Aonia Terra

MOLA map showing boundaries of Aonia Terra and other regions
MOLA map showing boundaries of Aonia Terra near the south pole and other regions

Aonia Terra is a region in the southern hemisphere of the planet Mars. It is named after a classical albedo feature Aonia,[1] that was named after the ancient Greek region Aonia.

It is centered at 60°S 97°W / 60°S 97°W / -60; -97 and covers 3900 km at its broadest extent. It covers latitudes 30 to 81 South and longitudes 60 to 163 W.[2] Aonia Terra lies in the Phaethontis, Thaumasia and the Australe quadrangles of Mars. Aonia Terra is an upland area notable for massive cratering including the large Lowell Crater, parts of the region features small craters, in the plain areas, Thaumasia Fossae and parts of the southern area. The feature are bordered by Terra Sirenum within the range of Icaria Fossae to the northwest the highland area which includes Claritas and Coracis Fossae as well as Warrego Valles towards the north, Argyre Planitia to the east and Cavi Angusti, Australe Scopuli and Australe Planum to the south.

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Aonia Terra". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mars Feature: Terra, terrae - Terra Cimmeria". Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2018-06-12.