planum Boreum87.98 N15.0 E1100
Planum Chronium59.72 S140.0 E550
Promethei Planum78.88 S90.0 E850
Sinai Planum13.35 S272.0 E900
Sisyphi Planum69.79 S5.0 E1100
Solis Planum25.25 S273.5 E1700
Syria Planum13.06 S256.1 E740
Syrtis Major Planum8.41 N69.5 E1350
Thaumasia Planum24.45 S295.7 E650
Zephyria Planum0.99 S153.1 E550

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