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'''Hellas Planitia''' is a vast [[meteorites|meteorite]] impact basin located at 42° 42'S 70° 00'E, in the [[Mars]] southern hemisphere. Also known as the '''Hellas Impact Basin''', this landmark has a very obvious impact [[crater]] ring 2,300 km (1,400 mi) in diameter. This is one of the largest known impact craters in the [[solar system]].<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellas_Basin Hellas Basin article on Wikipedia]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_crater#Largest_named_craters_in_the_Solar_System Impact Craters on Wikipedia]</ref> | '''Hellas Planitia''' is a vast [[meteorites|meteorite]] impact basin located at 42° 42'S 70° 00'E, in the [[Mars]] southern hemisphere. Also known as the '''Hellas Impact Basin''', this landmark has a very obvious impact [[crater]] ring 2,300 km (1,400 mi) in diameter. This is one of the largest known impact craters in the [[solar system]].<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellas_Basin Hellas Basin article on Wikipedia]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_crater#Largest_named_craters_in_the_Solar_System Impact Craters on Wikipedia]</ref> | ||
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| + | The basin floor is about {{convert|7152|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep, {{convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on}} deeper than the Moon's [[South Pole-Aitken basin]], and extends about {{convert|2300|km|mi|abbr=on}} east to west.<ref name="Ref_">The part below zero datum, see [[Geography of Mars#Zero elevation]]</ref><ref name="Ref_a">[http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect19/Sect19_12.html Remote Sensing Tutorial Page 19-12] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030132127/http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect19/Sect19_12.html |date=2004-10-30 }}, NASA</ref> Hellas Planitia is in the [[Hellas quadrangle]] and the [[Noachis quadrangle]]. | ||
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A Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) image (onboard the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter) of Hellas Planitia.
Hellas Planitia is a vast meteorite impact basin located at 42° 42'S 70° 00'E, in the Mars southern hemisphere. Also known as the Hellas Impact Basin, this landmark has a very obvious impact crater ring 2,300 km (1,400 mi) in diameter. This is one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system.[1][2]
The basin floor is about Template:Convert deep, Template:Convert deeper than the Moon's South Pole-Aitken basin, and extends about Template:Convert east to west.[3][4] Hellas Planitia is in the Hellas quadrangle and the Noachis quadrangle.
References:
- ↑ Hellas Basin article on Wikipedia
- ↑ Impact Craters on Wikipedia
- ↑ The part below zero datum, see Geography of Mars#Zero elevation
- ↑ Remote Sensing Tutorial Page 19-12 Template:Webarchive, NASA
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