Malea Planum is a high volcanic plateau on the planet Mars located in the Noachis, Hellas and Mare Australe quadrangles, southwest of the Hellas Planitia impact basin. With an area of 900 × 1,200 km², it is centered by 64.8°S and 65°E, limited to the north by Hellas Planitia, to the west by Sisyphi Planum, to the south by Planum Australe and to the east by Promethei Terra.[1][2]
_Malea_Planum_Mantled_Terrain_Over_Muted_Crater_and_Mound_Topography_2.jpg) A muted Crater on Malea Planum | |
| Feature type | Plateau |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 872 km |
References
edit- ^ USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – Feature Information « Malea Planum. »
- ^ Lunar and Planetary Science XXXII (2001) J. W. Head et S. Pratt, « Malea Planum Hesperian volcanic province:characterization using MOLA data. »