Daedalia Planum

Daedalia Planum

Daedalia Planum is a plain on Mars located south of Arsia Mons at and appears to be relatively featureless plain with multiple lava flows and small craters. Modern imagery suggests that it may more accurately be called a "fluctus" rather than a "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]

References

  1. ^ "THEMIS Image of the Day: Daedalia Planum". 2004-08-16. http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20040816A. 
  2. ^ Craddock, Robert A.; Greeley, Ronald; Christensen, Philip R. (July 10 1990). "Evidence for an ancient impact basin in Daedalia Planum, Mars". Journal of Geophysical Research 95 (B7): 10729–10741. Bibcode 1990JGR....9510729C. doi:10.1029/JB095iB07p10729. 

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