Acidalia Planitia
Template:MarsGeo-Plains Acidalia Planitia is a plain on Mars. It is located between the Tharsis volcanic province and Arabia Terra to the north of Valles Marineris, centered at 46°42′N 338°00′E / 46.7°N 338.0°E. The plain contains the famous Cydonia region at the contact with the heavily cratered highland terrain.
The plain is named after a corresponding albedo feature on a map by Giovanni Schiaparelli, which was in turn named after the mythological fountain of Acidalia.
It has been hypothesized by J.E.Brandenburg from Orbital Technologies Corp. that a large natural nuclear reactor in the northern Mare Acidalium, near the large, shallow depression north of Acidalia Colles
(similar to Oklo on Earth) underwent catastrophic meltdown [1].
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- ^ Brandenburg, J.E. (2011). "EVIDENCE FOR A LARGE, NATURAL, PALEO-NUCLEAR REACTOR ON MARS" (PDF). 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.