Argentea Planum Explained

Argentea Planum
Diameter:1,370 km
Type:Plateau

The Argentea Planum is a plateau on the surface of Mars, located with the planetocentric coordinate system at -63.86 north latitude and 337.89° east longitude, measuring 1,370.64 km in diameter. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2003 and refers to one of the albedo characteristics on Mars.[1] [2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/364 Argentea Planum
  2. Antoniadi, EM. Librairie Scientifique, Hermann et Cie.. Mapa de características de albedo de Marte, (láminas 2-5), en La Planète Mars, 1930.
  3. Web site: Argentea Planum . 2024-09-24 . NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) . en-US.