 Elevation map of Cebrenia quadrangle fromMars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data. | |
| Coordinates | 47°30′N210°00′W / 47.5°N 210°W /47.5; -210 |
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| Eponym | Land ofCebrenia near Troy |
TheCebrenia quadrangle is one of a series of30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by theUnited States Geological Survey (USGS)Astrogeology Research Program. Thequadrangle is located in the northeastern portion of Mars' eastern hemisphere and covers 120° to 180° east longitude (180° to 240° west longitude) and 30° to 65° north latitude. The quadrangle uses aLambert conformal conic projection at a nominal scale of 1:5,000,000 (1:5M). The Cebrenia quadrangle is also referred to as MC-7 (Mars Chart-7).[1] It includes part ofUtopia Planitia andArcadia Planitia.The southern and northern borders of the Cebrenia quadrangle are approximately 3,065 km (1,905 mi) and 1,500 km (930 mi) wide, respectively. The north to south distance is about 2,050 km (1,270 mi) (slightly less than the length of Greenland).[2] The quadrangle covers an approximate area of 4,900,000 square kilometres (1,900,000 sq mi), about 3% of Mars' surface area.[3]
The feature is named afterCebrenia, a country near ancient Troy. The name was approved by theInternational Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1958.[4]
The quadrangle's prominent features are the large craters Mie and Stokes, avolcano,Hecates Tholus, and a group of mountains,Phlegra Montes.
Viking 2 (part ofViking program) landed near Mie on September 3, 1976. Its landing coordinates were 48° N and 226° W.[5]
