Lucus Planum
Map showing the boundaries of Lucus Planum
Lucus Planum is a region on Mars, named after an albedo feature. Its name was approved by the IAU in 1997.[1] The center latitude of the feature is 4.99 degrees S and the center longitude is 182.83 degrees[2] It lies just to the east and north east of the volcano Apollinaris Patera. Lucus Planum lies in both the Memnonia quadrangle and the Aeolis quadrangles. It is part of a region called the "Medusae Fossae Formation"[3] Part of this region is covered with yardangs. They are formed by the action of wind on sand sized particles; hence they often point in the direction that the winds were blowing when they were formed.[4][5] Views of yardangs in this region are shown below.
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Wide context view of surface of Lucus Planum, as seen with CTX. -
Closer view of yardangs from previous image, as seen with CTX. -
Wide view of yardangs in Lucus Planum, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program -
Close view of yardangs in previous image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program -
Close view of yardangs from a previous image, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program
See also
References
- ^ "Planetary Names: Planum, plana: Lucus Planum on Mars".
- ^ "Planetary Names: Search Results".
- ^ Orosei, R.; et al. (2016). "Radar sounding of Lucus Planum, Mars, by MARSIS". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 122 (7): 1405–1418. doi:10.1002/2016JE005232. S2CID 119032027.
- ^ "'Yardangs' on Mars".
- ^ "HiRISE | on the Beauty of Yardangs (ESP_040504_1920)".
