Terra Sabaea

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Territory on mars
Terra Sabaea
Bedrock in Terra Sabaea, Hellas Planitia.
Bedrock in Terra Sabaea, Hellas Planitia .
Terra Sabaea (Mars)
Terra Sabaea
position 2 °  N , 42 °  E Coordinates: 2 °  N , 42 °  E
expansion 4688 km

Terra Sabaea is an area on Mars , the longest side is 4700 km in length. It is partly located within the Arabia , Syrtis Major , Iapygia , Ismenius Lacus and the Sinus Sabaeus Gradfeld. It was named after the ancient kingdom of Saba .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Terra Sabaea in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS

literature

  • Lorenz, R. 2014. The Dune Whisperers. The Planetary Report: 34, 1, 8-14
  • Lorenz, R., J. Zimbelman. 2014. Dune Worlds: How Windblown Sand Shapes Planetary Landscapes. Springer Praxis Books / Geophysical Sciences.
  • Grotzinger, J. and R. Milliken (eds.). 2012. Sedimentary Geology of Mars. SEPM.