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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...
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  • basin on the planet Mars Borealis quadrangle, an area on the planet Mercury Borealis Planitia, a basin within the quadrangle Borealis (train), an Amtrak inter-city...
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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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    regions of Mars lie within it: Acidalia Planitia Arcadia Planitia Planum Boreum Utopia Planitia Vastitas Borealis One possible explanation for the basin's...
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    obscured Utopia Planitia is slightly larger (the Borealis Basin, if it proves to be an impact crater, is considerably larger). Hellas Planitia is thought to...
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    that have accumulated over billions of years. Its largest crater, Caloris Planitia, has a diameter of 1,550 km (960 mi), which is about one-third the diameter...
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    Utopia Planitia (Greek and Latin: "Utopia Land Plain") is a large plain within Utopia, the largest recognized impact basin on Mars and in the Solar System...
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    Mearcair Planitia is a large plain on the planet Mercury. The name Mearcair is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for "Mercury", and the name was approved...
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  • Algeria Plain Apārangi Planitia 6.7 289.38 Māori word for Mercury Borealis Planitia 73.4 79.5 Latin for 'northern plain' Budh Planitia 22 150.9 Hindu word...
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    that covered all of the northern lowlands including Acidalia Planitia. The Vastitas Borealis Formation (VBF) stretched across both Utopia and Acidalia Planitiae...
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    crater Strindberg and in Suisei Planitia, are included in these counts. The plains materials that lie outside Borealis Planitia are distributed in irregular...
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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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    Astor Piazzolla, who lived from 1921 to 1992. Piazzolla lies within Borealis Planitia. It is north of Canova and Kyōsai craters and south of Sousa. "Piazzolla"...
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    Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia Stilbon Planitia Suisei Planitia Tir Planitia...
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    long. Stilbon Planitia is one of four named plains that surround the Caloris basin (with Mearcair Planitia, Tir Planitia, and Odin Planitia). All of these...
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    Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia Stilbon Planitia Suisei Planitia Tir Planitia...
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    Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia Stilbon Planitia Suisei Planitia Tir Planitia...
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    contains hollows. Namatjira lies on the western margin of a part of the Borealis Planitia. To the west of Namatjira is Boznańska crater, and to the south are...
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    Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia Stilbon Planitia Suisei Planitia Tir Planitia...
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    Grieg, who lived from 1843 to 1907. Grieg lies within a part of the Borealis Planitia. To the west of it is Sor Juana crater, and to the southeast is Monet...
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    Elysium Planitia, located in the Elysium and Aeolis quadrangles, is a broad plain that straddles the equator of Mars, centered at 3°00′N 154°42′E / 3...
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    rough topography, as opposed to smooth plains (such as Apārangi Planitia or Borealis Planitia). The intracrater plains are saturated with secondary craters...
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  • Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia Stilbon Planitia Suisei Planitia Tir Planitia...
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    Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia Stilbon Planitia Suisei Planitia Tir Planitia...
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    in October 2008, with Kuiper crater near center Smooth plains of Borealis Planitia imaged by MESSENGER during the third flyby of the planet. An image...
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    Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia Stilbon Planitia Suisei Planitia Tir Planitia...
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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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    Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia Stilbon Planitia Suisei Planitia Tir Planitia...
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    Suisei Planitia is a large area of smooth plains on Mercury, approximately 570 km wide. Ghost craters are unusual forms that occur in the Suisei Planitia. They...
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  • Apārangi Planitia Borealis Planitia Budh Planitia Caloris Planitia Mearcair Planitia Odin Planitia Sobkou Planitia Stilbon Planitia Suisei Planitia Tir Planitia...
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