# Hesperia Planum

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Broad lava plain in the southern highlands of the planet Mars

Hesperia Planum MOLA colorized relief map of Hesperia Planum region. Hesperia Planum has fewer impact craters than the surrounding Noachian highlands of Tyrrhena Terra and Terra Cimmeria. This indicates that the plain is younger than its more heavily cratered surroundings. Feature type Lava plain Location Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle, Mars Coordinates 21°25′S 109°53′E / 21.417°S 109.883°E / -21.417; 109.883[1] Diameter ~1 600 km[1] Eponym Poetic Hesperia

**Hesperia Planum** is a broad [lava plain](/source/Lava_plain) in the southern highlands of the planet [Mars](/source/Mars). The plain is notable for its moderate number of [impact craters](/source/Impact_crater) and abundant [wrinkle ridges](/source/Wrinkle_ridge). It is also the location of the ancient [volcano](/source/Volcano) Tyrrhena Mons ([Tyrrhena Patera](/source/Tyrrhena_Patera)). The [Hesperian](/source/Hesperian) time period on Mars is named after Hesperia Planum.[2][3]

MOLA map showing exact boundaries of it and other regions. Color indicates elevation.

## Name origin

[Viking](/source/Viking_program) [MDIM](/source/NASA_World_Wind#Extraterrestrial_datasets) of [Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle](/source/Mare_Tyrrhenum_quadrangle). Hesperia is the intermediate-toned (dusky) region (left of center) lying between the darker regions Mare Tyrrhenum (left) and Mare Cimmerium (right).

Most place names on Mars are derived from sources in the [Bible](/source/Bible) or [classical antiquity](/source/Classical_antiquity).[4] *[Hesperia](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hesperia)* is a Greco-Latin poetic term for "lands to the west," which to the [ancient Greeks](/source/Ancient_Greece) and [Romans](/source/Ancient_Rome) meant [Italy](/source/Italy), while [Spain](/source/Spain) was referred as *Hesperia Ultima*.[5][6] *Planum* (pl. *plana*) is [Latin](/source/Latin) for plateau or high plain. It is a [descriptor term](/source/Planetary_nomenclature#Descriptor_terms_(feature_types)) used in [planetary geology](/source/Planetary_geology) for a relatively smooth, elevated terrain on another [planet](/source/Planet) or [moon](/source/Natural_satellite).[7]

The Hesperia region of Mars was named by Italian astronomer [Giovanni Schiaparelli](/source/Giovanni_Schiaparelli) in 1877 for an intermediate-toned [albedo feature](/source/Classical_albedo_features_on_Mars) centered at lat. 20°S, long. 240°W between two darker regions.[5][8] Believing the dark areas were bodies of water, Schiaparelli interpreted Hesperia to be a [floodplain](/source/Floodplain) or [marsh](/source/Marsh) bridging two adjacent seas, the Mare Tyrrhenum and Mare Cimmerium.[9] Although the existence of seas on Mars had been discounted by the early 20th century,[10] the true nature of the region remained obscure until the [space age](/source/Space_age). In 1972, the [Mariner 9](/source/Mariner_9) spacecraft showed that Hesperia was a cratered, wind-streaked plain.[11] The [International Astronomical Union](/source/International_Astronomical_Union) (IAU) formally named the area Hesperia Planum in 1973.[12] The dark areas flanking Hesperia Planum were found to be heavily cratered uplands. In 1979, the IAU designated the upland area to the west as [Tyrrhena Terra](/source/Tyrrhena_Terra) and to the east as [Terra Cimmeria](/source/Terra_Cimmeria).[13] (*Terra* is a Latin descriptor term meaning land or continent.)

## Location and physical description

Closeup of the surface of northwestern Hesperia Planum, as seen by [HiRISE](/source/HiRISE) camera on [Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter](/source/Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter) (MRO).

Hesperia Planum is located along the broad northeastern rim of the giant [Hellas impact basin](/source/Hellas_Planitia)[14] and is centered at lat. 22.3°S, long. 110°E in the [Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle](/source/Mare_Tyrrhenum_quadrangle) (MC-22). A small part of this region in the south is found in the [Hellas quadrangle](/source/Hellas_quadrangle). It has a maximum width of 1,700 km (1,100 mi)[12] and covers an area of about 2 million km2 (770,000 sq mi).[15]

At large scales (>100 m or 330 ft), Hesperia Planum appears smooth and level,[16] having a relatively uniform surface elevation of 1.2 km (0.75 mi) above [Mars datum](/source/Geography_of_Mars#Zero_elevation).[17] The plain's surface is 200–800 m (660–2,620 ft) lower in elevation than the surrounding uplands of Tyrrhena Terra and Terra Cimmeria and is slightly tilted to the south, with a mean regional slope of about 0.03°.[14] In high-resolution images (<19 m or 62 ft/pixel), the surface of Hesperia Planum is dominated by dust and fine-grained deposits. Few boulders or bedrock outcrops are visible. Abundant, shallow craters filled with smooth, flat-lying deposits are common. No vents or volcanic constructs are identifiable, although small (<10s meters wide) channels are present.[18]

## Geology

Hesperia Planum is generally interpreted to be composed of [flood lavas](/source/Flood_basalt),[19] although layered [volcaniclastic](/source/Volcaniclastic) or [lacustrine](/source/Lake) (lake-bed) sediments cannot be ruled out.[18] The lavas appear to partly fill a large, irregular topographic depression that existed in [Noachian](/source/Noachian) times. The rims of pre-existing impact craters are still visible in places, indicating that the lava deposits are 250–500 m in thickness. The volume of lavas within Hesperia Planum is comparable to that found in [large igneous provinces](/source/Large_igneous_province) on Earth, such as the [Columbia River Basalt Group](/source/Columbia_River_Basalt_Group).[14]

### Impact cratering and age

[Viking orbiter](/source/Viking_program) view of [wrinkle ridges](/source/Wrinkle_ridge) in Hesperia Planum. North is at upper left. Image is about 107 km (66 mi) across.[20]

The moderate amount of cratering on Hesperia Planum indicates that the plain has an intermediate age in Martian history. In [planetary geology](/source/Planetary_geology), the number density of impact craters is a measure of the [relative age](/source/Relative_dating) of a planetary surface. Heavily cratered surfaces are old, and sparsely cratered surfaces are young. Hesperia Planum is the [type locality](/source/Type_locality_(geology)) for the [Hesperian](/source/Hesperian) System and time period. The lavas making up Hesperia Planum define the base of the Hesperian [System](/source/System_(stratigraphy)).[21] They erupted at the beginning of the Hesperian Period around 3700 million years ago.[22] (Mars itself, along with the other planets, formed about 4500 million years ago.) Hesperian lavas are younger than the rocks in the heavily cratered [Noachian](/source/Noachian) terrains but older than rocks formed during the more recent Amazonian Period. (See [Geology of Mars](/source/Geology_of_Mars#Crater_density_timescale).)

### Wrinkle ridges

Wrinkle ridges are long, linear [topographic](/source/Topography) highs with a distinctive morphology that consists of a low, broad arch topped by a narrow crenulated ridge (pictured left). They are common features on the Moon where they occur exclusively within lava flow plains (the lunar [maria](/source/Lunar_mare)).[23] Their occurrence on Mars is thought to reflect a similar volcanic association. Thus, areas on Mars with abundant wrinkle ridges are interpreted as plains formed by very fluid basaltic lava ([flood basalts](/source/Flood_basalt)). The ridges themselves are believed to be the surface expression of [thrust faults](/source/Thrust_fault) formed after the lava flows were emplaced.[24][25] They are not volcanic features, but secondary, [tectonic](/source/Tectonics) structures that form in dense, competent rocks (such as layered basalts) that have undergone compressional stress. Hesperian-aged "ridged plains" like Hesperia Planum cover about 30% of the Martian surface.[19]

### Tyrrhenus Mons

[THEMIS](/source/Thermal_Emission_Imaging_System) daytime IR mosaic image of Tyrrhenus Mons. This ancient, eroded volcano was nicknamed the Dandelion when first seen in [Mariner 9](/source/Mariner_9) images.[26]

Tyrrhenus Mons ([Tyrrhena Patera](/source/Tyrrhena_Patera)) is an eroded, low-lying volcano in the western part of Hesperia Planum. It is one of the oldest large central-vent volcanoes on the planet[27] and a member of a class of volcanoes called [highland paterae](/source/Volcanism_on_Mars#Highland_Paterae), which erupted mainly in the Late [Noachian](/source/Noachian) and Early [Hesperian](/source/Hesperian).[28] Tyrrhenus Mons stands only 1.5 km above the surrounding plains. At its center lies a 40 km diameter depression, or [caldera](/source/Caldera), from which radiate numerous flat-floored valleys and ridges that suggest the volcano has been highly eroded. The low relief of Tyrrhenus Mons combined with its degraded state indicate the volcano consists largely of [friable](/source/Friable) and easily eroded material such as [volcanic ash](/source/Volcanic_ash). The ash was likely derived from the interaction of [magma](/source/Magma) with [groundwater](/source/Groundwater) or ice.[29]

### Dunes

		- Dunes, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program

		- Close view of dunes, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program

		- Close, color view of dunes as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Ripples are visible on dune surface.

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## Bibliography and recommended reading

- Boyce, Joseph, M. (2008). *The Smithsonian Book of Mars;* Konecky & Konecky: Old Saybrook, CT, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-58834-074-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-58834-074-0)

- Carr, Michael, H. (2006). *The Surface of Mars;* Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-521-87201-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-521-87201-0).

- Hartmann, William, K. (2003). *A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet;* Workman: New York, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7611-2606-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7611-2606-6).

- Morton, Oliver (2003). *Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World;* Picador: New York, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-312-42261-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-312-42261-X).

- Sheehan, William (1996). *The Planet Mars: A History of Observation & Discovery;* University of Arizona Press: Tucson, AZ, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8165-1640-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8165-1640-5). [http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/onlinebks/MARS/CONTENTS.HTM](http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/onlinebks/MARS/CONTENTS.HTM) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090601041317/http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/onlinebks/MARS/CONTENTS.HTM) 2009-06-01 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine).

## External links

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- [Geologic Map of Reull Vallis Region of Mars](https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3245/), includes a portion of southern Hesperia Planum, by Astrogeology Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey

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