Surface feature · Mars

Hellas Planitia

One of the largest visible impact basins in the Solar System and the lowest point on Mars, deep enough that the atmospheric pressure at its floor can allow liquid water briefly.

Impact Basin On Mars

Knowledge connections

Member of groupImpact Basin
Located onMars

Sources

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

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