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    Caloris Planitia /kəˈlɔːrɪs pləˈnɪʃ(i)ə/ is a plain within a large impact basin on Mercury, informally named Caloris, about 1,550 km (960 mi) in diameter...
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    largest known crater is Caloris Planitia, or Caloris Basin, with a diameter of 1,550 km (960 mi). The impact that created the Caloris Basin was so powerful...
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    2011 to 2015. Two are shown in the image at right, at Caloris Planitia and at Sobkou Planitia. Lunar orbit § Perturbation effects and low orbits Richard...
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    Yingcai; Zuber, Maria T. (December 1, 2011). "Seismic effects of the Caloris basin impact, Mercury". Planetary and Space Science. 59 (15): 1981–1991...
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  • deep-seated late ejecta from Caloris. The inner boundary is approximately the outer limit of crater excavation. The Caloris Montes are similar to the so-called...
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    Sihtu Planitia is a large plain on Mercury, approximately 565 km across. It was named in 2017 by the IAU. The crater Calvino lies at the center of the...
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    Mercury. It has diameter about 77 km and is situated in northern part of Caloris Planitia.[[ Hollows are scattered across Poe crater, and are abundant on the...
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    and poet Jack Kerouac. Kerouac is located west of the Caloris Planitia, within Mearcair Planitia. To the west of Kerouac is the peak-ring basin Raditladi...
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  • The Caloris group is a set of geologic units on Mercury. McCauley and others have proposed the name “Caloris Group” to include the mappable units created...
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    material forming Suisei Planitia is ejecta from the impact that formed Caloris Planitia.[citation needed] The name for this Planitia was approved in 1976...
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    within the distorted terrain on the opposite side of the planet from the Caloris Basin. It was named after Petrarch, the medieval Italian poet, by the IAU...
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    north of the Caloris basin, and is approximately 1550 kilometers long. Stilbon Planitia is one of four named plains that surround the Caloris basin (with...
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    quadrangle. Odin Planitia is one of four named plains that surround the Caloris basin (with Mearcair Planitia, Stilbon Planitia, and Tir Planitia). All of these...
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    Sputnik Planitia /ˈspʌtnɪk pləˈnɪʃiə, ˈspʊt-/ (formerly Sputnik Planum) is a large, partially glaciated basin on Pluto. About 1,400 by 1,200 km (870 by...
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    Apārangi Planitia is a large plain on Mercury, approximately 1077 km across. It was named in 2017 by the IAU. The crater Faulkner forms the northeastern...
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    Caloris basin. Mearcair Planitia is one of four named plains that surround the Caloris basin (with Odin Planitia, Stilbon Planitia, and Tir Planitia)...
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    correlation of the sodium abundance with certain surface features such as Caloris or radio bright spots; however these results remain controversial. A year...
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    Caloris Montes Plains and plateaus Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia...
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    basin. Tir Planitia is one of four named plains that surround the Caloris basin (with Mearcair Planitia, Stilbon Planitia, and Odin Planitia). All of these...
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  • word for Mercury Caloris Planitia 30.5 189.8 Latin for 'plain of heat' Catuilla Planum -8.78 245.78 Quechua word for Mercury Lugus Planitia -6.24 98.66 Gaulish...
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    (2016). "Silicon-Based Life and the Planet Mercury: Fiction and Fact". The Caloris Network: A Scientific Novel. Science and Fiction. Springer. pp. 109–124...
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    later than the Caloris basin, as evidenced by appreciably smaller crater densities than on the Caloris ejecta blanket. The floor of the Caloris Basin is also...
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    Caloris Montes Plains and plateaus Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia...
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    Sobkou Planitia is a large basin on the planet Mercury. It is named after the ancient Egyptian messenger deity Sobkou (whose name is more usually transliterated...
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    Caloris Montes Plains and plateaus Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia...
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    Utaridi Planitia is a large plain in the southern hemisphere of Mercury. Most of it is in the Debussy quadrangle, but it extends to the east into Neruda...
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    Caloris Montes Plains and plateaus Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia...
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    Caloris Montes Plains and plateaus Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia...
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    Caloris Montes Plains and plateaus Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia...
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    Borealis Planitia /bɒriːˈeɪɪs pləˈnɪʃiə/ is a large plain on Mercury with a smooth floor, thought to be similar to a lunar mare. It is centered at 73.4°...
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