Otaared Planitia
| Location | Derain quadrangle, Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18°16′N 337°37′W / 18.26°N 337.61°W |
| Eponym | Arabic word for Mercury |
Otaared Planitia is a smooth plain on Mercury. It was named for the Arabic word for the planet Mercury, in 2017 by the IAU.[1] The plain is approximately 470 km (290 mi) in diameter.
There are no named craters within the plain, but the small crater Petipa is just south of it.
Otaared Planitia is at the center of an ancient impact basin now known as Calder-Hodgkins.[2] The basin was originally identified as b30.[3] The basin is named after Calder crater near the south rim, and Hodgkins crater near the north rim. It is about 1,460 km (910 mi) in diameter.
References
[edit]- ^ Otaared Planitia, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ^ Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6.
- ^ Fassett C. I.; Head J. W.; Baker D. M. H.; et al. (2012). "Large impact basins on Mercury: Global distribution, characteristics, and modification history from MESSENGER orbital data" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research. 117 (E12). Bibcode:2012JGRE..117.0L08F. doi:10.1029/2012JE004154. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-29.
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