Hellas Planitia on the Mars Map
Hellas Planitia
| Feature type | Plain |
| Size (km) | 350 |
| Coordinates (latitude, longitude) | -42.4, 70.5 |
An enormous impact basin over 2,300 km in diameter and 7 km deep, making it one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system.
Mars Surface Features Facing Earth
Valles Marineris
Valley
Vast canyon system stretching over 4,000 km, sometimes called the 'Grand Canyon of Mars'.
Utopia Planitia
Plain
Large northern plain, site of Viking 2 lander, sometimes visible as a bright region.
Hellas Planitia
Plain
A huge impact basin in the southern hemisphere, one of the largest visible depressions on Mars.
Syrtis Major Planum
Plateau
Dark basaltic plateau easily observed from Earth, used historically to track Martian rotation.
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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
for official planetary naming data. We remain responsible for any errors in their use.