Chryse Planitia (Mars)

This feature is named after an earlier feature.

Chryse Planitia is a smooth circular plain in the northern equatorial region of Mars close to the Tharsis region to the west, centered in the northern equatorial region of Mars close to the Tharsis region to the west, centered. Chryse Planitia lies partially in the Lunae Palus quadrangle, partially in the Oxia Palus quadrangle, partially in the Mare Acidalium quadrangle. It is 1600 km or 994 mi in diameter and with a floor 2.5 km below the average planetary surface altitude, and is thought to be an ancient impact basin; it has several features in common with lunar maria, such as wrinkle ridges. The density of impact craters in the 100 to 2,000 metres range is close to half the average for lunar maria. (wikipedia entry)

A planitia is a low plain. On Mars they are named after the nearest named albedo feature on the Schiaparelli or Antoniadi maps.

NW 740 km

Idaeus Fossae

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11 Hours 34 Minutes
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9 Days 6 Hours

N 589 km

Gamboa

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9 Hours 12 Minutes
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7 Days 9 Hours

NE 511 km

Xanthe Dorsa

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7 Hours 59 Minutes
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6 Days 9 Hours

W 9 km

Makhambet(next)

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2 Hours 51 Minutes

Chryse Planitia

28.43° N 319.69° E

E 316 km

Sefadu

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4 Hours 56 Minutes
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3 Days 23 Hours

SW 100 km

Lismore

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1 Hour 34 Minutes
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1 Day 6 Hours

S 158 km

Grindavik

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2 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 23 Hours

SE 133 km

Calahorra(last)

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2 Hours 4 Minutes
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1 Day 16 Hours

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