Sedna Planitia

Sedna Planitia
Feature type Planitia
Diameter 3,570 km
Eponym Sedna

Sedna Planitia is a large lowland area of Venus, south of Ishtar Terra. [1] [2] [3] It is thought to be lava-covered and similar to a lunar mare.

References

  1. ^ "Magellan's Perspective View of Sedna Planitia, 45° N, 11° E". NASA JPL. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA00307. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  2. ^ Basilevsky, Alexander T.; James W. Head (December 1995). "Regional and global stratigraphy of Venus: a preliminary assessment and implications for the geological history of Venus". Planetary and Space Science. 12 43: 1523–1553. doi:10.1016/0032-0633(95)00070-4. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0032063395000704. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
  3. ^ A. T. Basilevsy; J. W. Head (1996). "Regional and global stratigraphy of Venus: a preliminary assessment and implications for the geologic history of Venus". Lunar and Planetary Institute, XXVII. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc1996/pdf/1035.pdf. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
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