Elysium region
| Plane on mars | ||
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| Elysium region | ||
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| The volcanoes of the Elysium region. Top to bottom: Hecates Tholus, Elysium Mons, Albor Tholus. | ||
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| position | 14 ° 18 ' N , 147 ° 0' E | |
| surface | 2,500,000 km² | |
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| Eponym | Latin for land of the blessed | |
Elysium Planitia (Elysium Region) is an extensive plain on the planet Mars . It is named after Elysium , the land of the blessed in the underworld of Greek mythology .
The center of the area is located 14.3 ° north and 213 ° west and has an extension of about 2.5 million km 2 .
To the east of the plain rise the extinct shield volcanoes Elysium Mons , Hecates Tholus and Albor Tholus . The also extinct shield volcano Apollinaris Patera is located on its southeastern edge .
Web links
- Elysium Planitia in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- DLR : Cerberus Fossae: Thousands of kilometers long, young tectonic fractures on Mars September 20, 2018