Prometheus Basin

Origin of name:
Prometheus: greek mythological character

A név eredete:
Prométeuszról.

Geologic description and interpretation:
Promethei Lingula, the extension of the Planum Australe plateau, is dissected by canyon systems. [1].
Prometheus Basinis an impact basin partly buried under ice.
In the southern polar cap, the rim of the Promethei Rupes basin buried under the polar materials is likely to form a topographic divide[1]. Planum Australe buries part of Promethei Rupes, the edge of a. large impact basin.[2]

Geológiai leírás és magyarázat:
A Prometheus-medence az ősi becsapódási medence, melyet részben elfedett a rátelepülő jégsapka. A medence pereme a Promethei Rupes. Mérete alapján az Argírével és Hellassal összemérhető erejű becsapódás hozhatta létre.

[1]

Rodriguez, J.A.P.; S. Sasaki, A. Fairén, H. Miyamoto, and D. Schulze-Makuch 2005: Basement topographic control on Chasmata initial growth and distribution in the Martian Southern polar cap Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI (2005) #1795 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2005/pdf/1795.pdf

[2]

Herkenhoff, K. E.; S. Byrne and K. L. Tanaka1 2006: Mars polar geologic nomenclature: what are the caps? Fourth Mars Polar Science Conference (2006) #8034 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/polar2006/pdf/8034.pdf

[1]

Seu R, Phillips RJ, Alberti G, Biccari D, Bonaventura F, Bortone M, Calabrese D, Campbell BA, Cartacci M, and Carter LM et al 2007: Accumulation and Erosion of Mars' South Polar Layered Deposits Science 21 September 2007: 1715-1718 DOI: 10.1126/science.1144120 http://science-mag.aaas.org/cgi/reprint/sci;317/5845/1715.pdf