Daedalia Planum

Coordinates: 21°48′S 128°00′W / 21.8°S 128.0°W / -21.8; -128.0
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Daedalia Planum
Coordinates21°48′S 128°00′W / 21.8°S 128.0°W / -21.8; -128.0

Daedalia Planum is a plain on

planum".[1]

There is evidence that an ancient 4500 km-diameter

impact basin formed in the Noachian epoch may be centered in Daedalia Planum.[2]

  • MOLA map showing boundaries of Daedalia Planum and other regions. Colors show elevations.
    MOLA map showing boundaries of Daedalia Planum and other regions. Colors show elevations.
  • Layers in crater wall, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
    Layers in crater wall, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
  • Layers exposed at the base of a group of buttes in Mangala Valles in Memnonia quadrangle, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. Arrows point to boulders sitting in pits. The pits may have formed by winds, heat from the boulders melting ground ice, or some other process.
    Layers exposed at the base of a group of buttes in Mangala Valles in Memnonia quadrangle, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. Arrows point to boulders sitting in pits. The pits may have formed by winds, heat from the boulders melting ground ice, or some other process.
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References

  1. ^ "THEMIS Image of the Day: Daedalia Planum". 2004-08-16.
  2. doi:10.1029/JB095iB07p10729
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