Bosporos Planum

Bosporos Planum
	Map of the midwestern part of Mars with Bosporos Planum shown at the bottom
Feature type	Plateau
Location	Thaumasia quadrangle (majority)
Coordinates	33°52′S 64°29′E / 33.87°S 64.49°E
Length	730
Discoverer	Mariner 9
Eponym	Bosphorus Strait

Bosporos Planum is a high plateau (planum) located in the Thaumasia quadrangle in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars. It is about 730 km long stretching from southwest to northeast. Previously named Erythraeum Planum,^[1] it was renamed to its current name in 1979.^[2] Its name derives from one of the classical albedo features observed by early astronomers, named after the Bosphorus Strait.^[2]

References

^ "Erythraeum Planum". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS). International Astronomical Union. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Bosporos Planum". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

External links

Media related to Bosporos Planum at Wikimedia Commons
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Mars: The View from HiRISE (10 April 2006)

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[1] "Erythraeum Planum". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS). International Astronomical Union. Retrieved June 13, 2018.

[GPN-2] "Bosporos Planum". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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