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]

Bosporos Planum
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Map of the midwestern part of Mars with Bosporos Planum shown at the bottom
Feature typePlateau
LocationThaumasia quadrangle (majority)
Coordinates33°52′S 64°29′E / 33.87°S 64.49°E / -33.87; 64.49
Length730
DiscovererMariner 9
EponymBosphorus Strait

References

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