Planitiae on Mars
10 named features carry the IAU descriptor Planitia — a low plain on Mars, out of 83 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
10
of 2,049 named places on Mars — 0.5%
Largest
3,560 km
Utopia Planitia
Median size
2,272 km
Across the 10 with a measured diameter
Named between
1973–2010
IAU approval dates
How planitiae on Mars get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 10 planitiae with a recorded origin, 2 categories appear, led by Greek.
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All 10 planitiae on Mars
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Planitiae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 8 other worlds, for 73 more features.