Glossary of Mars features - Revision history

Jburk at 21:58, 17 December 2018

2018-12-17T21:58:54Z

Rfc: link+

2009-09-02T19:24:59Z

link+

Laertes: Additional Source (probable origin of Google's terms)

2009-01-12T23:42:14Z

Additional Source (probable origin of Google's terms)

Ioneill: adding examples

2007-11-25T07:38:17Z

adding examples

Ioneill: adding descriptions of surface features. Taken from Google Maps, modifications rqd. :)

2007-11-25T07:35:28Z

adding descriptions of surface features. Taken from Google Maps, modifications rqd. :)

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'''The following definitions as used by [[Google Mars]]. This table serves as a starting point for more detailed descriptions of each Martian surface feature. Use examples from the [[:Category:Regions|Regions Category]].

{|
|'''Term'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|style="width:200px"|Albedo
|Geographic area distinguished by amount of reflected light
|-
|Catena, catenae
|Chain of craters
|-
|Cavus, cavi
|Hollows, irregular steep-sided depressions usually in arrays or clusters
|-
|Chaos
|Distinctive area of broken terrain
|-
|Chasma, chasmata
|A deep, elongated, steep-sided depression
|-
|Colles
|Small hills or knobs
|-
|Crater, craters
|A circular depression
|-
|Dorsum, dorsa
|Ridge
|-
|Fluctus
|Flow terrain
|-
|Fossa, fossae
|Long, narrow, shallow depression
|-
|Labes
|Landslide
|-
|Labyrinthus, labyrinthi
|Complex of intersecting valleys
|-
|Lingula, lingulae
|Extension of plateau having rounded lobate or tongue-like boundaries
|-
|Mensa, mensae
|A flat-topped prominence with cliff-like edges
|-
|Mons, montes
|Mountain
|-
|Patera, paterae
|An irregular crater, or a complex one with scalloped edges
|-
|Planitia, planitiae
|Low plain
|-
|Planum, plana
|Plateau or high plain
|-
|Rupes
|Scarp
|-
|Scopulus, scopuli
|Lobate or irregular scarp
|-
|Sulcus, sulci
|Subparallel furrows and ridges
|-
|Terra, terrae
|Extensive land mass
|-
|Tholus, tholi
|Small domical mountain or hill
|-
|Undae
|Dunes
|-
|Vallis, valles
|Valley
|-
|Vastitas, vastitates
|Extensive plain
|}

'''Original source: http://www.google.com/mars/glossary.html'''

[[category:Regions]]

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 '''Also from: http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/append5.jsp'''
- [[category:Regions]]
-[[category:Geography]]
+[[category:Areography]]

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 |'''Description'''
 |-
-|style="width:200px"|Albedo
+|style="width:200px"|[[Albedo]]
 |Geographic area distinguished by amount of reflected light
 |-

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 |style="width:200px"|Albedo
 |Geographic area distinguished by amount of reflected light
 |-
 |Catena, catenae
-|Chain of craters
+|Chain of [[crater|craters]]
 |-
 |Cavus, cavi
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 |Small hills or knobs
 |-
-|Crater, craters
+|[[Crater]], craters
 |A circular depression
 |-
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 |-
 |Mons, montes
-|Mountain
+|Mountain (i.e. [[Olympus Mons]])
 |-
 |Patera, paterae
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 |}
-'''Original source: http://www.google.com/mars/glossary.html'''
+'''Original source: http://www.google.com/mars/glossary.html'''<br/>
   [[category:Regions]]

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 |-
 |Chasma, chasmata
-|A deep, elongated, steep-sided depression
+|A deep, elongated, steep-sided depression (i.e. [[Candor Chasma]])
 |-
 |Colles
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 |-
 |Planitia, planitiae
-|Low plain
+|Low plain (i.e. [[Chryse Planitia]])
 |-
 |Planum, plana
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 |-
 |Terra, terrae
-|Extensive land mass
+|Extensive land mass (i.e. [[Terra Sirenum]])
 |-
 |Tholus, tholi
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 |-
 |Vallis, valles
-|Valley
+|Valley (i.e. [[Ares Vallis]], [[Valles Marineris]])
 |-
 |Vastitas, vastitates