Hesperia Planum
| Plane on mars | ||
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| Hesperia Planum | ||
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| Hesperia Planum, image of the Mars Global Surveyor | ||
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| position | 18 ° S , 120 ° E | |
| expansion | 1870 km | |
| history | ||
| Age | 180,000,000 years | |
| Eponym | Antique for the Occident | |
Hesperia Planum is an extensive plain on the planet Mars . The name is derived from Hesperia , which was used to refer to the West in antiquity .
The center of the region is at 18 ° south latitude and 240 degrees west longitude . The plain has an extension of 1870 km.
Hesperia Planum was formed during the geological "Middle Ages" of Mars 3.5 to 1.8 billion years ago, in the Hesperian period named after it . Large masses of lava flowed out through extensive cracks in the Martian crust and formed wide plains.
Web links
Commons : Hesperia Planum - collection of images, videos and audio files
- DLR: Butterfly crater in Hesperia Planum January 10, 2006
- DLR: The "Zeugenberg" Ausonia Mensa in Hesperia Planum February 28, 2006
- DLR: Scenes from the Martian Middle Ages August 1, 2013