Solis Planum

Solis Planum is a planum on Mars which has a diameter of 1811.23 km. Its center latitude is 26.4 S and its center longitude is 270.33 E. Solis Planum was named after a classic albedo feature name, and its name was approved in 1973.[1]

MOLA map showing Solis Planum and other regions. Colors indicate elevations.
  • Edge of lava flow, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program

Interactive Mars map
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Interactive image map of the global topography of Mars. Hover your mouse over the image to see the names of over 60 prominent geographic features, and click to link to them. Coloring of the base map indicates relative elevations, based on data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor. Whites and browns indicate the highest elevations (+12 to +8 km); followed by pinks and reds (+8 to +3 km); yellow is 0 km; greens and blues are lower elevations (down to −8 km). Axes are latitude and longitude; Polar regions are noted.
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References
  1. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MARS&featureType=Planum,%20plana

See also
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