Difference between revisions of "Glossary of Mars features"
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|Geographic area distinguished by amount of reflected light | |Geographic area distinguished by amount of reflected light | ||
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| + | |Arcus, arcūs | ||
| + | |Arc-shaped feature | ||
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|Catena, catenae | |Catena, catenae | ||
| − | |Chain of craters | + | |Chain of [[crater|craters]] |
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|Cavus, cavi | |Cavus, cavi | ||
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|Small hills or knobs | |Small hills or knobs | ||
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| − | |Crater, craters | + | |[[Crater]], craters |
|A circular depression | |A circular depression | ||
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|Mons, montes | |Mons, montes | ||
| − | |Mountain | + | |Mountain (i.e. [[Olympus Mons]]) |
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| + | |Palus, paludes | ||
| + | |small plain | ||
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|Patera, paterae | |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/> |
| + | '''Also from: http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/append5.jsp''' | ||
[[category:Regions]] | [[category:Regions]] | ||
| + | [[category:Geography]] | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 12 January 2009
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 Regions Category.
| Term | Description |
| Albedo | Geographic area distinguished by amount of reflected light |
| Arcus, arcūs | Arc-shaped feature |
| 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 (i.e. Candor Chasma) |
| 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 (i.e. Olympus Mons) |
| Palus, paludes | small plain |
| Patera, paterae | An irregular crater, or a complex one with scalloped edges |
| Planitia, planitiae | Low plain (i.e. Chryse Planitia) |
| 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 (i.e. Terra Sirenum) |
| Tholus, tholi | Small domical mountain or hill |
| Undae | Dunes |
| Vallis, valles | Valley (i.e. Ares Vallis, Valles Marineris) |
| Vastitas, vastitates | Extensive plain |
Original source: http://www.google.com/mars/glossary.html
Also from: http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/append5.jsp
