Lunae Planum region
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The Lunae Planum region is a broad, relatively smooth volcanic plain on Mars located near the Tharsis rise and shaped by extensive lava flows and tectonic activity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lunae Planum | 0 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological region on Mars
ⓘ
volcanic plain ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Tharsis volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | basaltic lava flows ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | areocentric coordinates ⓘ |
| formedBy | extensive lava flows ⓘ |
| geologicContext | Tharsis region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicUnitType | Martian volcanic plateau ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
faults
ⓘ
fractures ⓘ lava plains ⓘ tectonic structures ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tharsis rise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnPlanet | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Latin word "Lunae" (of the Moon) ⓘ |
| observedBy | Mars orbiters ⓘ |
| planetaryBody | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetarySystem | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shapedBy | tectonic activity ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
planetary geology
ⓘ
volcanology ⓘ |
| surfaceAge | Hesperian to Amazonian (approximate) ⓘ |
| surfaceMorphology | low-relief plain ⓘ |
| surfaceProcess |
tectonism
ⓘ
volcanism ⓘ |
| surfaceType | volcanic plain ⓘ |
| tectonicStyle | extensional tectonics ⓘ |
| terrainCharacter |
broad
ⓘ
relatively smooth ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.