Tags: Crater.
Acidalia Planitia is a plain on Mars. It is located between the Tharsis volcanic province and Arabia Terra to the north of Valles Marineris centered at 46.7°N 338.0°E / 46.7; 338.0. The plain contains the famous Cydonia region at the contact with the heavily cratered highland terrain.The plain is named after a corresponding albedo feature on a map by Giovanni Schiaparelli which was in turn named after the mythological fountain of Acidalia.
