Astronomy:Icaria Planum

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Short description: Planum on Mars
MOLA map showing boundaries of Icaria Planum and other regions. Color indicates elevation.
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Crater and one of many nearby channels, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. Picture is from Icaria Planum.

Icaria Planum is a region on Mars in the Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars that is 566.59 km across and is located at 43.27 S and 253.96E. It was named after a classic albedo feature that was approved in 1979. The name of the classic feature was based on the land where according to greek mythology, Icarus died (Icaria).[1]

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References

  1. C. Sagan (1980). "Editorial". Icarus 41 (1): iii. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(80)90155-4. Bibcode1980Icar...41D...3S.