Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Meridiani Planum
Clean Name Meridiani Planum
Feature ID 3854
Target Mars
Feature Type Planum, plana

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 8.78 °
Southmost Latitude -4.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 7.00 °
Westmost Longitude 349.10 °
Diameter 1058.53 km
Center Latitude -0.04 °
Center Longitude 356.86 °
Quad mc19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin Classical albedo feature name.
Reference [71] - Mars and its Satellites, A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, 2nd edition, by Jürgen Blunck: Exposition Press, Smithtown, New York, 1982.
Updated Dec 18, 2024 6:40 PM

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