{{Short description|Plateau on Mars}} {{Infobox feature on celestial object | name = Argentea Planum | image = File:J05 046777 1030 XN 77S041W Mars - South high-latitude terrain - Argentea Planum.png | caption = Aregntea Planum, as seen by a [[NASA]] probe | coordinates = | diameter = 1,370 [[Kilometers|km]] | type = Plateau }} The '''Argentea Planum''' is a [[plateau]] on the [[Mars#Surface geology|surface of Mars]], located with the planetocentric coordinate system at -63.86 north latitude and 337.89° east longitude, measuring 1,370.64 km in diameter. The name was approved by the [[International Astronomical Union]] in 2003 and refers to one of the albedo characteristics on Mars.<ref>[https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/364 Argentea Planum] Diccionario geográfico de nomenclatura planetaria. Programa de Investigación de Astrogeología del USGS.</ref><ref>Antoniadi, EM. Librairie Scientifique, Hermann et Cie.. Mapa de características de albedo de Marte, (láminas 2-5), en La Planète Mars, 1930.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Argentea Planum |url=https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia21794-argentea-planum/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) |language=en-US}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[List of plains on Mars]]
== References ==
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{{Geography of Mars}}
[[Category:Plains on Mars]]