Utopia Planitia
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For the Flaming Lips song, see Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia).
| Utopia Planitia | |
.jpg) PIA00571: Ice on Mars Utopia Planitia (NASA/JPL) |
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| Location | northeast of Isidis Planitia, northwest of Aetheria |
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| Coordinates | 49.7° N, 118.0°E |
Utopia Planitia (Latin: "Nowhere Plain") is the Martian region where the Viking 2 lander touched down and began exploring on September 3, 1976. It is located at the antipode of Argyre Planitia, centered at 49°42′N 118°00′E / 49.7°N 118.0°E.
Utopia Glacier in Antarctica is named for the region.
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[edit] References in popular culture
In the Star Trek media franchise, Utopia Planitia -- both on Mars' surface and in geosynchronous orbit above it -- is the site of a major Federation shipyard.[1] The USS Enterprise-D, USS Defiant, and USS Voyager were built there.[1]
The Flaming Lips song "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)" was released in 2002 on the album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Okuda, Michael; Denise Okuda and Debbie Mirek (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5.
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[edit] External links
- Laser altimetry of the north pole of Mars Utopia Planitia located in upper right
- Google Mars scrollable map - centered on Utopia Planitia
- VL2 Site: Utopia Planitia (NASA)
- PIA00576: Martian Sunrise at Utopia Planitia (NASA Photojournal)
- PIA00530: Frost on Utopia Planitia (NASA Photojournal)
- PIA03796: Utopia Planitia (NASA Photojournal)
- Utopia Planitia at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
