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Syrtis Major Planum, the Glossary

Syrtis Major Planum (formerly Syrtis Major Planitia) is a massive shield volcano in the eastern hemisphere of Mars.^[1]

47 relations: Albedo feature, Ancient Rome, Angelo Secchi, Areography, Basalt, Caldera, Camille Flammarion, Cartography, Christiaan Huygens, Cyrenaica, Dacite, European Space Agency, Frederik Kaiser, Giovanni Schiaparelli, Gulf of Sidra, Hesperian, Impact crater, Ingenuity (helicopter), Isidis Planitia, James Cook, Jezero (crater), Leiden Observatory, Libya, List of mountains on Mars, List of quadrangles on Mars, Magma, Magma chamber, Mariner program, Mars, Mars 2020, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter, NASA, Northeast Syrtis, Olivine, Perseverance (rover), Plain, Planet, Pyroxene, Richard A. Proctor, Rim (crater), Saltation (geology), Shield volcano, Syrtis Major quadrangle, Tharsis, THEMIS, Viking program.
Albedo features on Mars
Mars 2020
Mountains on Mars
Shield volcanoes
Syrtis Major quadrangle
Volcanoes of Mars

Albedo feature

In planetary geology, an albedo feature is a large area on the surface of a planet (or other Solar System body) which shows a contrast in brightness or darkness (albedo) with adjacent areas.

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Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Angelo Secchi

Angelo Secchi (28 June 1818 – 26 February 1878) was an Italian Catholic priest and astronomer from the Italian region of Emilia.

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Areography

Areography, also known as the geography of Mars, is a subfield of planetary science that entails the delineation and characterization of regions on Mars.

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Basalt is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon.

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Caldera

A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption.

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Camille Flammarion

Nicolas Camille Flammarion FRAS (26 February 1842 – 3 June 1925) was a French astronomer and author.

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Cartography

Cartography (from χάρτης chartēs, 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and γράφειν graphein, 'write') is the study and practice of making and using maps.

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Christiaan Huygens

Christiaan Huygens, Lord of Zeelhem, (also spelled Huyghens; Hugenius; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor who is regarded as a key figure in the Scientific Revolution.

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Cyrenaica

Cyrenaica or Kyrenaika (Barqah, Kurēnaïkḗ, after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya.

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Dacite

Dacite is a volcanic rock formed by rapid solidification of lava that is high in silica and low in alkali metal oxides.

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European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 22-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration.

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Frederik Kaiser

Frederik Kaiser (Amsterdam, 10 June 1808 – Leiden, 28 July 1872) was a Dutch astronomer.

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Giovanni Schiaparelli

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (14 March 1835 – 4 July 1910) was an Italian astronomer and science historian.

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Gulf of Sidra

The Gulf of Sidra (Khalij as-Sidra, also known as the Gulf of Sirte (Khalij Surt, is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya, named after the oil port of Sidra or the city of Sirte. It was also historically known as the Great Sirte or Greater Syrtis (Syrtis Major; Σύρτις μεγάλη; contrasting with Syrtis Minor on the coast of Tunisia).

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Hesperian

The Hesperian is a geologic system and time period on the planet Mars characterized by widespread volcanic activity and catastrophic flooding that carved immense outflow channels across the surface.

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Impact crater

An impact crater is a depression in the surface of a solid astronomical body formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object.

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Ingenuity (helicopter)

Ingenuity, nicknamed Ginny, is an autonomous NASA helicopter that operated on Mars from 2021 to 2024 as part of the Mars 2020 mission. Syrtis Major Planum and Ingenuity (helicopter) are Mars 2020.

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Isidis Planitia

Isidis Planitia is a plain located within a giant impact basin on Mars, located partly in the Syrtis Major quadrangle and partly in the Amenthes quadrangle. Syrtis Major Planum and Isidis Planitia are Syrtis Major quadrangle.

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James Cook

Captain James Cook (– 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.

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Jezero (crater)

Jezero is a crater on Mars in the Syrtis Major quadrangle, about in diameter. Syrtis Major Planum and Jezero (crater) are Mars 2020 and Syrtis Major quadrangle.

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Leiden Observatory

Leiden Observatory (Sterrewacht Leiden) is an astronomical institute of Leiden University, in the Netherlands.

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Libya

Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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List of mountains on Mars

comparison of Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons) to three Earth peaks This is a list of all named mountains on Mars. Syrtis Major Planum and list of mountains on Mars are mountains on Mars.

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List of quadrangles on Mars

The surface of Mars has been divided into thirty cartographic quadrangles by the United States Geological Survey.

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Magma

Magma is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed.

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Magma chamber

A magma chamber is a large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface of the Earth.

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Mariner program

The Mariner program was conducted by the American space agency NASA to explore other planets.

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Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

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Mars 2020

Mars 2020 is a NASA mission that includes the rover Perseverance, the now-retired small robotic helicopter Ingenuity, and associated delivery systems, as part of the Mars Exploration Program.

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Mars Global Surveyor

Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was an American robotic space probe developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched November 1996.

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Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter

MOLA topographic images of the two hemispheres of Mars. This image appeared on the cover of ''Science'' magazine in May 1999. The Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) was one of five instruments on the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft, which operated in Mars orbit from September 1997 to November 2006.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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Northeast Syrtis

Northeast Syrtis is a region of Mars once considered by NASA as a landing site for the Mars 2020 rover mission. Syrtis Major Planum and Northeast Syrtis are Mars 2020 and Syrtis Major quadrangle.

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Olivine

The mineral olivine is a magnesium iron silicate with the chemical formula.

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Perseverance (rover)

Perseverance, nicknamed Percy, is a car-sized Mars rover designed to explore the Jezero crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission. Syrtis Major Planum and Perseverance (rover) are Mars 2020.

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Plain

In geography, a plain, commonly known as flatland, is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless.

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Planet

A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is generally required to be in orbit around a star, stellar remnant, or brown dwarf, and is not one itself.

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Pyroxene

The pyroxenes (commonly abbreviated Px) are a group of important rock-forming inosilicate minerals found in many igneous and metamorphic rocks.

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Richard A. Proctor

Richard Anthony Proctor FRAS (23 March 1837 – 12 September 1888) was an English astronomer.

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Rim (crater)

The rim or edge of an impact crater is the part that extends above the height of the local surface, usually in a circular or elliptical pattern.

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Saltation (geology)

In geology, saltation is a specific type of particle transport by fluids such as wind or water.

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Shield volcano

A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground. Syrtis Major Planum and shield volcano are shield volcanoes.

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Syrtis Major quadrangle

The Syrtis Major quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program.

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Tharsis

Tharsis is a vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in the western hemisphere of Mars. Syrtis Major Planum and Tharsis are mountains on Mars and Volcanoes of Mars.

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THEMIS

Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) mission began in February 2007 as a constellation of five NASA satellites (THEMIS-A through THEMIS-E) to study energy releases from Earth's magnetosphere known as substorms, magnetic phenomena that intensify auroras near Earth's poles.

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Viking program

The Viking program consisted of a pair of identical American space probes, Viking 1 and Viking 2, which landed on Mars in 1976.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrtis_Major_Planum

Also known as Atlantic Canale, Hourglass Sea, Kaiser Sea, Mer du Sablier, Meroe Patera, Nili Patera, Syrtis Major Planitia.

Syrtis Major Planum, the Glossary

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See also

Albedo features on Mars

Mars 2020

Mountains on Mars

Shield volcanoes

Syrtis Major quadrangle

Volcanoes of Mars

References